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Hospice staff honors volunteers LEWISTON — Beacon Hospice staff honored their volunteer team on Dec. 13 with an appreciation banquet at the Chick-A-Dee restaurant. Volunteer Coordinator Kyla Greenwood honored each volunteer by sharing comments about their work and the compassion they each show the patients. Volunteers who attended were Steve Bennett, Rhonda Cobb, Scott Kloster, […]

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Nancy B. Cutter

NORWAY — Nancy B. Cutter (Burpee), 79, of Norway, beloved wife of 57 years to the late Robert C. Cutter, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, at home. Born in Stoneham, Mass., on March 30, 1938, she had a master’s degree in education from Salem State College and a bachelor’s degree in education from Keene Teachers College (Keene […]

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Peter A. Radomski

AUBURN — Peter A. Radomski, 77, of Lewiston passed away on Monday, July 24, under Hospice care in Clover Manor in Auburn. Peter was born in Lewiston on October 20, 1939, to Anthony and Glenice Radomski. Peter worked in retail and sales and janitorial work, and was also a crossing guard. He was a member […]

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Barbara Toothaker

NORWAY — Barbara Toothaker, 91, of Oxford passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 13, at Stephens Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Westbrook on October 15, 1925, the daughter of Arnold and Jenny Sewall Field. She graduated from Oxford High School in 1943. She married Leroy “Bucky” Toothaker in […]

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Hot Dogs N’Hockey at Hippach Field FARMINGTON — A celebration of Hippach’s new ice rink will take place Tuesday, Feb. 28, with Hot Dogs N’ Hockey from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., ice conditions and weather permitting. The Farmington Recreation Department will be cooking up hot dogs and serving hot chocolate for free. They will bring down a big screen TV to […]

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Hot Dogs N’Hockey at Hippach Field FARMINGTON — A celebration of Hippach’s new ice rink will take place Tuesday, Feb. 28, with Hot Dogs N’ Hockey from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., ice conditions and weather permitting. The Farmington Recreation Department will be cooking up hot dogs and serving hot chocolate for free. They will bring down a big screen TV to […]

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Maine jails continue to collect EBT cards that don’t belong to inmates

AUBURN — County jail administrators said this week that they continue to confiscate Electronic Benefit Transfer cards from inmates during intake when the card is not in the name of the person who has it. The cards, used for the distribution of state and federal welfare benefits, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known […]

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Sea urchin swipe cards draw mixed response

PORTLAND (AP) — Fishermen and dealers of Maine’s valuable sea urchins are approaching a state plan to track the fishery with swipe cards with the same caution they exercise around the spiny animals. State regulators want to create a swipe card system to record transactions in which fishermen sell urchins to dealers. The cards would […]