PARIS — Former Harrison Selectwoman Kathy Laplante has been appointed that town’s representative to the SAD 17 Board of Directors replacing controversial director Robert Celeste who resigned last month after members of the community called for his resignation after discovering comments he had made that they deemed as racist. Laplante, who will serve until the next […]
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Jazz series to open with concert by Cleaver, Laplante
PORTLAND — The Portland Conservatory of Music has announced the spring season of the Dimensions in Jazz Series. Curated by Artistic Director Paul Lichter, the robust line-up brings national and international jazz performers to Maine. The season opens on Thursday, March 1, with a concert by Gerald Cleaver and Travis Laplante at SPACE Gallery, with […]
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Arline A. Laplante
1946 – 2016 LEWISTON — Arline A. (Caron) Laplante, 69, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born on Oct. 26, 1946, in Lewiston, the daughter of the late Arthur and Emilienne (Busque) Caron. Arline lived in Auburn most of her life, where she shared a loving marriage […]
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Harrison man dies from injuries from kite-skiing on Crystal Lake
HARRISON — A kite-skier was killed Monday morning after he lost control on Crystal Lake and struck a metal shed. Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s office identified the victim as 49-year-old Adam Tsapis of Harrison. According to Harrison fire Chief Dana LaPlante, the man was on the lake around 11 a.m. […]
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Hospital upgrades condition of Mexico couple who survived head-on crash
Eastern Maine Medical Center upgraded the conditions Friday of a 76-year-old Mexico couple, Joseph and Marjorie Richard, who were hurt in a head-on collision Tuesday in Brewer that killed a couple from Rumford and injured two people from Massachusetts. The Bangor hospital listed Joseph Richard’s condition as “good” and Marjorie Richard’s condition to “fair.” Marjorie’s […]