Perham News

Hundreds of people turned out Friday in just the first few hours of the three-day going-out-of-business sale at Perham's of West Paris gem store on Route 26.

A name synonymous with Maine gems and mining is closing its doors for good after this weekend.

A landmark store in western Maine that sells minerals and gems is shutting its doors after 90 years in business.

The tough times aren't over yet. The latest job losses: Perham's gem store in West Paris announced it would close and the Ethan Allen sawmill in Andover is laying off 60 workers.

Jane Perham, a respected gemologist, author and historian, has worked at Perham's since her childhood.

Loving Lewiston, getting involved and making a difference, one 55-gallon drum at a time.

The Maine Farm Bureau board of directors Friday endorsed a joint action with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association to help eight family organic dairy farms in Aroostook and Washington Counties ...

At a sold-out, bigger-than-ever annual meeting Thursday night, the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce recognized more than a dozen area businesses and individuals.

More than 100 Legionaires and Women's Auxiliary members from across Maine gathered this past Saturday at the new Ramsdell-Rogers Post No.