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James R. McLafferty

AUBURN — James Robert McLafferty (aka Jamie, Jim and Jimmy) passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Odd Fellows Home in Auburn, after a long illness. He was born Jan. 27, 1938, to Joseph and Lurlene (Ross) McLafferty of Rangeley. As a child, he was described as rambunctious, upbeat and “always on the run.” He graduated from […]

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Randall A. Wells

TURNER — Randall Alden Wells, 68, of Turner, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 16. He was born Aug. 21,1949 in Lewiston, a son of the late Forrest and Phyllis (Alden) Wells. He attended local schools, graduating from Leavitt Institute in 1967. He was a lifetime stone mason in Turner, a member of the […]

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Maine GOP candidates similar, yet different

The four Republicans running to replace Gov. Paul LePage are all vowing to carry on his legacy, but they are distinguished by some subtle and not-so-subtle differences in how they would do that. Rep. Ken Fredette of Newport, state Sen. Garrett Mason of Lisbon, former Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew of […]

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Bryan D. Jenkins

BATH — Bryan D. Jenkins, 50, of Bath, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 25. Bryan was born on Oct. 14, 1967, in Augusta. He was a Morse High School graduate, Class of 1986. After graduation Bryan was a mason in Florida and later worked at BIW for a short while. He eventually found his true calling […]

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John H. Little Jr.

LEEDS – John H. Little Jr., 88, a resident of Leeds, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 25, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 25, 1929, the son of John Howard Little Sr. and Martha Hazel Grate Little. He was educated in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. He joined […]

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Jerome B. Ayers

LEWISTON — Jerome B. Ayers, 76, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, Sept. 30. He was born in Lewiston on June 3, 1941, the son of the late Jerome and Muriel (Gove) Ayers. Jerome lived in Maine his entire life, and was a graduate of Mechanic Falls High School in 1959 and Bentley College in […]

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Alexis F. Cote

FORT KENT — Alexis “Sonny/Alex” F. Cote, 73, of Sinclair, passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, in Fort Kent after a brief illness. Born on June 3, 1944, he was the son of Alexis J. and Yvonne Cote. He grew up in Auburn/Lewiston and graduated from St. Dominic’s High School as a hockey standout. He graduated from […]

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Maynard E. Brown

SOUTH PARIS — Maynard E. Brown, 85, of Minot, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. He was born in Avon on June 5, 1932, a son of the late Clayton and Evelyn (Hewey) Brown. At a young age, he moved to Gorham and attended local schools there. […]

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James Holmes

AUBURN — James Bryan Holmes, 81, of Greene, formerly of Duxbury and Chelmsford, Mass., passed away Saturday, April 1, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn. James was born June 29, 1935, to Golden and Dorothy P. (Donald) Holmes in Oswego, N.Y. He was a graduate of Buckfield High […]