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  1. obituariesstory13.shtmlRead the original story

    Jun 19, 2008 | The Advertiser Democrat

    ... passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, June 11, 2008. She was born and raised in Mechanic Falls, the daughter of Charles and Christie Hunt Paine. She graduated from Mechanic Falls High School. After graduation she worked in ...

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  2. obituariesstory19.shtmlRead the original story

    Mar 24, 2005 | The Advertiser Democrat

    ... at the Berlin-Gorham NH paper mills as an industrial electrician; prior to that he worked at Marcal Paper in Mechanic Falls and B. E. Cole shoe shop. He is survived by his wife, Mary Richards of West Paris; a daughter, Rebecca Thorne of Laconia, NH; ...

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  3. obituariesstory18.shtmlRead the original story

    Mar 24, 2005 | The Advertiser Democrat

    ... eduled in the summer. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston Chandler Funeral Home, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls.

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  4. Vandals hit Maine cemetery

    Tuesday Sep 30 | The Citizen

    _ Police are looking for help in finding the vandals responsible for damage at a Mechanic Falls cemetery. Police say 30 to 40 headstones in the Maple Grove Cemetery were damaged. Most of the stones were knocked over and many of them were broken or ...

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  5. Vandals Hit Mechanic Falls CemeteryRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | WLBZ

    ... their pedestals. The cemetery is a popular place for walkers in the town. The site covers about 18 acres. Mechanic Falls Police ask anyone with information about who is responsible to call them at 345-9021. NEWS CENTER In your voice Read reactions ...

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  6. Vandals Strike Mechanic Falls Cemetery

    Monday Sep 29 | WMTW-TV Auburn

    Police said vandals struck the Maple Grove Cemetery on Marshall Street in Mechanic Falls over the weekend.

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  7. Oxford County arrest log

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Sun Journal

    The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Kevin Paul Knightly, 21, of Mechanic Falls, Sept.

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  8. Island Police: Burning french fries lead to charges

    Tuesday Sep 23 | Mount Desert Islander

    ... was from a batch of burned french fries. They reported back to police that the cook, Martin McMorrow, 23, of Mechanic Falls, apparently was intoxicated. Police then entered the house and summonsed Mr. McMorrow on a charge of possession of marijuana. ...

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  9. Home quickly burns

    Thursday Sep 18 | Sun-Journal

    ... Nonetheless, commuter traffic on Minot Avenue, Harris Hill Road and surrounding streets in Auburn, Minot and Mechanic Falls got backed up as emergency crews responded and police closed a section of Route 121. Neighbors said the fire started on the ...

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  10. Costs may doom dispatch sharing

    Wednesday Sep 17 | Sun-Journal

    ... Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department dispatch service. Eight others - Greene, Lisbon, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland, Sabattus and Turner - said they wanted to keep things the way they were. Representatives from each community ...

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  11. Bearing Protection KitsRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 16 | Food Manufacturing

    ... g damage by safely channeling shaft currents to ground. ???? Electro Static Technology , 31 Winterbrook Road, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256. See similar products

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  12. The mentally ill, criminalized - Portland (ME) Phoenix

    Thursday Sep 11 | NC Mental Hope News

    ... district attorney. "I don't think he should have pled guilty," says James's mother, Robin Dearborn, 43, of Mechanic Falls. She is afraid he will continue to be kept in the Supermax, which will make him worse, she says. Dearborn would like James's ...

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  13. The mentally ill, criminalizedRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 10 | The Portland Phoenix

    ... district attorney. "I don't think he should have pled guilty," says James's mother, Robin Dearborn, 43, of Mechanic Falls. She is afraid he will continue to be kept in the Supermax, which will make him worse, she says. Dearborn would like James's ...

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    Related Topix: Maine State Prison, State Prisons, Prison, Augusta, ME, Warren, ME, Kennebec County, ME

  14. Looking back

    Sep 6, 2008 | Sun-Journal

    ... which will be retained by the holders for all the season's Little Theater productions. 25 years ago, 1983 MECHANIC FALLS - Bill Dunlop was still 40 miles away from his next port-of-call Monday morning and was still in doubt about when he would land ...

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  15. Stubborn Blaze At Mulch Facility Sends Smoke HighRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2008 | FireFightingNews.com

    ... to knock down and contain the blaze while battling wind gusts all afternoon. Fire departments from Poland and Mechanic Falls also assisted in the unified command. Poland was first on the scene just minutes after the 1:40 p.m. call. Minkowsky said ...

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  16. Stubborn blaze at mulch facility sends smoke high

    Sep 1, 2008 | Sun Journal

    ... to knock down and contain the blaze while battling wind gusts all afternoon. Fire departments from Poland and Mechanic Falls also assisted in the unified command. Poland was first on the scene just minutes after the 1:40 p.m. call. Minkowsky said ...

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    Related Topix: Androscoggin County, ME, Poland, ME, North Yarmouth, ME, Fire

  17. Mechanic Falls Car Crash Under Investigation

    Aug 23, 2008 | WCSH 6 Portland

    The Androscoggin sheriff's department is investigating a two crash that happened on route 121 last night.

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  18. Poland picks Rose as boys' hoop coachRead the original story

    Aug 22, 2008 | Sun Journal

    ... that are coming up that are going to be really good." Rose teaches physical education at Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Poland and are expecting their first child in early November. Rose played basketball all ...

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  19. Firefighter Escapes Blaze At Her Own Home

    Aug 17, 2008 | FireFightingNews.com

    ... firefighter's eyes. I know that's what they have to do, said Friree, a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Mechanic Falls Fire Department for two years. But the destruction - sawing and chopping holes in the home she and her husband, Eric, bought ...

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  20. Flash Floods Wash Away Minot Roads

    Aug 16, 2008 | WMTW-TV Auburn

    ... of the storm, the following roads are closed: Route 119 from Route 124 to Route 121 and Route 124 from the Mechanic Falls town line into the village of West Minot. Police say all other roads have now reopened to traffic. In Hebron, Greenwood ...

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