AKERLEY — Blaine Gordon, 80, of Lewiston, passed away in Bridgton on Tuesday, Aug. 7. Service will be Aug. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Court St. Baptist Church. A reception is to follow at the Eagles Club at 4 p.m. BEAN — Patricia A., 82, passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, in South Paris. There […]
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Funeral notices for Saturday, Aug. 11
AKERLEY — Blaine Gordon, 80, of Lewiston, passed away in Bridgton on Tuesday, Aug. 7. A gathering will be held at a later date to be announced. BEAN — Patricia A., 82, passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, in South Paris. There will be a celebration of life held at the Bean home, 292 Christian Ridge […]
Edward Charles Hammond
1936 – 2015 NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Edward Charles Hammond, 79, of 4 Stepping Stone Road in Fryeburg, died Monday, Aug. 3, at North Conway Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born at home in Hiram on March 15, 1936, to Charles Edward and Cecile (Day) Hammond, the youngest of three […]
Nine goats found dead near Bar Harbor
SULLIVAN — Animal control officers in Sullivan are trying to figure out where nine dead goats came from. According to WGME 13, the dead animals included seven newborns that were lined up in a row in the town near Bar Harbor. The dead goats were found on top of the snow just 20 feet off the […]
Santa arrives in New Auburn
AUBURN — Santa arrived in New Auburn Sunday evening, his light-up sleigh escorted by Auburn Engine 2, an Auburn ambulance and the Marshall’s Popcorn Truck to Sullivan Square for the annual tree-lighting ceremony, put on by the United New Auburn Association. Saint Nick’s entourage proceeded down South Main Street, past Raymond Park, down Broad Street […]
Richardson named rescue chief for Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to name Floyd Richardson rescue chief. The longtime Rescue Department member and certified paramedic had been serving as interim chief. In other business, the board held a public hearing on Captain Bly’s entertainment permit and William Sullivan pleaded to consider his situation as a neighbor. “The tavern is the […]
Inspection shows oil tank at Paris school poses no immediate risk
PARIS — Engineers told district officials Wednesday that a 11,400-gallon oil tank at the elementary school does not pose an immediate risk and can continue being used. Following an interior and exterior inspection, Gary Perry of Hermon-based Sullivan & Merritt told officials that the tank has interior surface corrosion, but no deep scour marks or […]
Sullivan family loses home to fire for second time in six years
SULLIVAN — For the second time in the past six years, fire has destroyed the home of a family that lives on Quarry Road. On Friday, multiple pets, a truck, two cars and a boat were destroyed along with the house at 67 Quarry Road, the local fire chief said. No one was home at […]
Rollover on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN — A Sunday morning trip to church left one parishoner’s car run over and another vehicle rolled into a ditch. According to Lt. Rick Coron of the Auburn Police Department, Edna Sullivan of Turner was traveling southbound on Route 4 around 11 a.m. and attempting to change lanes as she approached St. Philip Catholic […]
Lincoln Memorial vandalism suspect released from jail
WASHINGTON — A Chinese woman arrested in connection with the spattering of city landmarks with green paint appeared Friday in D.C. Superior Court, where a judge released her from jail into a halfway house. Jiamei Tian, 58, who police believe is homeless, faces one count of defacing property. She was arrested Monday at Washington National […]