PARIS — The 40th annual Founder’s Day to support the Hamlin Library and Museum in Paris will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21, on the Paris Hill Green, rain or shine. The showpiece of the charity event is the Bahre Collection of antique and classic cars. The collection, housed at […]
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Leon E. Conant Jr.
WEST PARIS — Leon E. Conant Jr., 89, of Bryant Pond passed away on Sunday, April 29, at Ledgeview Living Center where he had been a resident since December 2017. He was born in Gorham, N.H., on May 15, 1928 the oldest son of Leon E., Sr. and Florence Hadley Conant. He grew up in Sumner […]
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Jerome B. Ayers
LEWISTON — Jerome B. Ayers, 76, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, Sept. 30. He was born in Lewiston on June 3, 1941, the son of the late Jerome and Muriel (Gove) Ayers. Jerome lived in Maine his entire life, and was a graduate of Mechanic Falls High School in 1959 and Bentley College in […]
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Appraising cars, looking for volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a couple of old cars that need to be appraised. Would anyone know offhand who does antique car appraisals? I am looking to have this done in the Oxford County area. — No name, Auburn ANSWER: Sun Spots asked a local car enthusiastic who he recommends, and he asked his […]
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2,100-mile road rally kicks off from Maine
OGUNQUIT — A road rally with 115 vintage cars kicked off Saturday where drivers embarked on a nine-day drive to Florida in vintage vehicles, including a couple that looked like they were straight out of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Participants in the “Great Race” departed at timed intervals from Ogunquit traveling through New Hampshire and […]