BANGOR — Lucy Nickerson died at St Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor, Monday, Sept. 17, after a long illness. Lucy was born in Newfoundland, Canada, June 23, 1936. She was the daughter of Richard and Nora Gleeson of Topsail, Newfoundland. Lucy came from a large family with seven brothers and three sisters. All are deceased except for […]
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Newfoundlanders celebrate traditions in Lisbon
LISBON — As the sun started to set on a long day of celebrating, a crowd of over 100 natural and honorary Newfoundlanders gathered on Daphne and Steve Izer’s lawn to watch as a batch of new honorary Newfies were sworn in. Bill Flaherty, dressed as a Newfoundland sea captain, presided as the seven inductees […]
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Library audience to see Newfoundland
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host Doris Ray at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at 258 Main St. when she will discuss “Finding Newfoundland.” Ray spent most of July in the Canadian province, “as far away from Disneyland as you can get.” She will take the audience to “The Rock,” to learn about its […]
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The Squid Jiggers rally Newfies for seventh celebration
Charlie Trumbull of Santa Fe, New Mexico, kisses a cod held by Daphne Izer of Lisbon to become an honorary Newfoundlander at Mel’s Hilltop Restaurant and Bar in Poland on Saturday evening. Ross Graham, right, of Naples also downed screech and kissed the cod. POLAND — What began seven years ago as a celebration of […]
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With polar bear attack behind him, grateful lawyer back at work
LEWISTON — Five months ago to the day on Christmas Eve, Matt Dyer woke to the shadow of a bear falling on his tent. The polar bear pulled him out by the neck and ran toward the water — and almost certain death for Dyer. “I guess I was just lucky, and lucky in many […]
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Balloonist’s trans-Atlantic attempt ends in Newfoundland
Few details are available on what cut Jonathan Trappe’s cluster balloon flight short, but according to a post he made on his Facebook page he is in a remote location. “Landed safe, at an alternate location. Remote,” Trappe posted around 7:45 p.m. “I put the exposure canopy up on the boat. Will stay here for […]
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‘He fought the bear’: Lewiston lawyer recovering in Montreal hospital
More coverage: Matt Dyer’s recovery from the polar bear attack LEWISTON — Pine Tree Legal lawyer Matt Dyer is recovering in a Montreal hospital from a Wednesday morning polar bear attack, according to his wife. Jeanne Wells of Turner said her husband was attacked overnight Tuesday while camping with a group in the Torngat Mountains National […]
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Fewer puffins return to Maine, but food abounds
PORTLAND (AP) — The cute and comical seabirds called puffins have returned to several Maine islands and are finding plenty of food for their young chicks unlike last summer when many starved. Young puffins died at an alarming rate last season because of a shortage of herring, leaving adults to try to feed them another […]