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Woman veteran to address Harrison parade

HARRISON — Debra Moulton, a member of Maine Women Veterans Commission, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Memorial Day Parade on May 28. The parade will form at the United Parish Congregational Church in Harrison by 8:30 a.m., setting off on the route at 9 a.m. with the music of the Oxford Hills […]

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VFW plans dance   HARRISON — The Harrison VFW Post, Waterford Road, will hold a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 19.  Admission is $10 a person age 21 and over.  The band will be Country Ridge Riders.  Call Ellen at 461-4558 for more information.   Indoor yard sale   WATERFORD — An […]

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No charges sought in Harrison fatal

HARRISON — Police do not expect charges in connection with a fatal crash on Route 117 last week that claimed the lives of two women, according to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The women were killed in a head-on crash May 1 in which a convertible was crushed and a loaded […]

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History intern sought BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society has announced that, thanks to generous financial support from BHS life member Michael Swift Stowell of Flagler Beach, Fla., it will again sponsor an eight-week high school history internship for qualified students in grades 9 through 12 at Gould Academy and Telstar Regional High School. Applicants […]

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Carmen R. Smith

LEWISTON — Carmen R. Smith, 85, of Harrison, died in an automobile accident on May 2, with her daughter Linda LaBonte. She was born in Lewiston, Aug. 4, 1926, the daughter of Telesphore and Eugenie Charest of Lewiston. She attended Lewiston schools and was the widow of Richard O. Smith. She worked for many years […]

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Linda C. LaBonte

HARRISON — Linda C. LaBonte, 63, of Harrison passed away, along with her mother, Carmen Smith, Wednesday, May 2, following a tragic car accident in Harrison. Linda was born April 9, 1949, in Lewiston, the daughter of Richard O. and Carmen (Charest) Smith. She spent most of her childhood in the Lewiston area and was […]

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Church Women United meet PARIS — Church Women United will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at the South Paris Lutheran Church. The subject of the program will be, “Listen to My Sisters – Sights and Sounds of Harmony.” Refreshments will be served. All are invited. Texas Hold ’em planned HARRISON — The Harrison […]

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Two killed when logging truck, car collide in Harrison

HARRISON — Two women were killed in a head-on crash in which a convertible was crushed and a loaded log truck landed on its side in a ditch  on Route 117 Wednesday, police said. Linda S. Labonte, 63, of Harrison was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother, Carmen R. Smith, 85, of Harrison was […]

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Rex T. Martin

PORTLAND — Dr. Rex Theodore Martin, 79, died peacefully on April 27, after a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease. A lifelong resident of Harrison, Dr. Rex served the community for 40 years as a family practitioner and for 30 years as a state medical examiner. Rex was born Feb. 24, 1933, in Bridgton, to the […]