Matt Paxton, a professional “extreme cleaner” and one of the stars of A&E’s “Hoarders,” drove up to Lisbon last June on his first trip to the state and pulled into the driveway with a yard of junked cars, ready to get to work. Except he’d pulled up to the wrong house. “They just laughed. ‘We’re […]
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Ernest ‘Roland’ Johnson
1932 – 2015 LEWISTON — E. Roland Johnson, 83, of Auburn passed away Monday morning, Oct. 12, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Everett, Mass., on April 8, 1932, a son of the late Ernest C. and Ingrid (Muhlbock) Johnson. He grew up in the area and attended local schools there. He […]
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ServiceMaster franchise moves to Auburn
AUBURN — A growing, local ServiceMaster cleaning and restoration franchise recently relocated to Auburn, and has plans to add to its workforce of 30 employees. The ServiceMaster franchise, owned by Steve Cox and Carl Carlson III, moved from Oxford to a nearly 10,000-square-foot facility formerly occupied by Crystal Spring Water Co. off Washington Avenue. The […]
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Brittany A. Stanhope
1994 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Brittany Anne Stanhope, 21, of South Paris died unexpectedly early Saturday evening, Sept. 19, in Turner. She was born on Aug. 27, 1994, in Lincoln, the daughter of Christian J. “Chris” Stanhope and Victoria L. (Wing) Record. Brittany attended local schools, graduating from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and […]
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Christopher E. Mason
1956 – 2015 PORTLAND — Christopher E. “Chris” Mason, 58, of Farmington died Friday, Aug. 21, at Maine Medical Center, with family by his side. He was born Dec. 30, 1956, in Springfield, Mass., a son of Fred and Violet (Swanson) Mason. He was a 1974 graduate of Erskine Academy and earned a degree in […]
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The Buzz: A new shoe store and new life for a bottling plant
Lewiston has a new factory store that’s not a factory store, though there is a perma-sale. Rancourt & Co. this week turned its conference space into a showroom-meets-retail-spot to start selling its high-end, handmade leather shoes direct to the walk-in public at 10 percent off, all the time. “It’s funny; it’s a confusing term because […]