1919 – 2016 FARMINGTON — Rose E. Oliver, 96, of Farmington died Tuesday, May 31, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Rose was born Sept. 30, 1919, in Livermore Falls, a daughter of Guy and Marion (Grant) Alexander. She grew up in a family of 12 children, receiving her education from local schools. On Nov. 14, 1936, […]
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Napoleon Frechette
1928 – 2015 LEWISTON — Napoleon “Mimi” Frechette, 87, a lifelong resident of Jay, died Thursday, Oct. 22, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, following a brief illness. He was born Oct. 3, 1928, in Jay, the son of Leon Frechette and Alpha (Bibeau) Frechette. Napoleon was a 1948 graduate of Jay High School. […]
Madeline A. Ranger
1932 – 2015 JAY — Madeline “Maddy” Ada Ranger, 83, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Sandy River Center in Farmington, where she had resided since 2006. She was born on June 17, 1932, at home in Dryden, the daughter of Claris and Rose (Belanger) Ranger. She attended school in Wilton and graduated […]
Army Guard member sues G.H. Bass alleging he was fired after training schedule changed
PORTLAND — A member of the Maine Army National Guard has sued the owner of the G.H. Bass store in Freeport in federal court, alleging the company refused to keep him on after his annual training was rescheduled because of a unit change. The company claimed Zachary Grant, 25, of Pownal, quit, then tried to […]
Former Bass president Morgan remembered in Wilton
WILTON — A successful leader of G.H. Bass Shoe Co. is being remembered for his dedication to his family, the business, his horses and the way he treated others. Charles Morgan, 85, of Rochester, Minn., died Tuesday. A service will be held there Saturday, with burial in Wilton in the spring. Born in Old Town, […]