NAPLES, Fla. — Norman E. Bilodeau, our beloved husband, father and grandfather, of Naples, Fla., passed away Monday, April 2, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born in Lewiston on April 9, 1941. Norman graduated from Lewiston High School. After high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. In 1960, he began working […]
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Brianna Marie Belisle
AUGUSTA — Brianna Marie Belisle, 25, of Harrison and the Rangeley Lakes area, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 21. She was born in Farmington on June 5, 1992, the daughter of Marie McIntosh & Brian Belisle and was educated in the Oxford Hills and Rangeley Lakes school districts, receiving her diploma in 2012. Brianna was a […]
Colleen Weston
AUBURN — Colleen Weston, 87, of Auburn died Dec. 31, 2017, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born July 19, 1930, to Herbert and Harriet (Waite) Libby in Millinocket, Maine. Colleen graduated from Stearns High School in 194, where she was active playing cello, piano and bass drum in the school orchestra and […]
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Auburn holiday trash collection schedule AUBURN — Trash and recycling will not be collected on Monday, Dec. 25. A special pick up for Monday trash and recycling will be done on Saturday, Dec. 30. All trash and recycling should be out curbside by 7 a.m. Trash and recycling will not be collected Monday, Jan. 1, […]
Charles Arthur Harris Sr.
FARMINGTON — Charles Arthur Harris Sr., 84, of Farmington, went to be with his Lord, Saturday, Dec. 16, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Plainfield, N.J., the son of Charles Schulek and Dorothy Harris. He graduated from Bound Brook High School in New Jersey in 1952 and attended the University […]
Greg Hutchinson
CHAIN OF PONDS – Greg Hutchinson, 51, died Monday, Dec. 11, at Chain of Ponds from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He resided in Carthage. Born in Rumford on June 11, 1966, he was a son of Lee and Elaine (Clark) Hutchinson. He was a graduate of Dixfield High School where he was a member […]
David J. Heikkinen
LEWISTON — David J. Heikkinen, 72, of Lewiston, passed away at home on Thursday, Nov. 2. He was born in Lewiston on May 9, 1945, a son of Eva Heikkinen of South Paris, Maine and the late Eino Heikkinen. He graduated from Oxford Hills High School and attended and graduated from Kettering University in Michigan. He […]
New Hiking Challenge to Engage Local Residents in the Outdoors
Members of the Maine West collaborative recently launched a new hiking challenge designed to engage local residents in healthy, outdoor recreation activities. The Second Nature Adventure Challenge promotes nine different walks and hikes in the Oxford Hills, River Valley and Bethel areas through a new website that encourages participants to earn and share digital badges […]
Richard R. Haslip
POLAND — Richard R. Haslip, 69, passed quietly on Friday, Oct. 20, after a long, courageous battle with bladder cancer, surrounded by his family. Born in New York on Feb. 22, 1948, he is survived by his loving wife, Patricia; his children, Amy and her husband, Scott, Curtis and his wife, Dayna, Daren and Brian; and […]
Breanne "Bre" M. Hewins
LIVERMORE FALLS — Breanne “Bre” M. Hewins, 40, a resident of Jay, passed away doing what she loved, riding her motorcycle, Monday morning, Sept. 25, in Livermore Falls. She was born Feb. 25, 1977, in Rumford, the daughter of Kenneth H. Abbott and Jan (Mawhinney) Abbott Arsenault. Bre was a 1995 graduate of Jay High School. […]