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Mastectomy fit event May 16 NORWAY — The Women’s Imaging Center at Stephens Memorial Hospital along with the Medicine Shoppe will host a special fit event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at SMH, with certified mastectomy fitters. Call today to schedule a specialized fitting. No appointments are necessary to browse the […]
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Garments of Praise shop open PARIS — Garments of Praise, a thrift shop for gently used clothing, will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday at South Paris Baptist Church, 1 Park St. The shop carries men’s, women’s and children’s clothing for a suggestion donation. Gently used clothing is now being accepted for […]
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Children’s Book Week events PARIS — In honor of National Children’s Book Week, May 13-19, Paris Public Library will host a children’s story time and craft downstairs in the children’s section on Saturday, May 18. Visitors can come any time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for story read-alouds of the year’s best children’s books […]
School board recommends $35.9M SAD 17 budget
OXFORD — The SAD 17 Board of Directors approved a $35.9 million budget Monday, a 2.23 percent increase from the 2012-13 budget. The budget is about $783,000 more than last year’s. New expenditures include $419,000 for the district’s share of teacher retirement, $350,000 in negotiated salary increases and $438,000 in health insurance increases. Superintendent Rick […]
Theresa Y. Lamontagne
1933 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Theresa Y. Lamontagne, 79, formerly of Lewiston, died Wednesday, May 1, at Ledgeview Acres, following a long illness. She was born in Lewiston on May 18, 1933, the daughter of Joseph and Alice (St. Cyr) Lamontagne. Theresa dedicated 20 years of her life as a former member of the […]
Fish barrier training to be offered
OXFORD — A stream crossing and dam inventory to assess fish passage barriers in the Little Androscoggin River watershed will begin in May with a training session for volunteers to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Oxford Town Office, 85 Pleasant St. Alex Abbott, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, […]
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May Friendship Day at church OXFORD — May Friendship Day will be celebrated by Church Women United at 2 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Oxford Congregational Church. The program is titled “Swinging Wide the Doors of Hospitality.” Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. World’s Fair clean-up days announced WATERFORD — Members of Waterford World’s […]
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Auxiliary looks for sale donations RUMFORD — The Rumford Hospital Auxiliary will hold a yard sale on Saturday, May 18. To donate items, call 364-3648 or 562-4343. Jewelry sale at Rumford hospital RUMFORD — The Rumford Hospital Auxiliary will hold a Mother’s Day jewelry sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 6, and […]
Lee H. Hutchins
1922 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Lee Howard Hutchins died April 28 at Ledgeview Living Center from complications of congestive heart failure. Lee was born on March 8, 1922, in Bethel, to Howard and Lula Bessie Cummings Hutchins. He never knew his parents, as they both died when he was a baby. He was raised […]