WEST PARIS — The Planning Board has approved its part of an application by West Paris General Store for an entertainment permit, which will be finalized after the state determines the septic system capacity for the site. The venue owners want to hold acoustic music and open mic nights in the rear of their building […]
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Boys’ Hockey: West tops East in shootout in Winter Classic
Having played against each other for the last four months — some ending others state-title aspirations in the process — they came together to represent their region in the second-annual Maine Winter Classic. “It was fun, there was a lot of good spirits on the bench,” St. Dom’s and East coach Steve Ouellette said. “It […]
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Pumpkin Run raises money for SAD 17 programs
WEST PARIS — More than 230 runners from Oxford Hills participated in the second annual Agnes Gray Elementary School Pumpkin Run on Oct. 19, raising thousands of dollars for school programs. It included a 5K race, mile walk and 1-mile fun run, which attracted more than 55 schoolchildren. They ran across the finish line to […]
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Paris veterans reflect on service, comrades, family
PARIS — It’s impossible to miss Gil Turner’s house. That’s not because of its unusual light-green color or because it has a pool in its fenced-in backyard. Rather, it’s distinguished by a tall pole on which an American flag snaps in the wind. It’s fitting that Turner should have that flag flying high. The Buckfield […]
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Class A West Hockey Final: It’s Falmouth, again
LEWISTON — St. Dom’s drive for 25 will have to go through the defending champions. No. 1 Falmouth won back-to-back Class A West crowns in impressive fashion Tuesday night, scoring four goals in the first 17 minutes and grinding out a 5-2 win over No. 2 Scarborough in the final at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Tyler […]
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Powerful storm system blasts U.S. West; several states left drenched, 8 killed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A powerful storm system that has caused hundreds of accidents across the Western U.S. has marched eastward with predictions of widespread snow, freezing temperatures and gusty winds. The fierce weather has caused at least eight deaths and prompted advisories Saturday afternoon in New Mexico and Texas. As thick, gray clouds covered […]
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AP source: JPMorgan to pay $13B under tentative deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, a person familiar with the negotiations between the bank and the federal government said Saturday. If the agreement is finalized it would […]
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Local fight rages over tar sands oil
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A proposed ordinance designed to block tar sands oil from being transported to South Portland has set off a fiery debate over what impact it will have on the community and the city’s bustling waterfront. Opponents of the thick, gooey oil derived from tar sands in Canada fear a 236-mile underground […]