Kyle Bates of Mechanic Falls fishes open water Tuesday on Lake Auburn. If opening day of the open-water fishing season had not fallen on Easter, Bates said Sunday would have been his first day out. He said he grew up fishing Lake Auburn with his dad. “I don’t know why I am trying it again,” […]
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Maine anglers uphold ‘opening day’ tradition to welcome in the spring fishing season
TURNER — Peter Crowell can recall 25 years ago when he was a boy and his father would go out on opening day of fishing season to cast to open water and try to hook a trout. Because of new fishing laws in 2010, there no longer is a legal start to the open-water season – […]
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Audrey J. Berry
AUBURN — Audrey J. Berry, 68, a resident of Strong, passed away Saturday, March 31, at Hospice House of Androscoggin, with her loving husband by her side. She was born April 7, 1949, in Lewiston, the daughter of Richard C. Tempesta and Gloria M. (Girardin) Tempesta. She was a graduate of Leavitt Institute in Turner. On […]
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Rodney A. Pettengill
LEWISTON — Rodney A. Pettengill, 85, a resident of Leeds, died Wednesday, March 28, at CMMC in Lewiston with his loving family by his side. His family remembers him as a generous, selfless, hardworking, devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather and a great friend. He was born Jan. 18, 1933, the son of J. Russell […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Arctic charr restored to Reed Pond
The American Fisheries Society recently presented the fisheries division of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with a national award for cutting edge work in the restoration of the native Arctic charr to Big Reed Pond in Piscataquis County. Although the project was the work of many biologists and funded by a wide array […]
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William "Bill" Hart Schnorr
DIXFIELD — William “Bill” Hart Schnorr, 92, of Dixfield passed away at home in Dixfield, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, March 21. Bill was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Slatersville, Rhode Iasland, to Edward Henry and Stella Hart (Tabor) Schnorr. He joined the military at 17 to fight in World War II in the Army Air […]
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Kenneth L. Hodgdon Jr.
GORHAM — Kenneth Lewis Hodgdon Jr., 84, passed away in Gorham on Tuesday, March 20. The son of Kenneth and Mary (Monroe) Hodgdon, he was born in Edmunds Township on Jan. 14, 1934. He graduated from Dennysville High School and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Orono. He served […]
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Daniel Paul Roy
LEWISTON — Daniel Paul Roy, 62, the second son born to Eugene R. Roy and Madeleine C. (Pare) Roy, died March 21, surrounded by family and friends, at St. Mary’s Hospital, following a valiant and determined battle with cancer. Born on Feb. 25, 1956, with three congenital heart defects, Dan faced many challenges brought on by […]
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John Stephen Tucker
NORWAY — Captain John Stephen Tucker, 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 16, at the Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation after a brief illness. He was born on May 31, 1926, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to William Arthur and Alice Furneaux Tucker. With his sister Cynthia, the family relocated to Belmont, Mass. John attended […]
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Charles A. Johnson Jr.
AUBURN — Charles A. Johnson Jr., 63, of Auburn, passed away on Monday, March 19, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Lewiston on Sept. 27, 1954, to parents Charles and Eva Johnson. Charles was a devoted self-employed mechanic, and dedicated his time to working on cars. He owned his own garage, “Dun […]