DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a small girl I had a book in the shape of a gorilla; the book was titled “Gamby.” I don’t know the author. I have checked in the bookstores and have not been able to find it. I was wondering if any of your readers would have this book […]
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Man serving two life sentences for West Paris double murder gets another three months
ROCKLAND — A 36-year-old man serving two life sentences for a double murder in 2008 has had an additional three months added to his stay at the Maine State Prison. Duane Christopher Waterman, formerly of Sumner, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Knox County Superior Court to trafficking in prison contraband for possessing the drug Suboxone last […]
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HUD survey seeks count of homeless
LEWISTON — If you or someone you know is homeless, Tri-County Mental Health Services needs your help. Government funds are sent to states and agencies based on the number of homeless that live in each community. Help get the resources you need simply by standing up being counted. There are two ways to be counted: 1. […]
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David Tribou is given Eagle Head Cane
SUMNER — Robert Perry presented David E. Tribou with the Eagle Head Cane during worship at the Congregational Church of East Sumner on Nov. 11. Tribou, Metalsmith 2nd Class U.S. Navy, is a Korean War veteran. He served from 1948 to 1952 at the Submarine Base New London, Conn., and spent two years on the U.S.S. […]
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New Year’s party at Eagles RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles will hold a New Year’s party in the club’s function hall, with entertainment by Borderline Express. Doors open at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31,with the band playing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. There will be party favors and a light meal after the first […]
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Hartford-Sumner Elementary School honor roll
SUMNER — Hartford-Sumner Elementary School has announced the First Trimester Awards. Grade 5 Honors: Deja Bennett, Margaret Bragg, Preston Brickel, Jessica Doucette, Cheyanne Goroshin, Chloe Warren. Grade 6 Honors: Shane Adams, Jordyn Bennett, Nathan Cyr, Jenna Doucette, Julia Dow, Will Ellis, Hannah Shields, Hunter White.
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Christmas carol sing-along AUBURN — A Christmas carol sing-along about the birth of Jesus will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Turner Street Community Church, 263 Turner St. The event is co-sponsored by the Auburn Church of the Nazarene. Living Nativity set for Dec. 15 SUMNER — Pastor Howard MacMullen invites the […]
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Donations welcome at growing Sumner Food Bank
SUMNER — Since September, a small crew of dedicated volunteers has worked on an addition to the Congregational Church of East Sumner to house the supplies for the Sumner Food Bank. The church has stored and distributed the food to Sumner residents for decades, but has recently run out of room. The Church Council decided […]
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Mary F. Robinson
SOUTH PARIS — Mary F. Robinson, 92, of Sumner, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Market Square Health Care Center. She was born in Woodstock, Oct. 15, 1920, the daughter of John W. and Hazel Bacon Estes. She married Perley C. Robinson in 1939. She started working in 1954 at the local shoe shops. Later she […]
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Craft fair today in Durham DURHAM — A Christmas craft fair selling Kenyan-made goods will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at The Durham Friends Meetinghouse, 532 Quaker Meetinghouse Road (Durham Road, on the corner of Route 125). Items will include handbags, scarves, woven and wooden bowls, carved animals, nativity, […]