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Yesterday | WMTW-TV

Well-Known West Paris Store Closes After 90 Years

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

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Friday | Hospitality Net

HVS Emea Hospitality Enews - Week Ending 3 july 2009

The resort will be located near to Vienna, in Austria; Bratislava, in Slovakia; and Hungarya TMs capital Budapest.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Sun Journal

Local businesses hopeful economy starting to turn

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.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WCSH 6 Portland

Landmark Gem And Mineral Store To Close

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

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Sun Journal

Perham's closing gem store

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

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Sun Journal

Murder defendant's witnesses take stand

The defense began calling witnesses Thursday in the double murder trial of Duane Christopher Waterman, focusing on an accident last spring involving a truck owned by one of the victims.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Sun Journal

Murder suspect's wife takes the stand

One day after a judge granted her immunity in the matter, the wife of a 33-year-old Sumner man took the stand as a state witness.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Sun Journal

Immunity for witness

With the state prosecutor calling her an "absolutely essential witness," the wife of a man standing trial on two murder charges was granted immunity from prosecution Tuesday.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

WCSH-TV Portland

Double-Murder Trial To Start

Testimony is slated to get under way in the double-murder trial of a 33-year-old Sumner man accused of killing two other men in a dispute over unpaid debts and illegal drugs.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Sun Journal

Oxford County arrest log

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Rachael Lee Robinson, 20, of West Paris, May 27, burglary, assault, $1,000 bail, Norway Police Department.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Boston.com

Jury selected for double murder trial in Maine

An Oxford County jury has been selected for the murder trial of a 33-year-old Sumner man accused of a double slaying last summer in West Paris.

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Sun Journal

Voters to decide maintenance for Colby Farm Road in winter

Residents will decide at the annual town meeting next week whether the Colby Farm Road should be closed for winter maintenance.

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Sat May 30, 2009

Sun Journal

SUV roars through West Paris store

A sport utility vehicle went through the West Paris General Store on Main Street on Friday evening, ending up in the cooler and missing clerks and customers along the way, Maine State Police Trooper Gregory Tirado said.

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Fri May 29, 2009

WMTW-TV Auburn

Choking Man Crashes Vehicle Into Store

Owners of the West Paris General Store are cleaning up after an SUV smashed through the front entrance Friday.

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Sat May 23, 2009

Sun Journal

Three injured in crash

Three people were injured Friday morning when a truck and car collided at Crockett Ridge and Round the Pond roads.

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Wed May 20, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Maine's homicide rate highest since 1989

Maine's homicide rate jumped to nearly a 20-year high in 2008, driven in part by several killings involving multiple victims and an unusual increase in the number of young children killed by their parents.

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Mon May 18, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Man from northern Maine wounded in shooting

WEST PARIS, Maine a ' Officials are investigating an apparent accidental shooting that sent a 29-year-old man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest.

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Sat May 09, 2009

Sun Journal

West Paris wood chip plant to restart in May

The majority of 42 employees of Midwest Price Co., suppliers of wood chips to the NewPage Mill in Rumford, are expected to be back on the job by mid- to late May, a manager said Friday.

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Fri May 01, 2009

Sun Journal

School district reassessment changes budget

The Budget Committee unanimously agreed Wednesday to accept changes in the municipal budget brought about by a school district reassessment.

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Mon Apr 20, 2009

Sun Journal

Evidence allowed in Paris double homicide trial

A judge has denied two defense motions to suppress evidence in the shooting deaths of two men last summer.

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