PARIS — Friday morning, the Edward Little softball team was probably as excited to board a bus as the Sandra Bullock character in the movie Speed. The Red Eddies endured a lengthy, frustrating day Thursday on a road trip to Bangor for a game that was eventually washed out because of the weather. The trip […]
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David N. Day
1959 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — David N. Day, 55, of South Paris, died Friday, May 22, at his home. David was born in Norway on Sept. 3, 1959, to the late Norman Day and Fay Tripp Day and was a 1977 graduate of Oxford Hills High School. He later went to culinary arts school […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Livermore: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Bethel: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Paris: Paris Utility District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., 7 C.N. Brown Way River […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Devils overwhelm Vikings
PARIS — The Lewiston High School Blue Devils girls’ lacrosse team demonstrated its scoring depth Thursday afternoon. Junior Kristina Blais led the offensive output for the Blue Devils with five goals and two assists in the 11-2 victory over the Oxford Hills Vikings. Emily Brochu chipped in with a hat trick and two assists, while […]
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Weda ‘Cookie’ Eileen Murch
1947 – 2015 AUBURN — Weda “Cookie” Eileen Murch, 67, of Auburn, died early Sunday morning, April 19, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, surrounded by her loved ones, following a brief battle with cancer that wasn’t able to defeat her sense of humor that she maintained to the end. She was born on […]
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H.S. outdoor track: Lewiston sweeps opening meet
LEWISTON — The practice sessions for the high jump have been few and far between during the first few weeks of outdoor track season. Attempts had been so limited that Lewiston’s Jazy Dumas had meager expectations for Friday’s season-opening meet at Lewiston High School. “I was expecting to jump about 4-foot-8,” said Dumas, a sophomore. […]
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Preview 2015: Oxford Hills track and field
Coach: Boys: Nate Danforth (16th year); Girls: Kirstin Dacko (sixth year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys: 10th in KVAC; Girls: 11th in KVAC, 23rd in Class A. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Creighton Medeiros, Malik Geiger, Jacob West, Davis Turner; Juniors — Dimitrious DiBiase, Caleb Jewell; Sophomore — Logan Hallee. Girls: Seniors — Hannah Mathieu (100, high […]
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Margaret A. ‘Peggy’ Staley
1955 – 2015 LEWISTON — Margaret A. “Peggy” Staley, 59, of Norway, passed away Tuesday, April 7, at Central Maine Medical Center. Peggy was born in Norway on Nov. 5, 1955, the daughter of Robert “Bob” and Maryann (Pratt) Roderick. She attended schools in Oxford and graduated from Oxford Hills High School. In previous years, […]
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Uninsured homes can leave families destitute
Gone in a flash of fire. “It’s just the way it is,” said Jim Riman, 63, of Harrison, who knows firsthand how life can change forever in a moment. Fire destroyed Riman’s mobile home in the early-morning hours of March 20. He and his wife, Sally, escaped with minor injuries, but the home, family photos, […]
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Sean A. Beaudet
1982 – 2015 OTISFIELD — Sean A. Beaudet, 32, passed away Saturday, March 14, at Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, Fla., after an accidental drowning. He was born on July 15, 1982, in Lewiston, the son of Tarain and Rhonda (Maschino) Beaudet. Sean lived and grew up in Otisfield, attending Oxford Hills High School. He always […]