PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater presents “This is What Happened” hosted by Sally Jones, an evening of true stories from the lives of local storytellers on the theme of change at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. In “What Never Changed,” Nancy Hohman discusses her strong connection to animals, especially the horse, that has taken her to […]
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Eustis town meeting voters approve $1 million budget
EUSTIS — Voters at town meeting on Saturday spent about two hours working through a 25-article warrant, raising a budget of $1 million. “We’re still in the black and we’re doing good,” former Selectman Jane Wilkinson said on Saturday evening. “It was a really long meeting — almost two hours.” Eustis town meetings usually last […]
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Moose dead in car, but driver survives collision
MONSON — Chester Jaynes Annance has responded to all kinds of automobile emergencies during his 20 years working for the family business, Moosehead Towing. But on July 3, he was called to the scene of a car-moose crash on Route 15 in Monson that was unlike anything he’d ever seen. The bull moose was in […]
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Mexico man recalls March 7 brush with death from a logging truck collision
MEXICO — People usually don’t survive collisions with logging trucks, but David Richards of Mexico did last month. Late Friday afternoon, he was still dealing with injuries from that harrowing incident on March 7, specifically neck pain, a sprained right ankle, hip pain and muscle and body aches. Richards, 57, who drives for Community Concepts, […]
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Truck pushes car sideways for 200 feet in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A Mexico man escaped injury Friday morning when a loaded logging truck pushed his car sideways down Route 2 for about 200 feet before it stopped at a traffic light in front of Walmart. Officer Darin Gilbert said he was making a traffic stop in front of Burger King and saw the car […]