SABATTUS — Katrina Rae Cyr of Sabattus passed away peacefully at home Thursday, June 21. Katrina was born in Augusta on Dec 11, 1975, to Anthony Handley and late Terri Reynolds-Stratton. Her first love of her life was her son, Joseph, known by many as JR, then she met Jason Hannigan who became her second love […]
Daisy
Animal Tales: At Whiting Farm, a tale of two kitties
AUBURN — It took a year of mourning before Whiting Farm was ready for another cat. Rufus, the fluffy, friendly Maine coon, had been the furry face of the farm for more than a dozen years — in fact, was such a fixture there that his permanent care was written into the contract when Elmer […]
Daisy S. Patterson
1928 – 2016 RUMFORD — Daisy S. Patterson, 88, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening Dec. 21, at the Rumford Community Home, with her family by her side. She was born Daisy Elizabeth Shreve on May 30, 1928, in St. Augustine, Fla., the daughter of Edwin and Katherine (Maise) Shreve. She graduated from Ketterlinus High School […]
The babes are growing like weeds
Funny how many baby creatures tend to have feet far too big for their bodies.Such is the way with my five not-so-little goslings. They are now just over a month old — no longer tiny fluff balls — and their legs and feet look like they belong to year-old geese. The parents have virtually given […]
Former Rumford selectman, Oxford County commissioner remembered
RUMFORD — Thursday morning was bittersweet on Penobscot Street at the Kennard family house for Carolyn Kennard and her daughter, Margery Kennard. The two women were reminiscing and preparing to go through several family photo albums. Specifically, they were looking for pictures of Fredric L. Kennard — Carolyn’s husband of 52 years, and Margery’s beloved […]