SCARBOROUGH — Maria Parisi, 87, a resident of Barker Mill Arms Apartments in Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 21, at the Gosnel Hospice in Scarborough. She was born April 18, 1931, in Rome, Italy, the daughter of Antonio Parisi. Maria was well-known for walking around her neighborhood. She was very social and loved to stop […]
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Ann Sparrow Williams
MORRISTOWN, Vt. — Ann Sparrow Williams died Aug. 27 in Morristown, Vt., having lived an “unremarkable, but delightful life,” according to an entry in one of her journals. She was 89. Some might take issue with her dismissive descriptor, noting her successful efforts aimed at helping preserve the Vermont State House as well as her athletic […]
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George Clooney seems to be OK after a car hits his scooter in Italy
Hollywood legend George Clooney sustained minor injuries after being involved in an accident while riding a motorized scooter in Sardinia, Italy on Tuesday morning, according to local media. The 57-year-old Academy Award winner was traveling on a state road in Costa Corallina, a province of Olbia, when the crash occurred, TGCOM24 reported. Police told NBC […]
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Italy could be facing financial crisis
WASHINGTON — If you’re nostalgic for the 2008-09 financial crisis, you can cheer up. Another debacle may be on its way. Its epicenter would be Italy, which may threaten the rest of the world economy. Under the worst-case assumptions, Italy could abandon the euro — the single currency now used by 19 countries — and […]
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Jean P. Crowley
LEWISTON — Jean P. Crowley, 68, a resident of Turner, passed away from natural causes following several years of illness, Friday, Feb. 16, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born April 17, 1949, in Rumford, the daughter of Thomas Bartholomew and Glenys “Rae” (Lane) Bartholomew. Jean was a 1968 graduate of Gould Academy. […]
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Susanne Alice Trumble
AUBURN — Susanne Alice Trumble, 74, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Lewiston, the daughter of the late Anthony and Alma (Dubois) Brissette. Susanne married Henry W. Trumble in Italy in 1960. She had a great love of learning and continued her education through […]
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Italy’s future unsettled as economy falters
WASHINGTON — Italy may be the next stop on the world’s journey to more economic nationalism. First we had Brexit — Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Then we had the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, pledging to put “America first” in his policies. Now Italy may be treading down […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]
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Bates College mourns death of junior John Durkin
The Bates College community is reeling, mourning the death of one of its students. John Durkin, 21, of Rye Beach, N.H., died Thursday in Rome while on an exchange program through Trinity College of Connecticut. He had last been seen around 2:30 a.m. Thursday in Campo de’ Fiori, a historic square lined with pubs popular […]
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Bates College student John Durkin, from New Hampshire, found dead in Italy
UPDATED 2:55 PM A Bates College student missing since Wednesday has been found dead in Italy. John Durkin, 21, of Rye Beach, N.H., was last seen by friends at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sloppy Sam’s bar in the Campo de Fiori section of Rome, his uncle, Tom Durkin, told the Bangor Daily News on Friday. […]