1983 – 2015 GRAY — Joseph Ryan MacDonald, 32, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, June 20. He was born on Jan. 8, 1983, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway to Daniel and Sharon MacDonald. He shared a birthday with Elvis Presley, which he thought was special. He graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School […]
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Joseph D. Gagnon
1984 – 2015 NEW GLOUCESTER — Joseph Donald Gagnon, 31, died unexpectedly after a long battle with Crohn’s Disease. He is survived by his parents, Donald J. and Janet H. Gagnon; brother, Richard; and son, Owen. Condolences may be expressed at www.wilsonfhllc.com. There will be no services.
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State police say driver in fatal accident had suspended license
State police identified the Fairfield man who was killed in a crash Saturday afternoon on the Maine Turnpike in New Gloucester. Anthony Vandyck, 40, of Fairfield died at the scene, according a news release by Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. Vandyck owned and was a passenger in the Land Rover that was […]
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H.S. softball playoffs: Fryeburg shakes of Gray-NG
GRAY — Left fielder Lexi L’Heureux-Carland didn’t hesitate or look for a sign from Fryeburg Academy coach Fred Apt at third base L’Heureux-Carland bolted for home plate the second Gray-New Gloucester (12-6) third baseman Nichole Lowell picked up a grounder hit by Kristina Hudson and threw it to catcher Maria Valente for what looked like […]
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Joan Ona Calder
1935 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Joan Ona (Charlton) Calder, 80, of Leeds died on Friday, June 5, at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough after a long illness. Born in New Gloucester on Feb. 11, 1935, to Emanuel Carlson Charlton and Sarah (Sadie) Harding Charlton, Joan was the eldest of six children. She graduated from […]
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Chase, Harthorne victors in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — Linda Chase was re-elected Tuesday to a fourth term on the Board of Selectmen. She received 316 votes. Stephen Harthorne won a three-year term with 227 votes. Write-in candidate Lynn Conger received 225 votes. Candidates Kathleen Potter received 216 and Jean Couturier, 158. Conger said by phone Tuesday that 13 voters wrote […]
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Helen K. Franck
1924 – 2015 AUBURN — Helen K. Franck, 90, of Auburn, died Saturday afternoon, June 6, at home surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Waterville on July 19, 1924, a daughter of William and Mary (McGinnis) Kervin. Helen graduated as valedictorian of Waterville High School at age 16 with perfect attendance. After […]
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P. Hilton: Vote for open government
With the recent political mailer pairing Steve Libby’s current sidekick, Linda Chase, and a former selectman, Lynne Conger, as a “ticket” for the two selectman seats up for vote in New Gloucester this year, Libby and company have shown they mean to keep their majority block. But here’s a better deal — Kathleen Potter and […]
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Manufacturing in Maine: From big boats to brain helpers
NEW GLOUCESTER — One Bowdoin company’s specialty: making handcrafted, impossibly thin electrodes for use by brain surgeons. For another company out of East Boothbay, it’s making $30 million super yachts. The Manufacturers Association of Maine’s annual Manufacturing Summit celebrated big and small on Thursday, highlighting the variety of work done here and how there’s room […]
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Lewiston Somalis give new life to New Gloucester, Pownal farms
NEW GLOUCESTER — A new season, a new chapter and new beginnings are taking root for an immigrant community and unused farmland. Intervale Farm, which ended its nearly 20-year run of harvesting and selling popular pumpkins and gourds last October, has a new crop of farmers. The Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine, a Lewiston-based […]