LISBON — Doris C. Drake,85, formerly of Lisbon, died Sunday, Aug. 26, of injuries sustained from an automobile accident. She resided at Russell Park Manor. Doris was born in Lewiston on Aug. 24, 1933, to parents Robert Cloutier and Elizabeth Lavertu Cloutier. She was educated in Lewiston, returning to LHS to pursue her high school diploma […]
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Darla Ann Allen
GREENE — Darla Ann Allen (Dearborn), 54, of Greene, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 5, at her home. Darla was born in Presque Isle on May 1, 1964, the daughter of the late Onal Dearborn and Judith Marek (Crouse). Darla attended Lewiston High School and later got her GED. Darla met the love of her life, […]
Annual mother-daughter tea in Auburn
Guests and volunteers sit on the grand staircase inside the Foss Mansion at the start of a play during the annual mother-daughter tea at the Woman’s Literary Union in Auburn on Saturday. Children, mothers, aunts and grandmothers were served tea, lemonade, snacks and healthy treats by volunteers prior to the start of the narrated play. […]
Patricia C. Bolduc
LEWISTON — Patricia C. Bolduc, 75, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 29, at Central Maine Medical Center. Born in Auburn on Oct. 12, 1942, she was the daughter of Wallace and Doris Morin Letourneau. Educated in local schools, she was a graduate of Edward Little High School, Class of ’59. On Nov. 21, 1964, […]
Cecile P. Parent
LEWISTON — Cecile P. Parent, 77, of Sabattus died Saturday, March 10, in the ICU at CMMC with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston on May 15, 1940, the daughter of Antonio and Rose Coulombe Allard. She lived in Brunswick from 1943 to 1955. She was educated in Brunswick and Lewiston schools. […]
Mom who did 124 mph with kids in car sent to jail
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine mother busted for driving 124 mph with her two kids in the car in April has been sentenced to six months in jail, and police say she’s now facing a driving under the influence charge. Twenty-six-year-old Cheryl Gilson of Cornish was sentenced Monday in Portland District Court. She pleaded guilty […]
Peru woman dies in ‘tragic, tragic’ accident: Mother backs over her
PERU — A local woman was killed Thursday morning when her mother accidentally ran over the woman while backing up a car. Lt. Brian Landis of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Linda White, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother, Maxine Brown, 77, ran her over in the driveway of their residence […]
Glenburn family upset after 13-year-old girl, older sister turned away from father-daughter dance
GLENBURN, Maine — Controversy erupted in Glenburn after a 13-year-old girl and her older sister were turned away from the “Butterfly Kisses” father-daughter dance on Friday night. The squabble has both sides questioning whether the concept of the father-daughter or mother-son dance is exclusionary and outdated in a time when fewer and fewer families have […]