I went to a fine restaurant the other day and ordered a very expensive meal. It was delicious. When I received the bill, I told the waitress that I was not going to pay. I told her it was my right and that other patrons would have to pay for my meal, then left. Sound […]
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Film captures heart of City by the Bay
GREENE — Sawyer Memorial will kick off its 2012 programming with the showing of “The Heart of San Francisco,” a film by travelogue artist Sandy Mortimer, on Friday, April 13. Mortimer, who collaborated with fourth-generation Californians Rick and Jan Rosfield, takes viewers past Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Park and usual tourist sites, into many of the […]
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Justina C. Longstaff
BANGOR — Justina Clare Longstaff, 80, of Houlton, wife of the late Ralph E. Longstaff and only child of Wendell and Marion (Dolly Hogan) Smith, died March 24, after a short illness, at a Bangor hospital, with her family present. Justina was born July 9, 1931, in Houlton. Justina graduated from Houlton High School in […]
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Online readers weigh in on government, guns, rescues and speeders
Here’s a look at what some members of our online audience had to say about stories in the news this week. Readers were quick to praise the efforts of all those involved in rescuing a woman after she fell down a bank of the Androscoggin River in Mexico Tuesday. Susan Byram of Mexico summed it […]
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Janet Dee Eustis
AUBURN — Janet Dee (Lyman) Eustis, 47, of Auburn, formerly of Greene, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 26. She was surrounded by the love of her family, those who could be by her side and those who kept her in their thoughts and prayers, providing comfort to her in her final days. […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Travis Poulin-Adams, 22, transient, theft, 11:30 p.m. Saturday on Bartlett Street. * Alexis Hamann, 22, of 54 Rosedale St. No. 2, domestic violence assault, 2:10 p.m. Sunday at that address. * Rene Emile Cloutier, 35, of 51 Pierce St. No. 1, criminal trespass and refusing to submit to arrest or detention, 1 […]
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K. Burnham: Curb the speeding
I am writing with concerns about cars speeding on my road. The speed limit is 40 mph; however, speeding is rampant. Four years ago, there was a fatality related to speeding directly in front of my home. Just today, a car passed the school bus that had slowed down with its yellow lights flashing. I […]
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V. O’Brien: Could use more decency
I appreciated the David Sirota column (March 13) about the broadcasting of ideas being a privilege, not a right. Sirota added a few notes concerning some liberal hosts being removed because of offensive remarks. But, the majority of his comments centered on the conservative folk mucking up the “most basic standards of decorum.” It is […]
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S. Goulet: Work for the help you get
This is in response to Steve Huston’s letter that appeared March 11. In it, he stated that people who use state services should not be asked to provide identification, or, better yet, being in good health, not to have to work for the services they need. Huston felt it is “demoralizing” to expect either of […]
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Ernestine ‘Tina’ Howe
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ernestine “Tina” (Laffert) Howe, 88, passed away on March 8, at Hanover Hill Health Care Center. She was born in Arlington Mass., the daughter of George Laffert and Berta Pfauntsch. Tina was married to Louis Howe of Greene. She is survived by her children, Connie and Dana; granddaughter, Sarah Norwood; sister, Georgia; […]