AUGUSTA — Politicians from both political parties have vowed to find state funding for a federal program that sends an honors detail to about 1,300 military funerals per year in Maine. Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vowed to find funding within the state budget to ensure the program continues, and Democratic Sen. John Tuttle […]
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Joan Rivers’ life celebrated by Hollywood, theater, fashion and media
NEW YORK — Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang “Smile” and bagpipers played “New York, New York” at Joan Rivers’ funeral Sunday, a star-studded send-off that — like the late comedian herself — brought together the worlds of Hollywood, theater, fashion and media. At a funeral befitting a superstar, the New […]
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Rocco ‘Rocky’ John Salatino
RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate the life of Rocco “Rocky” John Salatino, of Rumford, was conducted at noon on Friday, June 6, at Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church in Rumford, with the Rev. Greg Dube as celebrant. Organist was Nicholas Puiia III, altar assistant was Bernard Poirier […]
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‘She was taken suddenly and violently from us’: Hundreds remember Amy Theriault at her funeral in Fort Kent
FORT KENT — Amy Theriault, the 31-year-old St. Francis woman shot and stabbed to death, allegedly by her longtime boyfriend, should be remembered for the life she led and not for the violent manner in which she died, according to the eulogy delivered at her funeral. More than 300 family members, friends and co-workers attended […]
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Anger, grief blend at Turkey coal miner funerals as death toll reaches 283
SOMA, Turkey — With photos of their loved ones pinned to their chests and chanting the names of lost miners, grieving relatives laid their dead to rest in mass burials Thursday, as gravediggers labored to make room for scores more victims of Turkey’s worst mining disaster. “The love of my life is gone,” women wailed […]
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Norway Town Office to close for firefighter’s funeral
NORWAY — The Norway Town Office will be closed Thursday, May 15, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. so employees can attend the funeral of Captain David Millett of the Norway Fire Department. Millett, a long time member of the Fire Department and husband of former Selectwoman Irene Millett, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 14. His funeral service […]