WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — State police say a 19-year-old woman has died in a crash involving three vehicles on the Massachusetts Turnpike in West Springfield. Investigators say at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday an eastbound Chevrolet Suburban struck a box truck, causing the Suburban to veer over the median barrier and into the westbound lanes of […]
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Donald Hinson
1957 – 2015 HARTFORD — Donald Hinson, 57, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 21. He was born March 1, 1957, in Brockton, Mass., to Charles W. Hinson and Anita Y. Hinson (Pomerleau). He graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn in 1975. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to […]
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Mildred Angeline Audette
1929 – 2015 WINTHROP—Mildred Angeline Audette, 85, a former resident of Livermore Falls, went to be with the Lord early Friday morning, Feb. 6, at Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop. She was born on Oct. 24, 1929, in New Bedford, Mass., one of 11 children born to Edward Freitas and Mary (Amaral) Freitas. […]
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Children’s snowmobiles stolen in Rangeley had special meaning to Mass. family
RANGELEY — Dan and Jennifer Smith of Pembroke, Mass., had hoped to hold onto their young sons’ snowmobiles forever. And maybe, one day, pass them on to their grandchildren. As of now, that won’t happen. The two children’s Polaris 120cc snowmobiles, one orange and black and the other blue and red, were stolen over the […]
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Kayaker rescued on pond with Charlie Brown cutout
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts fire officials have come to the rescue of a capsized kayaker who may have been trying to install a Charlie Brown cutout on a raft that holds a Christmas tree at the center of a pond. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/1B93K2I ) that Easthampton firefighters rescued the man at about […]
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Major power company signs on to wind and hydro transmission project through Maine
PORTLAND — National Grid, one of the region’s largest utilities, has signed on as a partner in a power transmission project that would link Maine wind projects and Canadian hydropower to population centers in New England. Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission and National Grid on Tuesday announced a partnership to pursue electricity transmission projects, including the 1,000-megawatt […]
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Sharing his light: Somali refugee leads through love
Editor’s note: This essay was originally published in the Assumption College Magazine. WORCESTER, Mass. — Shobow Saban, a Somali refugee who immigrated to the United States and settled in Lewiston, lends his personal story to a fictional work, “Out of Nowhere,” authored by Maria Padian. The book, published last year and winner of the Maine […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Channeling Hank
Douglas Antreassian got hooked on spooky from annual trips to Salem, Mass., as a kid. In his 30s, he owned a popular haunted tour company and a hearse with dual flamethrowers. At 46, he’s channeling the spirit of an 18th-century York reverend, who for 15 years wore a black veil over his head and neck, even […]
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Massachusetts murderer has criminal history in Maine
SPRINGFIELD — A Massachusetts man with facial tattoos, forehead implants that resemble horns and other body modifications told jurors he would see them “all in hell” after he was convicted last week of murdering three men in 2011. Caius Veiovis, 34, of Pittsfield, Mass., was found guilty on Friday of three counts each of murder, […]
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Harold T. Nason
1930 – 2014 MINOT— Harold T. Nason, 84 of Garfield Road, Minot, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, at his home after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis with his loving family by his side. He was born in Auburn on July 26, 1930, son of the late John and Gladys Parker Nason. He was educated in […]