MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Icy conditions made travel treacherous by road and air across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday, closing roads, causing accidents and even sending a flight at Bangor International Airport skidding off a taxiway. But as the weather warmed and road crews across the region cleared ice from highways, up to […]
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Supreme Court case on abortion clinic buffer zones could affect Portland, polling places
PORTLAND — Local and regional Planned Parenthood officials say if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out buffer zones intended to keep anti-abortion protesters away from their clinics, similar protective areas aimed at safeguarding voters’ rights at the polls could be jeopardized as well. The nation’s highest court is expected to hear oral arguments in the […]
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Jean Gowen Walden
1935 – 2013 GREENWOOD, Ind. — Jean Gowen Walden, 78, of Greenwood, Ind., transitioned to her eternal home Saturday, Nov. 9, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Springvale on April 24, 1935, the daughter of Fred G. Sr. and Glenna Hobbs Gowen. Jean graduated from Sanford High School and attended Gordon […]
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Oxford receives bids for sewer plant equipment
OXFORD — Three bids to provide equipment for the town’s planned sewage treatment plant were unsealed at the Town Office on Thursday afternoon. The planned state-of-the-art facility uses a series of fine screens, or membranes, to slough off solids before treating the remaining waste with UV light instead of a conventional chemical treatment. Vendors bidding on the […]
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Eleanor Marie Coupe
1922 – 2013 WEYMOUTH, Mass. — Eleanor “Ellie” Marie Coupe of Hanover, Mass., formerly of Lewiston, died Friday, Oct. 18, at Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Weymouth, Mass., after a brief illness. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., on Aug. 2, 1922, the daughter of the late William and Margaret Marion (Hagan) Callahan. Ellie […]
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The Rev. Lucille Jean Brown Richard
1942 – 2013 The Rev. Lucille Jean Brown Richard, 71, of Bridgton, died Friday, Oct. 18, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn after a long illness. She was surrounded by family. Lucille was born on Aug. 27, 1942, in Cambridge, Mass. She graduated from Lawrence High School in Massachusetts. Later in life, Lucille earned a […]
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Dr. John H. Gould
1934 – 2013 AUBURN — Dr. John H. Gould of Turner passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn. Dr. Gould was born in Portland on Sept. 10, 1934, the first child of Eleanor (Webster) Gould and Richard Gould. He grew up in both Cape Elizabeth […]
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Irene Beaucage
1921 – 2013 SANFORD, Fla. — Irene Beaucage, 92, of Sanford, Fla., died Sunday, Sept. 15, at Central Florida Regional Hospital. Born in Lewiston on May 19, 1921, she was the daughter of Oliver and Marieanne Hamel. She married Donald Beaucage on May 29, 1940. Together, they operated stores for Sherwin-Williams in Massachusetts and Florida […]
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Auburn Police K9 gets new vest
AUBURN — After three years on the force, K9 Dutch is getting new protective gear to keep him safe on the beat. The vest, which will be bullet- and stab-proof, is one of 16 awarded in New England by Vested Interest in K-9s with a $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation. Although he was born […]
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Lola the six-clawed lobster finds new home at Maine State Aquarium
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Even a “normal” lobster is considered by many to be on the freaky side of nature, but the Maine State Aquarium in Boothbay Harbor has one that even lobster experts have never seen. Lola the six-clawed lobster arrived at the aquarium on Thursday after being caught off Hyannis, Mass., on the F/V […]