DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — “May you stay forever young.” Claire passed peacefully in Delray Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 25, after a seven-month illness at the age of 92. She was born to Isadore and Minnie Katz in Brooklyn, N.Y. She lived her early years in Brooklyn, attended Manual Training High School and met and married Martin […]
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Erminia C. Lichota
BILLERICA, Mass. — Erminia Chorzempa Lichota, 97, of Billerica, Mass., formerly of Wilton, passed Saturday, July 14, 2018, at the Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley. She was born Nov. 23, 1920, in Wilton, a daughter of John and Rosie (Tworek) Chorzempa. She was a graduate of Wilton Academy who on Feb. 15, 1947, married Walter […]
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Eiko Janet Thurlow
SALISBURY, Mass. — Eiko Janet Thurlow, age 92, longtime resident of True Road in Salisbury, Mass., passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 11, 2018. She was married for 68 years to the late Henry P. Thurlow Jr. The eldest daughter of the late Takeji and Frances (White) Matsubara, Eiko was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May […]
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Elsie Graham
WINTHROP — Elsie Graham, 89, formerly of Monmouth and Augusta, passed away Thursday, July 27. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Aug. 20, 1927, the daughter of Peter and Margrethe Gulowsen. Elsie grew up in Brooklyn, moving to Bellerose in Queens, N.Y., at the age of 10. She graduated from high school in Jamaica, […]
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N.Y. men charged in Paris drug bust
PARIS — Bail was set at $10,000 Wednesday in 11th District Court for a New York man charged with aggravated trafficking in heroin and cocaine. Dennis “Rocky” Roman, 36, of Brooklyn, New York, was one of two men arrested Tuesday at an apartment at 2 Paris Hill Road in Paris where drug agents found $5,000 […]
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Ruth V. Martin
1926 – 2015 AUBURN — Ruth V. Martin, 89, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, at Clover Health Care. She was born on March 9, 1926, in Concord, N.H., the daughter of Ruth L. and Benjamin F. Martin. She moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. Ruth was a member of the […]
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DHS students place first in region, second in state Envirothon
DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School’s Envirothon teams placed first in the regional competition in Dover-Foxcroft and second at the state competition held at Unity College. Science teacher and adviser, Melanie Johnson, said the Envirothon is more than a contest. “Participation in the Envirothon helps to support the guiding principles required for graduation. Working in teams […]
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New York Fire Department: 7 children die in Brooklyn fire
NEW YORK — Fire tore through a Brooklyn home early Saturday, killing seven children and leaving two other people in critical condition, authorities said. The dead are children ranging in age from 5 to 15 years old, and they are believed to be family members, New York Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said. Firefighters received […]
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Maria R. Kovacs
1949 – 2015 LEWISTON — Maria R. Kovacs, 65, of Livermore passed away Saturday, March 14, at Central Maine Medical Center with family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Maria was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in July 18,1949, to Eugene and Maria Rilling. She graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington […]
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Man who dealt drugs near Lewiston school sentenced to 6½ years
PORTLAND — A Brooklyn man was sent to federal prison for six and a half years Thursday, a year after he was charged with dealing cocaine and heroin in the Lewiston area. Corey Ray Howard, 35, was sentenced on four counts of aggravated drug trafficking and on charges of being a felon in possession of […]