ANDERSON — Philip R., age 93, died Saturday, Dec. 23. Viewing will be Friday, Dec. 29, from 6 to 8 at Shiloh Church and the service will be Saturday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Church, Shiloh Road, Durham. A luncheon at the church will follow the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations […]
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Funeral notices for Friday, Dec. 22
ANDERSON — Beverly E., 83, of Wayne, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Farmington. Services will be announced at a later date. Interment, Fairview Cemetery, Route 219, Leeds. Arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. HINKLEY — Robert J., 73, a resident of Gorham, died in Portland on Tuesday, Dec. 19. A […]
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Camden Hills' Cole Anderson qualifies for U.S. Amateur
As a freshman, Cole Anderson made a statement with a win at the Class A state golf championships in 2015. Last summer, he followed with a win at the New England Junior Amateur, and doubled down in Maine Class A with his second consecutice title as a sophomore. Tuesday, Anderson took his budding golf career […]
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College Basketball: Courtney Anderson named director of operations for UNH women’s hoop
DURHAM, N.H. — Courtney Anderson of Greene, who led Leavitt to a Class B girls’ basketball championship and helped anchor the resurgence of the University of Maine women’s basketball program, has been named director of basketball operations at the University of New Hampshire. New Hampshire coach Maureen Magarity announced the hiring Monday. “We are thrilled […]
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Spring is in bloom at the Lilac Festival
PARIS — Visitors to the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead will be able to view more than 125 varieties of lilacs, most in full bloom, at this weekend’s festival celebrating the flower that signifies spring to many. The 18th annual Lilac Festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday through Monday at the garden […]
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Trask Jewelers closing is the end of an era
FARMINGTON — John N. Anderson, owner of Trask Jewelers, has decided to retire and spend more time with his 95-year-old father. Those that he approached about buying the store all indicated that they weren’t interested in working that hard. Thus, the longest continuous store in the downtown will close and bring about the end of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Red Bull Frozen Rush event at Sunday River set for Jan. 8, 9
NEWRY — Sunday River Resort will host its second annual Red Bull Frozen Rush event on Thursday and Friday Jan. 8 and 9, Director of Communications Sarah Devlin said. The event, which consists of a series of head-to-head races using off-road trucks, began in 2013, when eight professional truck drivers raced two at a time […]
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New policy has USPS customers seeing red
NORWAY — Some United States Postal Service customers in Paris and Norway are wondering if the postal service cares more about the safety of its drivers than that of its customers. Recently, customers on the southbound side of the road received a letter from Norway Postmaster Mike Anderson telling them they had 14 days to […]
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Migratory hawk watch on Hacker’s Hill is Sept. 6
CASCO — Join Loon Echo Land Trust from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, for a migratory hawk count on Hacker’s Hill. This field day will be led by expert birder Dick Anderson, former executive director of Maine Audubon Society. Anderson has conducted several hawk migration watches and was especially pleased with the […]
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Teen found safe in Idaho; alleged abductor killed
CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — A man suspected of killing a California woman and her young son before fleeing with her 16-year-old daughter was killed in the Idaho wilderness Saturday, and the teen was found safe, authorities said. James Lee DiMaggio, 40, was killed at the north end of Morehead Lake, San Diego County Sheriff William […]