1924 – 2015 NORWAY — Marjorie Alberta Martin, 91, of Oxford passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Marjorie was born in Mechanic Falls on April 12, 1924, a daughter of Harry and Gladys (Holt) Wilson. She attended Mechanic Falls schools and graduated from Mechanic Falls High […]
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Marguerite G. Powers
1926 – 2015 AUBURN — Marguerite Grace Powers, 89, of Clover Manor, 440 Minot Ave., Auburn, died peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 26, having suffered from dementia. She was born June 26, 1926, in Lewiston, to George Edward and Mildred Grace (nee Soule) Sullivan. Sulli grew up in Lewiston, attending St. Joseph’s School and graduating from Lewiston […]
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White Sox rally past Red Sox in Chicago
CHICAGO — Rookie Trayce Thompson drove in three runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night. Thompson, who was called up Aug. 3, finished 3 for 4 and was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. His two-out double sparked a […]
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Mexico Explorers, former Red Sox face off
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will host a fundraiser softball game between the Mexico Explorers and a group of former Boston Red Sox players at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the River Valley Recreation Park, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said that the game was originally scheduled for July 25, but had […]
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Peter C. Stenberg
1949 – 2015 LISBON — Peter Stenberg passed away on Sunday, Aug. 9, at home. He was born in Boston on Nov. 19, 1949, to Peter Stenberg and Sabina Mary Kavanaugh. He attended Boston area parochial schools as a child and graduated high school from Cardinal Cushing Academy. He went on to graduate from University […]
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Sox whip Tigers, 7-2
DETROIT (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. showed off his considerable promise in one big afternoon for the Boston Red Sox. Bradley homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 on Sunday. “Today is a flash of what Jackie is capable of doing,” Red Sox manager John […]
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Joshua Michael Salois
1984 – 2015 CHINA — Joshua Michael Salois, 31, of China died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 26, in an automobile accident. Joshua was born in Boston, Mass., on June 13, 1984, and grew up in Whitefield. Joshua was a graduate of Cony High School and the Capital Area Technical Center. He attended Central Maine Community […]
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Chicago tops Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Adam Eaton had three hits and drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 10-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. It was the fifth straight win for the White Sox, coming off a four-game sweep at home over Cleveland. Eaton had a triple, double […]
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Red Sox halt losing streak, topple Tigers
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts’ single up the middle off Blaine Hardy in the 11th inning drove home the winning run, and the Boston Red Sox snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Hardy (3-2) gave up a leadoff walk to Mookie Betts, who moved to […]
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Alexander Ciccolo, Boston police captain’s son, charged in bomb plot
BOSTON — The son of a Boston police captain has been accused of plotting to detonate pressure-cooker bombs at an unidentified university and to broadcast the killings of students live online, extremist acts aimed at supporting the Islamic State group, authorities said. Alexander Ciccolo’s father alerted authorities last fall that his son had a long […]