KEY LARGO, Fla. — Simonne G. Kyllonen, 92, of Hebron, died peacefully on Jan. 26, while wintering in Key Largo, Fla. She was born May 1, 1919, the daughter of Francois and Eva Guertin of Auburn. She was educated in local schools. She married Wieno Kyllonen in 1947 and proceeded to help him operate a […]
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Historical society supper
The Hebron Historical Society will hold a chicken and turkey pie supper from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Hebron Fire House, 4 Burnham Road. Cost will be $8, $4 under 12, complete with beverage and dessert. Proceeds will benefit the building fund
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Theriault joins Bearfoot Realty
OXFORD — Bearfoot Realty, 698 Main St., welcomes Pamela Theriault to its team. Born and raised in the Gray-New Gloucester area, Theriault moved to Buckfield when she was 12 and graduated from Buckfield High School in 2001. She also graduated with an AAS degree in business from Central Maine Community College in 2003. She started […]
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Hebron Academy celebrating 90 years of ice hockey
HEBRON — Hebron Academy will celebrate 90 years of ice hockey in a special ceremony Saturday when melted ice from the TD Garden in Boston will be poured over Hebron hockey pucks in the academy’s Robinson Arena. The event will symbolize the blending of the near century-old Boston Bruins and Hebron Academy tradition of ice […]
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Forest E. Perkins
SOUTH PARIS — Forest E. Perkins, 74, beloved organist and teacher, died peacefully Jan. 6, at Market Square Health Care Center after a long illness. He was born in South Paris, in 1937, the son of Lawrence and Georgia Perkins. Forest moved to Hebron at an early age, where his first experiences with music came […]
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Students nominated to military academies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins have announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes members of Congress. Admission to the United States Coast Guard Academy, also a […]
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Racetrack owner, racing journalist to be keynote speakers at Oxford Chamber awards
HEBRON — Two auto racing entrepreneurs will be the keynote speakers at the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce dinner and awards ceremony on Feb. 4. Oxford Plains Speedway owner William Ryan Jr. and motor sports publisher Dick Berggren will both speak on making businesses successful, according to chamber Executive Director John Williams. In addition to […]
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Redneck Olympics will return, despite USOC
HEBRON — The Redneck Olympics will be back in 2012, and they’ll be bigger than ever. With just two months of planning, organizer Harold Brooks attracted about 2,600 people to his land in August for music, mud runs, lawnmower racing and eight “events,” including bobbing for pigs feet and toilet seat horseshoes. In August 2012, […]
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Historical Society learns about graphology
HEBRON — The Hebron Historical Society recently hosted Hebron resident Bette Ann Cushman, who spoke on one of her life-long pursuits in graphology, the study and interpretation of handwriting. Having studied and trained professionally as a graphologist, Cushman cautioned that the art of handwriting analysis is a constantly changing process. While it is a process […]
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Hebron Academy institutes community service day
HEBRON — Hebron Academy held its first community service day in late November to kick off the holiday season. School officials said 233 Upper School students at the academy volunteered at nonprofit organizations across Oxford and Androscoggin counties. They included Good Shepherd Food-Bank in Auburn, the 4-H Learning Center in Woodstock, St. Mary’s Regional Medical […]