WEST PARIS — A barn was destroyed Tuesday by a blaze that ignited a propane tank and sent a plume of smoke high enough to be seen from Auburn. Fire departments from at least eight towns responded to the fully engulfed barn at the Inn at Pinnacle Mountain. Flames consumed a large barn, but the […]
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Sept. 21
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. Residents with household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and […]
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Margaret L. Whyte
1926 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Margaret L. Whyte, 87, died Monday, Sept. 16, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. She was a resident of Swift River Road in Byron. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 13, 1926, and attended schools in Florida. She was married on March 6, 1946, in Charlton […]
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Food bank open in Sumner SUMNER — Sumner Food Bank will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 16, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St. It is open the first and third Mondays of each month. For more information call 388-2610. West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The […]
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Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club will hold a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Walter Lougee will call for the mainstream/plus square dance and Carol Arsenault will cue for the round dancing. The dance will be held as usual in the cafeteria at the […]
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Barbecue chicken supper Sept. 14 BRYANT POND — A barbecue chicken supper will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Masonic Building, Main Street, Route 26. The meal includes potato salad, baked beans, dinner rolls, coffee, tea, fruit punch, Crystal Lite peach tea, and vanilla and chocolate pudding. Cost is […]
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Bridgton man dies after West Paris crash
WEST PARIS — A Bridgton man died Wednesday morning as a result of injuries he suffered when his pickup collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 26, a Maine State Police trooper has confirmed. Jean P. Bolduc, 83, was traveling south when his 1991 Ford Ranger veered over the center line for an unknown reason and […]
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Bridgton man killed in Route 26 crash
WEST PARIS — A Bridgton man died Wednesday morning as a result of injuries he suffered when his pickup and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 26, a Maine State Police trooper confirmed. Jean P. Bolduc, 83, was traveling south when his 1991 Ford Ranger veered over the centerline for an unknown reason and into the […]
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Bethel Senior Citizens Club BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Funky Red Barn. Menu is prime rib or haddock. Price is $12. Reservations with your choice must be made before Sept. 1 by calling Caroline Gould at 824-3226 or Arlene Lowell at 824-2877. Food […]
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Special town meeting scheduled to fund West Paris Fire Department
WEST PARIS — Residents are being asked to provide an emergency infusion of cash to the depleted fire department account during a special town meeting next month. At the Sept. 26 meeting, residents will also vote on appropriating money to repair the town’s baseball field and replace the old fire station roof. A new changeable […]