Craft fair WEST PARIS — The West Paris Fire Auxiliary Craft Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the West Paris Agnes Gray School. There will be a door prize and a 50/50. Beverages and food will be available. Vendors and crafters are needed. For more information call […]
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West Paris man says he has next Facebook
WEST PARIS — Last year, Dan Bru lost his job. A graphic designer by trade, it was difficult to find work in this economy. Tired of looking for small jobs, he started turning his ambitions toward larger projects. “I really wanted to do something big, something to leave my mark,” Bru said. He said the […]
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Student-Made ornaments for sale at library’s lighting ceremony
WEST PARIS — The fourth annual Let Your Light Shine memorial fundraiser is underway at the West Paris Public Library. The Friends of the Library are sponsoring the bedecking of the library with sparkling white lights to honor those who have a special place in our hearts and lives. There will be a lighting party […]
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Historical Society’s building named to national register
WEST PARIS — That West Paris Historical Society’s building, the former West Paris Lodge 15 IOOF, was approved for nomination to the National Register of Historical Places. Several members attended the meeting on Oct. 28 in Augusta. At the Oct. 17 meeting, Mary Jane Ames presented railroad memorabilia and a book on railroad history with […]
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Songwriters club BRIDGTON — Songwriters Club registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 18. The program is for grades 6 and up. Young songwriters will meet for five Mondays, Nov. 21 through Dec. 19, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The program will allow young songwriters and poets to immerse themselves in their art with like-minded kids their […]
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Firefighters, community work to get West Paris family a home for Thanksgiving
HEBRON — Lt. Kailie Balcom of the Paris Fire Department wasn’t among the responders at the Nov. 6 fire that destroyed the Basso family’s West Paris home. But after the fire, she realized her son and the Bassos’ youngest son were in the same child-care facility. “It was actually a couple days later that I […]
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Family programs PARIS — The Families in Crisis Task Force will offer Christmas programs to Oxford County residents. Sign-up for parents with children 12 years old and younger for Christmas gifts will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 17 and Dec. 1. The pick-up date for these gifts will be Dec. 16 from […]
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Rebecca A. Stevens
LEWISTON — Rebecca A. Stevens, 79, of West Paris died Thursday, Nov. 10, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in West Paris, April 21, 1932, the daughter of Lawrence P. and Florence Hart Abbott. She was brought up in North Paris the oldest of eight children and at the age of 7 was […]
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Clothing sale HARRISON — Harrison Elementary School PTO will hold a children’s clothing sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Lakeside Grange 63. The PTO is looking for “gently used” children’s clothing, everything from newborn to teens, clean and in good condition. Shoes and boots are also being accepted. Donations may […]
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Basso benefit WEST PARIS — The Basso family of West Paris recently lost their home and everything in it to a fire. Donations of clothes, furniture, dry goods, toiletries, housewares and more will be collected Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12, between 1 and 3 p.m. at the Legion School on Kingsbury Street. Items […]