Waterford
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Yard sale on Sept. 29 WATERFORD — An indoor yard sale will be held on Plummer Hill, next to the church, Saturday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be a good selection of books, children and adult games, dishes at low prices, utensils, pots and pans. Proceeds to benefit the maintenance fund […]
Former Waterford man recalls 1938 hurricane
A former South Waterford man recently recalled the timber salvaging operations the U.S. government conducted after the Hurricane of 1938. “I remember them quite vividly,” said 85-year-old Clarence W. Brown, a retired licensed master plumber who now lives at the Fryeburg Health Care Center in Fryeburg. Brown was an 11-year-old boy living in South Waterford […]
Veteran recognition day set for Oct. 14
GREENWOOD — On Oct. 14, the Jackson-Silver American Legion Post 68 will host a Veteran Recognition Day for Oxford County veterans and their families at the Gore Road post. Members will recognize the service of local veterans who served in any war including but not limited to Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. The event will […]
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Topic: home, land history BETHEL — A series titled “My House/My Land: What Is Its History” will be offered jointly by the Bethel Historical Society and the Mahoosuc Land Trust starting on Tuesday evening, Sept. 25, at 7:30. The three-part program will take place at the Dr. Moses Mason House, 14 Broad St., and examine […]
Household hazardous waste collection set for Sept. 22
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 22, between 9 and 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. It is located at the corner of Main and Cross streets near the railroad tracks. […]
Perry A. Chapman Jr.
NORWAY — Perry A. Chapman Jr., 88, of Waterford, died Sept. 14. He was born in Lewiston, Feb. 18, 1924, the son of Perry A. Chapman Sr. and Bernice Gowing Chapman. He was educated in Paris and Norway schools. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He married Gloria H. Doyle […]
Patti J. McCabe
NORWAY — Patti Julia McCabe, 45, of Waterford, left this world unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. The redheaded and freckled daughter of James A. McCabe and Lucy M. (Varney) McCabe, was born May 12, 1967, in Norway. Patti spent most of her life in the area and was married to Richard […]
Fire levels Waterford home
WATERFORD — Nearly 60 firefighters from five Western Maine towns battled an overnight blaze that leveled a three-story home, leaving a couple and their three children homeless. “We woke up to the smell of smoke and when we got downstairs there was fire creeping up the outside wall,” homeowner Patrick MacDonald said. MacDonald and his […]
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Maple Ridge annual meeting HEBRON — The 2012 annual meeting of the Maple Ridge Cemetery Association of Hebron will be held a 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at 78 Greenwood Mountain Road. Important business will be on the agenda, including election of officers and trustees. All officers, trustees and interested parties are invited to attend. […]