The Italian health ministry has placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning as a wave of hot air from Africa is baking southern Europe.
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In the Mediterranean, a nurse with Maine ties works the front lines of a crisis
With Doctors Without Borders, Tim Harrison has helped rescue thousands of refugees at sea.
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Mary A. Buccina
MEXICO — Mary A. Buccina, 96, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 18, at her home in Mexico. She was born on Oct. 18, 1921, in Mexico, the daughter of Vito and Clelia (Vecchione) Buccina, and graduated from Mexico High School. Mary was employed at Oxford Paper Company in the Payroll and Accounting Departments for over […]
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Nancy Hamlin Coccia
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Nancy Hamlin Coccia of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 20 days before her 95th birthday. She was born in South Waterford to Johanna Wilhelmina Jansson and Carl Scripture Hamlin on Aug. 21, 1923. She graduated from Bridgton Academy in 1941 and Central Maine General Hospital’s School of […]
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Ellen D. Chervenak
AUBURN — Ellen Chervenak, 91 years young, formerly of Sherbrooke Avenue in Lewiston, died peacefully on Saturday, April 14, with her family by her side, at the Odd Fellows Home in Auburn. She was born April 6, 1927, at home in Anson. She was the daughter of John and Mary Kachmar. She was the youngest of […]
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Adrien L. Beauregard
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Adrien L. Beauregard, formerly of 8 Owen St., Lewiston, passed away in Bozeman, Mont., on March 8, after a long and rewarding life at age 93. Adrien was born in Lewiston on Dec. 18, 1924, the son of Osias and Clara Maheux Beauregard. He was married to Geneva Mottram, of Auburn. Adrien was […]
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Bishop Deeley to lead Marian Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes
PORTLAND — All are invited to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime trip this summer as Bishop Robert P. Deeley leads a pilgrimage to Fatima and Lourdes from Sunday, Aug. 26, to Tuesday, Sept. 4. The tour package includes custom coach bus transportation from Portland to Logan Airport in Boston, roundtrip airfare from Boston to Europe, deluxe […]
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Elaine M. Botka
FARMINGTON — Elaine M. Botka, 94, of Livermore, passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, at Orchard Park Living and Rehabilitation Center in Farmington. She was born Sept. 7, 1923, in Livermore Falls, the daughter of John W. Hagberg and Evelyn F. (Foss) Hagberg Burbank. She was a 1941 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. Following graduation she […]
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Therese I. Hurley
AUBURN — Therese I. (St. Louis) Hurley died peacefully at Androscoggin Hospice House with her family by her side on Sunday, Nov. 19, after a brief illness. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 3, 1935, she was the daughter of Philip and Blanche St. Louis. She graduated in 1953 from St. Domenic High School, where she played […]
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Robert J. Trefsger
AUBURN — Robert James Trefsger, 97, a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, Pa., passed away at his son’s home in Auburn on Nov. 17, under the compassionate care of Beacon Hospice. Robert was born at his home in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 10, 1920. He was the youngest son of Louis A. Trefsger and Anna Edison. He […]