Every poinsettia in Mike Small’s greenhouse is accounted for and he and his employees are having a hard time keeping up with the demand for wreaths as the holiday season approaches.
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Saving seeds for spring planting
Linda Duby pinches blooms at her home on Lincoln Street in Lewiston on Monday. Duby said by removing the old flowers, she can save the seeds to plant next spring. “I am a flower and vegetable fanatic,” Duby said. Runners, cyclists and sometimes motorists stop to look at Duby’s garden. Once, Duby said, a man […]
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Tending the garden in Auburn
Barbara Hill tends to her garden on Hotel Road in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon. “The weather has been great for the flowers, but it also makes the weeds and grass grow too much,” Hill said. “It’s getting harder for me to keep up with it all. It’s not hard getting down to do the work, […]
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Paul Tremblay
AUBURN — It is with great sadness but a joyful heart that the family of Paul Tremblay announces he went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 19, at the Hospice House with family members by his side. He was born in Lewiston on May 6, 1946, and was raised by the late Carroll […]
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Hubert May
AUBURN — Hubert May, 80, of Oxford passed away Thursday, May 17, at Hospice House. He was born in Poland on July 14, 1937, the son of James and Gertrude Strout May. He had been employed at Robinson Manufacturing, Marcal Paper and had worked as a carpenter. He worked on building the Maine Turnpike. He retired […]
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California flower town wrestles with odor amid shift to pot
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) — This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lucky to live in what they consider a slice of paradise. But change is in the air. And sometimes, they say, it stinks. That’s because marijuana […]
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Busy bee at Jillson’s Farm in Sabattus
A bee collects pollen from alyssum flowers at Jillson’s Farm in Sabattus on Tuesday afternoon. Because of disease, pesticides and a cold winter, there has been a shortage of bees in the region, but the greenhouses are stocked with a variety of colorful flowers and plants for the upcoming Mother’s Day weekend. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) […]
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Earl C. Andrews
BETHEL — ?Earl C. Andrews died of heart failure at his home in Bethel on Saturday, May 5. He was born on the Andrews family farm in North Paris on July 7, 1925, the son of Alfred and Iona (Littlehale) Andrews. He graduated from West Paris High School in 1944. He served in the Navy from […]
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Helen E. Lehoux
LEWISTON — Helen E. Lehoux, 87, passed away peacefully at Montello Manor on Saturday, April 7. She was born in Leeds on June 25, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Burgess) Riggs. The foster parents who raised Helen were Bernie and Gladys Hartford. She attended schools in Leeds and was a graduate of Monmouth Academy. […]
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Easter lilies blooming in Lewiston
Jaynne Beaule-Hinkley removes pollen from Easter lilies being prepared to be delivered or picked up at Blais Flower Shop in Lewiston on Friday afternoon. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)