WEST PARIS — Two residents were left without a home or belongings after a fire destroyed the interior of a mobile home Monday afternoon. There were no injuries, an official said. The fire at 1 Knothole Road left the trailer standing but the inside blackened and a complete loss, West Paris Fire Department Capt. Troy Billings […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 198 calls from May 26 to June 1. Among them were: * At about 11 p.m. May 30, Deputy Nathan Bowie and Paris police officer William Grover responded to a domestic disturbance on Stearns Hill Road in West Paris. On arrival, Bowie said family members told […]
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MDOT thin-paving projects to start June 1 in Rumford area
DIXFIELD — Drivers hitting the roads in the tri-county area will be hard pressed not to find traffic delays this summer from numerous state paving projects. The good news is the work is mostly one- or two-day projects that will be done by Sept. 16, Doug Coombs, engineer and senior project manager for the Maine Department […]
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Clifford H. Carberry
1925 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Clifford H. Carberry, 89, died peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, May 17, in West Paris with his family by his side. He was born in his grandparents’ home on Nov. 2, 1925, in a section of Gorham, N.H., called Jimtown, which is now known as Moose Brook State […]
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Richard B. Harvey
1942 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Richard B. Harvey, 73, of Norway, passed away Saturday, May 16, at the Maine Veterans’ Home. He was born to Norman and Dorothy Wilbur Harvey on May 13, 1942, in Rumford. Richard grew up on Stearns Hill in West Paris and attended Hungry Hollow Grammar School. His family later […]
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Thelma Elaine Remington
1929 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Thelma Elaine (Cushing) Remington, 85, a longtime resident of Bethel, passed away peacefully at Ledgeview Living Center on the evening of Sunday, April 26. Thelma was born May 5, 1929, in Andover, to Edgar Lawrence Cushing and Florena Ethelyn Cole. After attending Andover High School, she married Clarence Albert […]
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Harold J. Hebert
1933 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Harold J. “Blackie” Hebert, 81, died Monday, April 27, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. He resided in Peru. Born in Rumford, Maine on Nov. 25, 1933, he was a son of Joseph M. and Betty (Bernard) Hebert. He attended Rumford schools and served in the National […]
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West Paris to make baseball road, field repairs
WEST PARIS — The town will grade Ballfield Road and replace a failed culvert in a bout of spring maintenance before baseball season gets in full swing. Town Manager John White said selectmen were apprised of the road’s needs at their meeting Thursday evening and have authorized the Highway Department to begin repairs as soon as […]