Sumner News

We were at the West Paris town meeting recently and we thought things went along very well.

Kristen McBride was intrigued when she started digging into the history of the Shakers.

WEST PARIS a ' With about 100 residents attending town meeting Saturday, voters decided overwhelmingly to continue the contract with Tri-Town Ambulance and Rescue Service as the town's emergency responder.

Norzaida Menes, right, a native of Singapore who lives in Buckfield, helps second-grader Abby Warren, 7, try on traditional clothing worn by children during one of four major holidays in Singapore.

Submitted by Al_Diamon on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 2:48pm. Maine Humor I don't think it's polite to make fun of people with funny names.

BUCKFIELD a 'A Representatives from Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner schools got some good news Tuesday night: The carryover from school funds for the defunct SAD 39 will be greater than expected.

Cheers to Mainers reaching out to help Haitians grapple with the massive destruction and heartbreak from Tuesday's earthquake.

It's official: Tri-Town Ambulance Service is dissolving. Tri-Town currently serves Greenwood, West Paris, Sumner and Milton Township.

Anyone wishing to assist with a donation can contact Bill Glass via e-mail at haitioutreach@hughes.net; home phone 388-2263; cell phone 320-0777; mail 725 Redding Road, Sumner, ME 04292.

BUCKFIELD a ' A Sumner woman was transported to Central Maine Medical Center following a Sunday night head-on collision on Route 117 in Buckfield.

SUMNER a ' Rocks that mysteriously appeared on top of the dam at the outlet to Labrador Pond last summer are causing concerns for some.

LEWISTON a ' A Massachusetts company with an site in Buckfield specializing in wireless telecommunications filed bankruptcy papers last week, according to court records.

A home in Buckfield was destroyed in an early morning fire. Fire officials say the home was fully involved when they arrived on scene around 3:00 Sunday morning.

Trinity Jubilee Center staffer Julia Sleeper, left, and volunteer Erin Reed fill bags for a food pantry client at the center Thursday morning.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough is shifting his gaze from Colonial America to Paris.

CHI will soon be an all-boys club. Singer KELLY MCKENNA has decided to leave the band after three and a half years due to general burn-out. See her off with one final show November 21 at the Big Easy - where else? - Be on the lookout for a CD-release weekend with BENJAMIN BURGESS , who's playing a Saturday night show at the Big Easy December 5, ...

SUMNER a ' A woman who crashed an all-terrain vehicle on Rosenberg Road on Saturday evening was taken by medical helicopter to a Lewiston hospital with head injuries, police said.

Law / Law / Ancient Law its connection with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas by Sir Henry Sumner Maine Thursday, September 24, 2009 Book Title: Ancient Law its connection with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas ISBN: MW0017642991 Publisher: John Murray Year Published: 1980 Our Price: 22.00 GBP ...

Buckfield High School art students have been painting pumpkins grown in the school's garden.

Corrine Turner of Buckfield carries her 11-month-old border collie, Ellie, as she walks in the annual Labor Day Parade in Buckfield on Monday morning.