JAY — Four people showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning Friday night and were taken to a hospital, Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said Monday. A furnace technician was called to work on a furnace malfunction at the residence and when he finished he noticed signs of CO poisoning in the people there and called […]
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Matthew D. ‘Country’ DeCourcy
1949 – 2015 DURANGO, Colo. — Matthew D. DeCourcy, 66, of Durango, Colo., passed away at his home Thursday, July 16, after a long illness. Matthew was born Jan. 2, 1949, in Gardner, Mass. He attended school in Rumford and graduated from Stephens High School, Class of 1968. Known to his many wonderful and faithful […]
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Four Massachusetts residents found dead in Byron camp; cause likely carbon monoxide poisoning
BYRON — Four young people from Massachusetts and their dog were found dead Friday evening by a parent in the family camp at 10 Bateman Lane, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said Saturday. The victims were Brooke Wakelin, 21, and her boyfriend, Keith Norris, 23, both of Attleboro; and Wakelin’s brother, Matthew Wakelin, 18, and […]
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Vida W. Hunnewell
1929 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Vida W. Hunnewell, 85, of High Street, Lisbon Falls, died Sunday, May 24, at Parkview Adventist Medical Center, after a sudden illness. She was born in Greeley, Colo., on July 27, 1929, a daughter of the late Brice and Esther (O’Connor) Wilkinson. Vida was an elementary school teacher in Lisbon […]
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Gerard ‘Jerry’ Roy
1935 – 2015 WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Gerard R. Roy, 80, of Broomfield, Colo., passed away on Monday, April 27, from a long, lingering illness. He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 6, 1935, the son of Ovila and Annette Marcotte Roy. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1952 and married the love of his […]
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Benjamin R. Cooper
1983 – 2015 LEWISTON — Benjamin “Ben” R. Cooper, 31, of Auburn died unexpectedly Monday April 27. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 23, 1983, a son of Steven and Lillian (Gray) Cooper. He graduated from Hinkley High School in Aurora, Colo., in 2002 and later graduated from Central Maine Community College in 2012. […]
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Janet Swinchatt
1933 – 2015 TOPSHAM — Jan Swinchatt, beloved wife of Peter and mother of Tom, Karen and Jeff, passed on Friday, April 10, at Mass General Hospital due to a severe case of interstitial lung disease. Jan was born in Lewiston on June 30, 1933, to parents Margaret and Frank Bean. She grew up at […]
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Whitefield man suffering from CO poisoning dies
WHITEFIELD (AP) — Friends and family said the 84-year-old Whitefield man brought to the hospital on Christmas Day suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning has died. Mervyn Parmenter died at a VA hospital on Saturday, according to his brother. Roydon Parmenter told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1iNZcJm ) that his brother, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, had […]
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Lisbon man seeks new trial in attempted murder case involving Auburn cop
PORTLAND — A Lisbon man is hoping the state’s highest court will vacate his conviction for trying to kill Auburn police by ramming a dump truck into a cruiser during a high-speed chase in 2008. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acting as the law court, heard oral arguments on the case Tuesday. Bartolo Ford was […]
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Fryeburg man accused of assault with tea kettle
FRYEBURG — A Fryeburg man was arrested early Monday morning after reportedly assaulting another man with a tea kettle. Chad A. Stevens, 38, of Smith Street, appeared in 11th District Court on Monday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. He was released on personal recognizance bail. Fryeburg police Chief Phil Weymouth said […]