NASHUA, N.H. — Roger Gardiner Stone, 86, of Nashua, passed away on Thursday, March 23. He was born in Brockton, Mass., on April 30, 1930, son of the late Ruth E. (Gardiner) Stone and Roger E. Stone of Mansfield, Mass. Roger was educated in the public schools of Brockton, Mass., and Auburn. He graduated from […]
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Gerard Proulx
1932 – 2015 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gerard Proulx died unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 2, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He lived a happy and vibrant life and loved being in Arizona. He was born in Nashua, N.H., and was raised in an orphanage after his father left his family upon his birth. He was recruited by the […]
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Donald M. Knapp
1931 – 2015 NORWAY — Donald M. Knapp, 84, of Franklin Street, Rumford, died Monday, Nov. 2, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway. He was a resident of Franklin Street in Rumford. He was born in Nashua, N.H., on April 24, 1931, the son of Elwin and Gertrude (Lavallee) Knapp and attended schools in Byron and […]
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Shirley L. Poirier
1942 – 2015 LEEDS — Shirley L. Poirier, 72, a resident of Bernie Hartford Road, Leeds, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at her home in Leeds. She was born in Nashua, N.H., on Nov. 17, 1942, the daughter of George Mayor and Lillian Ford. Shirley attended school in Newport, R.I. Shirley was married to […]
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Leon A. Gorman
Chairman Emeritus, L.L.Bean, Inc., 1934 – 2015 YARMOUTH — Leon A. Gorman, who loved the state of Maine and shared its values and spirit with the world through the company his grandfather founded in 1912, died on Thursday, Sept. 3, in Yarmouth. Although Leon always considered himself a Mainer, he was born in Nashua, N.H., […]
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Regulators rarely enforce law that protects homeowners from lead
Thousands of Maine children and hundreds of thousands across the country are being exposed to poisonous lead paint because a federal law designed to protect them is barely being enforced. The 2010 law, the “Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule,” requires that contractors must be trained in and follow lead-safe practices that prevent the spread […]
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Obama to award Medal of Honor to Army sergeant from Nashua, N.H.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will award Sgt. Ryan J. Pitts, 28, the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on July 21, the White House announced Monday, for his actions during a deadly battle in Afghanistan six years ago. Just before dawn on July 13, 2008, nine U.S. soldiers were killed and 27 […]
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Nashua, N.H., school bans students from playing tag during recess
Local reaction: ‘Tag’ isn’t an issue in Lewiston-Auburn schools NASHUA, N.H. — An elementary school in Nashua, N.H., is reminding parents and students that playing “tag” violates the school’s longtime “no contact” rule for recess games. Charlotte Avenue Elementary School Principal Patricia Beaulieu posted a letter on the school’s website last week informing parents of the […]