BRIDGTON — Paul A. Walker, 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, at Bridgton Health Care Center. He was born in Lovell, Nov. 8, 1930, the son of Percy and Irene Walker. He lived in the Lovell area his entire life. He worked at Gerry’s Mill, C.N. Brown and the town of Lovell. He helped […]
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Local post offices may have to cut hours
PARIS — Scores of area post offices, including some under consideration for closure, may have their hours cut under a plan to reduce the U. S. Postal Service deficit by nearly $500 million annually. The plan will keep post offices in Paris Hill, North Waterford, Danville in Auburn, Stoneham and East Livermore open, but cut […]
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T. Seger: Respectful tone
I echo Oxford County Treasurer Roy Gedat’s call for civility in politics: “. . . respectful discourse, absent of personal attacks with the best interests of taxpayers always in the forefront.” (April 24) In recent years, I have noticed a disturbing lack of civility in political discourse that only seems to grow worse. Does that […]
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Scott P. Thomas
LOVELL — Scott Peter Thomas, 50, of Lovell passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, April 7, after a 5 year journey with colon cancer. He was born Oct. 23, 1961, at the Osteopathic Hospital in Portland, to the late Ursula Thomas and the late Clarence Thomas Sr. He grew up in […]
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Caring for dogs NORWAY — Responsible Pet Care is in urgent need of foster homes, dog walkers and fundraising. An informational meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Norway Town Office. Oxford Hills no longer has a place for stray, abandoned or surrendered dogs to be placed. Thoughts and ideas […]
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Southern Maine Community College announces dean’s list students
SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College announces the dean’s list for the 2011 fall semester. Androscoggin County Auburn: Susan Akerley, Lani Cabral, Benjamin Clark, Cody Day, Emily Johnson, Jasmine Knight, Crystal Martin, Lindsey Simpson, Donielle Wilson. Durham: Danette Baines, Matthew Dimick, Tara Keller, Taylor Koenig, Lisa McGloin, Margaret Oliver, Kelsie-Mae Rioux. Greene: Joel Dumond. […]
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Poland Spring donates for VFW defibrillator
LOVELL — Poland Spring Water Co. has donated $1,200 for the purchase of an automated external defibrillator for the Fryeburg/Lovell VFW Post on Smarts Hill Road. The defibrillator will be used in case of cardiac arrhythmia emergencies at community events held at the VFW Post building serving area veterans. The AED donation was the result […]
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Rumford man injured in collision Sunday in Mexico
MEXICO — A head-on collision Sunday afternoon on Main Street sent one man to Rumford Hospital and a car and pickup truck were damaged beyond repair, police said late Monday afternoon. Randolph Angotti, 18, of Rumford, complained of neck pain and was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to the hospital where he was treated and released, […]
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Norway man killed when van rolls over on icy Lovell road
LOVELL — A 30-year-old Norway man was killed Sunday morning when the van he was in skidded on an icy Shave Hill Road, rolled over and struck a utility pole. Eric Blades was pronounced dead at the scene of the 10:35 a.m. crash, according to a news release from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department. Katrina […]
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Countdown to Christmas
The Sun Journal asked readers and staffers to share some of their favorite Christmas memories. In this final column of the series, there’s a mission visit, Christmas in Vegas and plenty of meat. Sunrise, sunset “It was still dark Christmas Day in 2007 when my husband and I climbed the stairs to the top deck […]