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On Mother’s Day, never too old to take the plunge

LEBANON — Dorothea Labrie keeps it simple on most Mother’s Days, maybe dining out with her family or just staying home with them. But this year, the white-haired great-grandmother from Lewiston requested something different – a 14,000-foot plunge in a parachute with her family around her. Labrie said that at 86, you never know when […]

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Lebanon man dies during police standoff

A man is dead after a police standoff that dragged on for hours Monday in the York County town of Lebanon. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said state troopers found Wayne Castellez, 59, dead inside his mobile home on Lower Barley Road about 9:30 p.m. McCausland said Castellez “likely died […]

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Richard C. Weirich

FREEPORT — Richard C. Weirich, 72, passed away in his home, Saturday, June 10, in Freeport. Born August 23, 1944, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, he was a dedicated educator for 48 years until his retirement from South Portland High School in 2015. He earned his Doctor of Education in Science Education from the University of Maine in […]

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Lebanon man dies in fire at home

LEBANON — Maine’s State Fire Marshal’s Office says a man died in a fire that destroyed his home in the York County town of Lebanon. The office say the fire happened on Wednesday morning at the man’s home on Bakers Grant Road. Authorities say the man’s name will be released after relatives have been notified. […]

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Nancy DeHart Wood

1935 – 2015 NORWAY — Nancy DeHart Wood, longtime Norway resident, died Monday, Nov. 23, after a brief illness at the home of her son, Peter Wood. She was 80. She was born in Boston on March 5, 1935, to Albert and Susan Greene and grew up in Ashland, Mass., at the family apple orchard. […]

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George Henry Miller Jr., MD

1924 – 2015 LIVERMORE — Dr. George Henry Miller Jr., MD, 90, a resident of Livermore, passed away Tuesday, July 28, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on Dec. 16, 1924, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of George Henry Miller Sr. and Martha (Gordon) Miller. George attended public […]