WILTON — United Church of Christ Churches from Franklin and Kennebec Counties held an outdoor worship service Sunday afternoon at Kineowatha Park. In 2015 and 2016, the Franklin County Association held outdoor worship services at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. Members of the Kennebec Association attended the 2016 service prior to merging into the Living Water Association. […]
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Grace R. Laliberte
AUBURN — It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Grace R. Laliberte, 87, of Auburn, Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Hospice House after a brief illness. Born to the late Joseph and Elodie Forgues in Jackman on Feb. 4, 1931, she lived and worked most of her […]
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Sen. Susan Collins tells Jackman residents they did the ‘right thing’ in firing town manager
The senator also said that she would no longer endorse state Rep. Larry Lockman, R-Amherst, in future elections when he termed legislation on immigrants as part of the “war on whites.’ JACKMAN — Sen. Susan Collins saluted the town of Jackman and its board of selectmen on Thursday, praising the community for the way it […]
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Divisive messages have no place in Maine
Congratulations to the people of Jackman and the Board of Selectmen for doing the right thing and firing the town’s racist town manager. He has embarrassed the town and the state as a whole. His language and prejudices are exactly the wrong things for Maine and America. Maine is a small state with an aging […]
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Jackman selectmen fire town manager Kawczynski, who made racist remarks
JACKMAN — Town Manager Tom Kawczynski was fired Tuesday morning in a unanimous vote by selectmen that followed an uproar after his racist views became public in recent days. After his firing, Kawczynski lambasted the media for what he called inaccurate portrayals of his remarks, while also pledging that his cause is now advocating for […]
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Jackman residents say town manager’s racial comments don’t represent them
JACKMAN — The people of Jackman hope the select board will do the right thing. The small tourist town has been under scrutiny since Town Manager Tom Kawczynski’s white separatist, anti-Islamic and misogynistic comments were first published by media outlets Friday. The posts on Kawczynski’s Facebook page and Gab, an alt-right social media network, range […]
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Jackman town manager under fire for comments
Jackman selectmen are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Town Manager Thomas Kawczynski to discuss his white separatist, anti-Islamic and anti-feminist comments. The town’s attorney, Warren Shay, said the four-member board called for a meeting with Kawczynski at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Jackman Town Hall. “The beliefs attributed are not shared by the selectmen and do not reflect the beliefs […]
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Jackman town manager says he won’t quit over posts on racial separation
Jackman Town Manager Thomas Kawczynski said Saturday his days as an employee of the small northwestern Maine town are probably numbered after he came under fire Friday for his views on racial separation and anti-Islamic comments. But he said he has no plans to quit his job. Kawczynski also said he was sorry for any […]
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Beverly Lee
1938 – 2015 LEWISTON — Beverly Lee died on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born in Falmouth on Nov. 28, 1938, to George and Dorothy (Winslow) Anderson. She married Philip Wesley Lee on Sept. 25, 1955; he died in 1996. She worked in area shoe shops and Robinson […]
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Roland W. Poulin
1932 – 2015 LEWISTON — Roland W. Poulin, 83, a resident of Leeds, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born in Jackman on Feb. 24, 1932, the son of Ephrem and Adelia Rodrigue Poulin. Roland received his education in the Jackman schools and graduated from Jackman […]