Darius Minor, 18, died Tuesday during a University of Maine football workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. People affected by the unexpected death of a University of Maine freshman football player pledged more than $25,000 in one day to help cover funeral costs for his family in Virginia. Darius Minor, 18, collapsed and died Tuesday […]
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GoFundMe account established for Dobbie’s twin sons
A GoFundMe account has been established to raise money for Kimberly Dobbie’s 11-year-old sons following her murder Sunday. Albert Flick, 76, of Auburn is charged in the killing. The GoFundMe Kim Dobbie Memorial Benefit has been established by Mary Arata, a friend of Dobbie’s from Massachusetts, according to an email Wednesday from Arata. “I’m a […]
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Livermore Falls selectmen transfer property to abutters for cleanup
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to transfer interest in a 23 High St. property foreclosed because of unpaid sewer fees to abutters Ted and Laura Lowell. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said sewer fees of $782 had been unpaid by the previous owner, and taxes of $2,927 were also owed on the property. “The property is in […]
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Auburn boy still battling E. coli complications
PORTLAND — A 17-month-old Auburn boy battling hemolytic uremic syndrome remained in stable condition Wednesday night at Maine Medical Center. Myles Herschaft is fighting the same infection that claimed the life of a Poland boy earlier this week, according to the child’s family. Early Wednesday night, the toddler’s father, Victor Herschaft, posted an update on Facebook […]
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Rumford pinball tourney to help Mexico man battling cancer
RUMFORD — A local musician, actor and pinball machine collector is holding a pinball tournament at his house on Sunday, July 12, to raise money for a Mexico man fighting cancer. Doors open at noon for Eric Schmersal’s “Pinball Tournament for a Father/Son/Brother and Friend” at the RumMex Pinball House at 603 Franklin St. in […]
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Bringing Chad home: Sumner mother grateful for van for son with cerebral palsy
SUMNER — “I made a promise. It was time to come good,” Maureen “Mo” Libby wrote on her shared living provider application for the state when she decided to bring her wheelchair-using and mostly nonverbal son, Chad, home. Before the two could live together again in the three-story barn-turned-home on Butterfield Road in Sumner, Libby […]