SOUTH PARIS — Marie M. Kilponen, 81, resident of South Paris, passed away Dec. 27, at Market Square Health Care Center, where she had resided for several months. She was born Oct. 21, 1930, in Greenwood, the daughter of Chester A. Morey and Katherine (Gregg) Morey. Marie attended schools in Greenwood and West Paris and […]
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Mt. Abram opens for the season
GREENWOOD — Mt. Abram ski area finally opened Thursday after months of warm weather. General Manager Kevin Rosenberg said he was happy. “We’ve made new snow at every opportunity,” he said. Still, opening day was pushed back twice. Even on the first day of winter, temperatures hovered in the 50s in the early afternoon on […]
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Mt. Abram ski area in Greenwood pushes back opening by 5 days
GREENWOOD — Citing warm weather that has made snow-making difficult, Mt. Abram delayed its opening date again from Saturday to next Thursday, Dec. 22. General Manager Kevin Rosenberg said the ski resort will have a wide range of terrain ready for skiers next week. “It’s unfortunate, but we want to open with conditions for skiing […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Mt. Abram ready to bounce back after lightning strike
GREENWOOD — The weather hasn’t been kind to Mt. Abram this year. On July 6, lightning struck the main lodge and it burned down. On Wednesday, it was raining on what little snow had fallen on the mountain. General Manager Kevin Rosenberg isn’t fazed. There is snow in the forecast, he said, and a week […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Telstar class sponsors benefit supper
BETHEL — A spaghetti supper to benefit the family of a close friend of a Telstar High School graduate who died in an automobile accident last month will be held at the school cafeteria from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Jordan Cole, 18, of Greenwood, suffered fatal injuries in the crash on Oct. 18. The […]
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Tyyne E. Fowler
SOUTH PARIS — Tyyne E. (Waisanen) Fowler, 85, of South Paris died Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Market Square Health Care Center. She was born in Greenwood, Feb. 17, 1926, the daughter of Matti Herman Waisanen and Aino Fredricka (Mustonen) Waisanen. She graduated from high school in Greenwood. She married Roy E. Fowler, they enjoyed 25 […]
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August car crash investigation ongoing
OXFORD — The investigation is continuing into an accident on Route 26 in August that resulted in the death earlier this week of an 8-year-old Bethel boy, Oxford police said Thursday. Jennifer Thurston, 28, of Bethel, and her son Matthew, a student at the Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel, were injured Aug. 10 when […]
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Teen Driver Safety Week
The week that ends today was National Teen Driver Safety week, and sadly, two of the four highway deaths in Maine during the week were teenage drivers, Maine Department Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said. Danielle Ranger, 16, of Dixfield, died Oct. 16 after her car crashed into a tree Oct. 15. She was a […]
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Art of Fay Holt to be featured at exhibit, reception
WEST PARIS — The West Paris Library invites the public to a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, for a new art exhibit, “Through My Kitchen Window: The Art of Fay Holt.” Fay Helena Morgan Holt, a Greenwood City native, was a self-taught artist who vividly captured the charm and colors of […]
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Schools struggle with the loss of another teen driver
BETHEL — Telstar Regional High School counselors who have spent the week helping students in Dixfield cope with the loss of a classmate were called back to offer support for their own students Wednesday. Jordan Cole, 18, of Greenwood was a 2011 graduate of the Bethel school. Cole died Tuesday night of injuries suffered in […]