Last year, the Mt. Blue golf team never came to fruition because there wasn’t enough players to man the team. This year, the Cougars will play as a junior varsity team. “The team is made up of all new players,” Mt. Blue coach Mark Cyr said. “We did not have enough players last year to […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, June 26
BERGERON — Julien P., age 83, died March 10, 2018. A funeral service will be held at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston on June 30. CYR — Katrina Rae, of Sabattus, passed away at home Thursday, June 21. A celebration of Katrina’s life will be forthcoming. DOSTIE — Jerome A., 80, a resident of Auburn, […]
Funeral notices for Tuesday, Oct. 3
CYR — Therese P., 76, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28. A celebration of life will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at Fortin/Auburn. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St. Auburn, ME 04210. 783-8545. MILLER — Richard C. II, 60, of Oxford, […]
Funeral notices for Monday, Oct. 2
CYR — Therese P., 76, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28. A celebration of life will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at Fortin/Auburn. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St. Auburn, ME 04210. 783-8545. PERRY — Gary M., 75, of Bowdoin, passed […]
Funeral notices for Tuesday, Sept. 5
CYR — Rosalie Ann (Barry), 84, of Monmouth passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, in Lewiston. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, at Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the funeral service. Interment, Monmouth Ridge Cemetery, […]
Funeral notices for Monday, Sept. 4
CYR — Rosalie Ann (Barry), 84, of Monmouth, passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, in Lewiston, Maine. Funeral service will be held 2PM on Thursday, September 7, at Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main Street, Monmouth, Maine. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the funeral service. Interment Monmouth Ridge Cemetery, Cemetery Road, […]
DEP monitors minor Durham oil spill
DURHAM — State environmental officials on Monday were monitoring a small diesel fuel spill that occurred at a Durham wood processor Sunday morning. Scott Cyr, oil and hazardous material responder for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, said the spill was reported to DEP just after midnight Sunday. A tanker from Diesel Direct was filling […]
Rumford man sentenced to five years for kidnapping
PARIS — A Rumford man who tried to rob a man he kidnapped at knifepoint last year was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday. Randall J. Chapman, 37, pleaded guilty to felony counts of kidnapping, robbery and aggravated assault in Oxford County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 12 years on the first two […]
Rumford man pleads not guilty to robbing, kidnapping man at knifepoint
PARIS — A Rumford man accused of kidnapping a man and trying to force him to take money out of an ATM pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday. Randall J. Chapman, 37, of 48 Essex Ave. entered the plea via video monitor from Oxford County Jail to Oxford County Superior Court Justice Robert Clifford. Chapman […]
Poaching pensions? School leaders inflate salaries to boost retirement
Tom Morrill wanted to boost his retirement. So a few years ago, during his last year as Auburn’s school superintendent, Morrill chose to have the school system pay him some of the money it was paying for his health insurance. He turned around and bought back that insurance. Morrill didn’t gain or lose anything in […]