OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Viola (Fedorczyk) Margarones of Norwich, Conn., Lewiston and Old Orchard Beach, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30, after 81 years of sharing her selfless soul with family and friends. A devoted mother, she will continue to inspire her five children and nine grandchildren through her kindness. She will be lovingly […]
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Lorraine P. Cloutier
1933 – 2015 AUBURN — Lorraine P. Cloutier, 81, of 211 Randall Road, Lewiston, and formerly residing for 50 years at 13 Ventura St., Lewiston, passed away on Friday, June 12, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn, in the presence of loving family members. Born in Lewiston on Aug. […]
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Students say Lewiston piercer not following through on training
LEWISTON — An unlicensed body piercing school has students crying foul after spending thousands of dollars — some of it public money — and getting less than what they were promised. In February, the owner of Professional Piercers of Maine in Lewiston and Ocean Blue Tattoo of Old Orchard Beach, James Bernard, was sent a […]
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Roland J. Violette
1936 – 2015 AUBURN — Roland J. Violette, 78, went to be with his Lord Jesus, on Thursday, April 9, transferring his membership from the earthly church to the church triumphant. He died with his wife at his side at Androscoggin Hospice House, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Lauvriere, […]
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Rebecca L. Cote
1956 – 2015 AUBURN — Rebecca L. Cote, 58, of Auburn, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 4, at the hospice house with her children by her side. She was born in Old Orchard Beach on June 17, 1956, the daughter of William and Joanne Chandler. As she worked full time in her earlier years while […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley claims milestone quarterfinal win over OOB
AUGUSTA — Giving up a home game can be a pretty significant sacrifice, but it appeared to be a pretty savvy calculation on Ryan Casey’s part. The Mountain Valley coach brought his Falcons to the Christmas tournament at the Augusta Civic Center back in December. The Falcons played a regular season game against Madison and […]
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Western C quarterfinal: Dirigo tops Old Orchard Beach, wins in playoffs for 10th consecutive year
AUGUSTA — Riley Robinson had a sore back, lungs that were worn out from their first real test after a dozen days resting that injury, and a fresh, four-inch abrasion tricking blood from beneath his left eye. Winning, that feeling to which the Dirigo boys’ basketball program has become so accustomed in the past decade, […]
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OOB man charged with killing grandmother sent for evaluation
ALFRED (AP) — An Old Orchard Beach man charged with beating and stabbing his grandmother to death in the home they shared, then setting it on fire, has been sent by a judge to a state psychiatric hospital for a 60-day evaluation. The York County Superior Court judge issued the order to send 25-year-old Derek […]
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Old Orchard Beach man charged with leaving creepy notes
KENNENBUNK (AP) — An Old Orchard Beach man is facing charges for allegedly leaving creepy notes in the mailboxes of two Kennebunk homes that appeared to threaten children and were signed “pervert.” Police said 39-year-old Robert Simkowitz was charged Wednesday with two counts of criminal threatening. He was not arrested, but summoned to appear in […]