AUBURN — Joao (John) Freitas Sr., 86, of Auburn passed away peacefully in Auburn, with his loving family by his side on Thursday, April 19. He was born in New Bedford, Mass., on July 21, 1931, to the late Manuel and Clara (Cardoso Alves) Freitas. On Sept. 14, 1953, Joao married Pauline Clark. Joao is survived […]
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Registration open for AHCH’s Hospice House 5K, Remembrance Walks
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s annual Hospice House 5K and Remembrance Walks are coming soon. The first event will take place in Farmington on Sunday, May 6, and the Auburn event is scheduled for Sunday, May 20. Both events begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. and race at 9 a.m. In Farmington, the […]
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Meals & Memories designed to help kids, teens celebrate memories of loved ones
LEWISTON — Something most people have in common is the love of food. Often when a loved one dies, people reflect fondly about meals they always looked forward to and family fun around the dinner table. Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has planned a unique event to help children, teens and their families remember a […]
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Tickets available for AHCH Autumn Night Out fundraiser
LEWISTON — Some tickets remain available for Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s 14th annual Autumn Night Out slated for Friday, Oct. 20, at the Poland Spring Resort, Poland Spring. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m., when attendees can have hors d’oeuvres and bid on a variety of silent auction items. Dinner will be followed […]
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Timothy B. Stearns
AUGUSTA — Timothy Bardsley Stearns, of Manchester and Orlando, Fla., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 20, surrounded by friends and family. Tim was born on April 1, 1934, son of Ralph C. and Hazel B. Stearns of Rumford, Maine. Tim attended Stevens High School in Rumford, Maine Central Institute and was a 1956 ROTC graduate […]
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Rita E. Beaule
AUBURN — Rita E. Beaule, 94, of The Chapman House in Auburn died Thursday August 24, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Lewiston on March 6, 1923 a daughter of the late Emile and Clara (St. Laurent) Fontaine. She was […]
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‘Essentials of College Planning’ LEWISTON — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host two free workshops, “Essentials of College Planning,” for adults 19 and older. The workshops will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, and Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Lewiston CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way. Registration is required. FMI, register: 1-800-281-3703, meoc.maine.edu. Lewiston Winter […]
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Lewiston agency to drop homemaker support services
Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice will no longer provide nonmedical homemaker support services beginning Jan. 1. CEO Kenneth Albert said the nonprofit agency will shut down its 18-year-old program because it’s been losing money for years and because the agency has struggled to find workers to do the job. “The workforce just hasn’t been there,” […]
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Hospice volunteers receive awards
AUBURN — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice recently presented the Robert D. Turcotte Award to three individuals at spring volunteer recognition events in Auburn, Farmington and Bridgton. The award is presented in honor of Robert Turcotte, an Auburn resident who was treasurer of the nonprofit’s board of directors from 1978 until his death in 1982. […]
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Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice: Julie Shackley, ‘We wanted to help people’
LEWISTON — After 22 years at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 10 of them leading 430 employees and building the state’s first hospice house, Julie Shackley said it’s time to step down and learn to relax. She’ll spend time on Taylor Pond in Auburn with her husband, David, and dog Teddy, and they’ll travel between […]