PARIS — Every Thursday starting Feb. 23 through March 29, Deering Memorial United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Woman’s Club will host the Oxford Hills Clergy Association’s Lenten Luncheon Series. The lunch features a wide variety of salads, sandwiches and homemade soups. Each lunch begins promptly at noon and features a short sermon delivered […]
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Selectman Hunt unopposed in Waterford election March 2
WATERFORD — Incumbent Selectman Richard Hunt will be the sole candidate on the March 2 annual town election ballot. Hunt, of 445 Blackguard Road, is running unopposed for re-election to the post he has held since 2009. Deputy Clerk Betty Becker said annual town election voting will be held at the Waterford Municipal Office from […]
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Man arrested on 2003 burglary warrant
PARIS — A Stow man was arrested late Monday night at Bridgton on a 9-year-old burglary warrant he said he didn’t know about. Shaun R. Grady, 44, was indicted on theft and burglary charges in 2003 in a case where more than $1,000 in jewelry and coins was stolen from a Waterford home. According to […]
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Repairs to cemetery entrance undertaken just in time
WATERFORD — Work is nearing completion to stabilize the historic archway entrance to the Elmvale Cemetery and apparently none too soon. “There was only one post attached,” said James Long of James M. Long and Sons of Waterford who, along with his sons Eric and Darin, has been working to stabilize the entrance way on […]
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Mount Ida College dean’s list
NEWTON, Mass. — The following local residents were among 409 students honored for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the dean’s list for the 2011 fall semester at Mount Ida College. Fryeburg: Anna Gamwell Waterford: Leslie Grover Bethel: Amanda Coolidge
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Evening Star BUCKFIELD — Evening Star 147 Masonic Lodge of Buckfield will hold a fellowship night at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Any Masons are invited to attend and bring a friend that may be interested in joining. There will be a short program explaining the lodge and questions answered. Ladies are welcome to accompany […]
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Four face furnishing alcohol charges
PARIS — Four people were charged with furnishing alcohol to minors over the weekend. In Oxford on Sunday morning, Jody L. Hall, 47, of 216 Whittemore Road was charged with furnishing liquor to minors, furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol and violation of bail condition. She was released Monday on a supervised bail […]
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Charles Dickens’ 200th b-day: The enduring British mega-author’s Maine connections include great expectations for a new fan club.
AUBURN — When police busted money manager Bernie Madoff in 2008, Joanne Morse went breathless. The retired teacher from Waterford was flabbergasted by the story of the pinstriped Wall Street tycoon turned convict. The former NASDAQ head had bilked people out of billions of dollars by encouraging more and more investment. Every dollar that came […]
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Church Trees of Peace and Love a success
WATERFORD — There was something new to celebrate the Christmas season in the Oxford County United Parish, made up of the churches of North Waterford and East Stoneham. On the lawn of each church, a Tree of Peace and Love was set up, covered with strings of the traditional colored lights. But as the days […]
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Waterford Library adds new media
WATERFORD — The following are new additions to the Waterford Library in January. Fiction: 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami; 11/22/63, by Stephen King; The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach; The Boy in the Suitcase, by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis; The Brutal Telling, by Louise Penny; The Burning Soul, by John Connolly; Bury Your Dead, […]