1928 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Leroy Earl Bragdon Sr., 87, left to be with his wife on Tuesday, April 21. He was born on Jan. 29, 1928, in Royal Oaks, Mich., the son of Ruth (Inman) Bragdon and Lee Bragdon. Leroy married Ruby Patterson, the love of his life, on March 23, 1946, in Lisbon, […]
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William Herlihy
1934 – 2015 NEWRY — Bill’s struggles with numerous health problems for many years ended peacefully at his home in the presence of his beloved wife and daughter on the evening of Monday, Feb. 16. On Oct. 25, 2014, he celebrated his 80th birthday. Kingston, N.Y., was his home through his sophomore year in high […]
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Former Turner man wanted on murder warrant seen in Rangeley
LEWISTON — Authorities are continuing to search the Rangeley area for a former Turner man who is wanted on a Michigan murder warrant in the strangulation death of his wife. Harold “Butch” Knight, 66, is suspected of killing his wife, Sara Lee Porter-Knight, 48, at their Fennville, Mich., home, authorities said. Authorities discovered her body […]
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Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on affirmative action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking account of race in admissions decisions. The justices said that […]
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Bates College names associate vice president and chief diversity officer
LEWISTON — Crystal Ann Williams of Reed College in Portland, Ore., has been named associate vice president and chief diversity officer at Bates College, effective Nov. 4. Williams will oversee the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Office of Intercultural Education, and will serve as a member of the president’s senior staff. Currently dean […]
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Tech pleads guilty in hepatitis C outbreak
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 16 federal drug charges under an agreement that calls for him to serve 30 to 40 years in prison. Judge Joseph Laplante asked David Kwiatkowski, 34, why he wasn’t […]