BOSTON — In a startling turn, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized for the lethal attack for the first time Wednesday just before a judge formally sentenced him to death. “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve done — irreparable damage,” […]
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Michael A. Turcotte
1958 – 2015 BOSTON, Mass. — Michael A. Turcotte, 57, of Pepperell, Mass., passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11. Mike was diagnosed with liver and esophageal cancer three and a half years ago and received treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Mike was born in 1958 in Auburn, and graduated from Edward Little […]
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Bettie Cornise Kettell
1947 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Bettie Cornise Detjen Kettell, RN, CNOR, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, doing something she was passionate about — participating in a retreat at Pilgrim Lodge. She was born in Danville, Pa., on Feb. 9, 1947, a daughter of Cornise Denise Detjen and Herbert F. C. Detjen. Bettie was a 1965 […]
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Suzanne Crory
1930 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Suzanne Crory, 85, of Rangeley, died peacefully Friday, June 5, at Orchard Park Rehabilitation & Living Center in Farmington. Suzanne was born in Port Huron, Mich., on Jan. 3, 1930, a daughter of Allen R. and Elaine (Schell) Locke. She grew up in Michigan, and graduated from high school in […]
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Lawyer pleads not guilty to drunken boating; woman loses arm
BOSTON — An attorney who specializes in defending people charged with drunken driving pleaded not guilty Monday to operating a boat while drunk after a passenger went overboard and lost her arm in the propeller. Benjamin Urbelis, 33, of Boston, was held on $75,000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport at his arraignment. Authorities […]
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James D. Riordan
1924 – 2015 WESTBROOK — James D. Riordan, 90, a resident of Avita of Stroudwater, Westbrook, formerly of Rumford, died on Wednesday, May 27. He was born in Livermore Falls on Aug. 14, 1924, the second of nine children to George and Serena Riordan. He graduated from Livermore Falls High School and attended Farmington Normal […]
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Janice P. Morse
ARIZONA — Morse, Janice P., 79, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Wilton, died peacefully in Arizona on Dec. 10, 2014, after a long, valiant struggle to defy medicine. She spent her entire career as a physical therapist and if you knew her, she had plenty of opinions about what was right and wrong about our health […]
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Mary R. Goodrich
1943 – 2014 MECHANIC FALLS — Mary R. Goodrich of Mechanic Falls, born Sept. 26, 1943, in Boston, Mass., passed away in her home on Dec. 22, 2014, after losing her courageous battle with cancer. The day has come to say our final goodbye and lay her in her final resting place. She was a […]
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NHL: Boston Bruins elevate Sweeney to GM position
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have elevated Don Sweeney to general manager. Sweeney has spent the past six seasons as the assistant general manager and takes over for his former boss, Peter Chiarelli, who was fired last month after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years and four years after […]
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Francis Joseph Bartasius
1918 – 2015 POLAND — Francis “Frank” Joseph Bartasius, 96, of Poland passed away peacefully at his home on Friday May 8. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 19, 1918, the son of the late Sophie Donkus and Anthony Bartasius. Frank was very proud of his Lithuanian heritage. He grew up in Lewiston and […]