CHURCHILL — Ronnie L., 66, of Livermore Falls passed away Friday, June 29, in Livermore Falls. Funeral services with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Interment, Pleasant View Cemetery, 51 Fayette Road, Livermore Falls. If desired, memorial donations may be made […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, May 7
AMES — Richard T., 86, of Auburn passed away in Auburn on Saturday, May 5. Family and friends are invited to visit on Wednesday, May 9, from 4-7 p.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, ME 04240. 784-4023. ELDER — David, 69, of Auburn, died in Brunswick on […]
Sun Journal sports department earns awards
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Sun Journal sports department has been honored with multiple awards in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest this week, and results continue to be tabulated. In judging the best work from 2017, APSE honored the Sun Journal Sunday sports section as a top-10 section in its size category, which […]
Joseph A. Morin
1961 – 2016 HARTLAND —Joe, as he liked to be called, left this world suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 20. He is survived by his son, Joseph A. Sargent; sisters, Donna, Kathy, Penny and Tammy; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He now joins the love of his life, Carla; son, Raymond; sister, Sue; and parents, […]
Oxford Hills seniors Mikayla Morin, Davis Turner sign with University of Maine
PARIS — NCAA Division I athletes aren’t plentiful in Maine, and they are especially rare in the rural, less affluent regions of the state. Such signings certainly aren’t an annual event at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, so the odds of having two recruits within the same senior class are remote, indeed. You might say that […]
‘Life goes on’ for former Franco Center director after severe stroke
Three months after a crushing stroke, Louis Morin is rising again. The 48-year-old former executive director of the Franco Center is walking and talking. He’s preparing to move back home to Freeport in a week or so. And soon, he’ll be driving again. “This could have been much, much worse,” Morin said this week in […]
RSU 73 committee to begin review of curriculum
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 Curriculum Committee will hold its first meeting April 16, the school board learned at its meeting Thursday night. Board members Darcie Calden of Jay and Diane Gould of Livermore co-chair the committee, which will meet at 6 p.m. in the Central Office. The committee will begin an overview and […]
Leavitt’s Morin named Fitzpatrick semifinalist
Leavitt Area High School center and linebacker Levi Morin has been named one of the 12 semifinalists for the 43rd annual Fitzpatrick Trophy, presented each year to an outstanding senior football player. Morin helped Leavitt (11-0) to its sixth state championship overall and its fourth undefeated season since 1995. The Hornets routed the Winslow Black […]
Mountain View youth center inmate’s jaw broken as part of ‘initiation,’ grandparents say
BANGOR — A 16-year-old inmate at Mountain View Youth Development Center underwent surgery early Wednesday to repair a broken jaw he suffered during the latest in a series of “initiation” fights at the Charleston-based correctional facility, according to his grandparents, who are also the boy’s legal guardians. “They call it a beat down,” Roger Ewer […]
Maine Guard builds schools in El Salvador
LEWISTON — The happy faces of the Salvadoran children as they explored their new schools and bathrooms with running water, which the 136th Engineer Company helped build, was reward enough for the Maine unit’s commander. “It was pretty amazing to see the children when they took over the schools,” Capt. Steven Morin, who led two […]