AUGUSTA — Jacqueline L. Hodgkins, 79, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 31. She was born in Chelsea on June 6, 1938, daughter of Joseph and Jeannette (Marois) Lapointe. Jackie attended elementary school in Chelsea and was a 1957 graduate of Cony High School in Augusta. She worked at the New England Telephone and […]
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'Stress test' preceded Florida pedestrian bridge collapse that killed 6
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities said Friday that cables supporting a pedestrian bridge under construction in Florida were being tightened following a “stress test” when the 950-ton concrete span collapsed over traffic, killing at least six people, injuring 10 others and flattening an untold number of cars. Officials expected to find more bodies in the rubble. […]
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Daniel C. Sinclair
PORTLAND — Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter and your life a little better. Daniel “Dano” Clifford Sinclair was one of those people. Sadly, Dano left us much too soon at the age of 64 on Monday, Dec. 18. He would have been most displeased at the snow gently […]
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Dolphins humble Patriots in Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady was intercepted twice by Xavien Howard and held without a third-down conversion Monday night, and the Miami Dolphins snapped the New England Patriots’ eight-game winning streak with a surprising 27-20 victory. The Dolphins (6-7) were 11-point underdogs at home, but they kept the Patriots (10-3) from clinching their […]
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NASCAR: Earnhardt to take one last spin
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. bounded out of the media center and was instantly swarmed by fans snapping photos and shoving Sharpies in his face. Earnhardt was tailed until he walked up the steps to another TV interview. “Did you see him?” a man yelled as more fans arrived a few steps too […]
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Dorothy C. Coffin
AUBURN — Dorothy Chipman Coffin, 87, of Poland Spring died early Friday morning, June 23, at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born on June 12, 1930, in Poland, a daughter of Merle A. and Georgia (Hamilton) Chipman. She attended schools at Ricker Hill in Poland Spring, Fryeburg Academy and graduated from Edward Little High School […]
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Richard Joseph Potvin Jr.
1930 – 2015 AUBURN — Richard Joseph Potvin Jr., 84, shoe industrialist, real estate developer, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, of Auburn and Miami Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with his loving wife by his side. Richard fought off COPD and death with his […]
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Gracie-Belle R. Leclair
2014 – 2015 PORTLAND — Gracie-Belle Regina Leclair, of Lewiston, peacefully passed away Saturday morning, May 9, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, after courageously battling illness since her birth. She was born in Miami, Fla., on May 5, 2014, and has been loved and cared for since by Marcel and Eryn (Soule) Leclair in […]
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Olin Perry Wright Jr.
1934 – 2014 SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla.— Olin Perry Wright Jr., made his journey home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 12. He was 80 years old. Olin was born James Olin Wright on Feb. 1, 1934, at Fiske Hospital in Homestead, Fla., to Olin Perry and Frances Brown Wright. On his ninth birthday, […]
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LeBron James will opt out of contract, become free agent
James has told the Miami Heat that he is opting out of the final two years of his contract, his agent, Rich Paul, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. And with that, James will become a free agent on July 1. “I have informed the Heat,” Paul said. That does not mean James is leaving […]