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Richard C. Hurd

LEWISTON — Richard C. Hurd, 80, of Auburn died Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Central Maine Medical Center, with his loving family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Lewiston on June 9, 1937, a son of the late John and Sadie (Langlois) Hurd. He was educated in Auburn and graduated […]

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Lloyd Kimball

AUBURN — Lloyd Kimball, 83, of Poland died Friday, Aug. 11, at the Hospice House. He was born in Casco on Nov. 29, 1933, the son of Benjamin C. and Bertha Eldridge Kimball. He faithfully served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959. He married Velma Martin on May 20, 1961. They lived in […]

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William R. (Rick) Gayton Jr.

AUBURN — William R. (Rick) Gayton Jr. of Sabattus passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Hospice House in Auburn surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 3, 1959, a son of William and Beverly Katula Gayton Sr. Rick grew up and was educated in the Lisbon Falls schools. He […]

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Zumwalt helps rescue Maine fisherman

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s new stealth destroyer, the future USS Zumwalt, assisted in the rescue of a fisherman who had a medical emergency early Saturday off the Maine coast, officials said. The 600-foot, 15,000-ton Zumwalt — the largest destroyer ever built for the Navy — was out for sea trials when Coast Guard officials received […]

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Warden service finds body of fisherman

RAINBOW TOWNSHIP — The Maine Warden Service has recovered the body of a 60-year-old man who failed to contact his wife while he was alone on a fishing trip. Game wardens began searching for Roland Mayhew of Hampden after he didn’t call his wife on Wednesday, two days after he began a trip to local […]

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Fisherman shot by hunter in West Gardiner out of hospital

WEST GARDINER (AP) — Maine police are investigating what they say appears to be the accidental shooting of a fisherman by a hunter in West Gardiner. Authorities said 54-year-old Scott Fraley of Raymond was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center with a “superficial” wound after being struck in the back of the head with a bullet […]

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Search for fisherman becomes recovery mission

OGUNQUIT (AP) — A search for a missing fisherman in the waters off Ogunquit has turned into a recovery mission. The Maine Marine Patrol is searching for the body Billy McIntire, who failed to return from a late-night swim near Perkins Cove. The Coast Guard was notified at 11:55 p.m. Thursday that only one of […]