WEST PARIS — June is the last month of worship services until September at the First Universalist Church of West Paris, where 9 a.m. Sunday worship services are followed with refreshments. June 3: How to Change the World, led by The Rev. Fayre Stephenson. June 10: Life Flows On, a very special Music Sunday with […]
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West Paris library has summer reading programs for all ages
WEST PARIS — The Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library is offering several programs this summer. The Summer Reading Program is for readers and listeners up to age 17. Those who read six books (including one nonfiction) or listen to 18 books (including two nonfiction) will receive a $10 gift certificate of their choice from either […]
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'Growing' education, one fruit tree at a time
WEST PARIS — One hundred years from now a pear tree planted in the backyard of the Agnes Gray Elementary School might still be bearing fruit for the children of the community. “This is your tree now,“ Richard Hodges, manager of the ReTreeUS program, said to enthusiastic third-graders and teachers as the the Bartlett pear was […]
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Harold F. Varnum Sr.
WEST PARIS — Harold F. Varnum, Sr., 76, formerly of Canton, passed away Friday, April 27, at Ledgeview Nursing Home in West Paris. He was born Nov. 7, 1941, in Rumford, the son of Clarence Varnum Sr. and Bertha (Chase) Varnum. He was predeceased by his parents, and his brother, Clarence Varnum Jr. Messages of condolence […]
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Nellie M. Weeks
WEST PARIS — Nellie Marcia Weeks, 78, of West Paris, formerly of Revere Beach, Mass., passed away Tuesday, April 17, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. A native of South Paris, she was born to the late Leland E. and Mildred F. Weeks of South Paris. Her love of dance and music propelled her through […]
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James L. Young
WEST PARIS — James L. Young, 83, of West Paris, died early Tuesday morning, April 24, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born March 6, 1935, in West Paris, he was the son of Robert M. Young and Valerie (Houle) Young. He attended school in West Paris and graduated from West Paris High School in […]
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Jeremy R. Beane
PORTLAND — Jeremy Royce Beane, 35, of West Paris and Hebron, passed away Wednesday, April 18, losing his long-fought battle against addiction. He was born in Lewiston, Oct. 1, 1982, the son of Royce Beane and Sharon Dunham. Jeremy had a big heart. He was a quiet soul who loved his daughter more than life itself. […]
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Food funds
Student Council members of the Agnes Gray Elementary School and school secretary Darlene Rogers raised $840 in donation for the school’s Foodstock Pantry with the help of Aaron and Amanda Ouellette, who put on a traditional corned beef and cabbage community supper. From left are Ian Brown, Rogers, Will Brown, Hunter Brown and MacKenzie Henderson. […]
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Greenwood driver injured in West Paris crash
Robert Owens, 56, of Greenwood was extricated from his smoking pickup truck Tuesday afternoon, after it went off Route 26 near Snow Falls in West Paris, struck a tree and came to a stop next to the Little Androscoggin River, according to Oxford County Chief Deputy Christopher Wainwright. Owens, conscious and trapped in the truck, […]
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Churches holding opioid epidemic presentation
NORWAY — The Universalist Churches of Norway, West Paris and South Paris will host a presentation on the opioid crisis in Maine from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Norway church, 470 Main St. Brian Loring of Preble Street Resource Center and representatives from the Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative will share […]