UPDATE: Paris woman charged with manslaughter in connection with crash PARIS — A Buckfield man died Saturday when the vehicle he was riding in crashed and rolled over. Paris police said passenger Kevin Wassell, 41, was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The 32-year-old driver, who was not identified, lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a […]
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This business? All downhill
PARIS — Ted and Tom Morton had worked in the family business as teens and got accounting jobs out of college in Portland after a firm-but-polite “no thanks” to joining their father’s company. In their mid-twenties, however, both of them changed their minds. The brothers became fifth-generation sled makers. Out of a stately home off Route […]
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It’s a family affair for South Paris Mandalorian mercenaries
SOUTH PARIS — Desirae and Mia saw dad Donovan Travers cutting up PVC pipe, heating it in the oven and molding the hot plastic parts to his body for a Boba Fett-like costume, and they wanted in. Desirae is 7, Mia 4. They’re about the most adorable “Star Wars” mercenaries on this side of the […]
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Oxford Hills basketball star Fleming signs with the University of Maine
Flanked by his parents and coaches, Fleming became the fourth Vikings athlete to commit to Maine since 2012, joining Dexter and Davis Turner (football) and Mikayla Morin (soccer). “We are thrilled that Andrew wants to be a Black Bear,” Maine coach Bob Walsh said in a release. “He is a high character young man who […]
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Gail T. Hicks
1940 – 2015 BUCKFIELD — Gail T. Hicks, 75, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, Nov. 1, in her home, after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, who went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Gail was born in South Paris on Oct. […]
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Anna M. Cormier
1922 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Anna Mae Cormier, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 19, at Market Square Health Care Center in South Paris. Until recently, she resided at Pinewood Terrace in Farmington. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
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Gladys E. Emery
1923 – 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — Gladys E. Emery, 92, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a prolonged illness. She was born on Jan. 6, 1923, on Plummer Hill in Waterford, the daughter of Raymond and Grace Dearborn Millett. She attended a one-room schoolhouse at the top of […]
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Fernand E. Potvin
1920 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Fernand “Coe” E. Potvin, 94, formerly of Turner, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Auburn on Oct. 22, 1920, the son of Arthur and Victorine Cote Potvin. He attended school in […]
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Robert E. Lavelle
1923 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Robert E. Lavelle, 91, a resident of South Paris, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3. He was born in Hackensack, N.J., on Oct. 31, 1923, the son of Harold Emerson Lavelle and Margaret Clarke Lavelle. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he served for more than three years […]
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Archer Poor
1919 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Archer Poor, who lived all his years in Andover, passed from this life on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the age of 96. Known for his independent spirit, a practical world view and a natural ease with people of every variety, he was beloved by all who knew him. Junior […]