1958 – 2015 BOSTON, Mass. — Michael A. Turcotte, 57, of Pepperell, Mass., passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11. Mike was diagnosed with liver and esophageal cancer three and a half years ago and received treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Mike was born in 1958 in Auburn, and graduated from Edward Little […]
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Class C Track and Field: Second’s fine with Lisbon boys, this time
YARMOUTH — Second place in the Class C state meet was both a blessing and a curse to the Lisbon boys’ track and field program for so many seasons. Then the Greyhounds went and got themselves off the hook, winning that elusive title last June. So did that spoil them for yet another runner-up result Saturday […]
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Bernard E. Pellerin
1936 – 2015 RUMFORD — Bernard E. Pellerin, 79, died Thursday, May 28, at the Rumford Community Home, where he had resided for the past four months. He was formerly of Essex Ave. in Rumford. He was born in Waterville on April 15, 1936, a son of Emile and Julienne (Poulin) Pellerin. He was a […]
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Richard A. Hale
1921 – 2015 BETHEL — Richard “Dick” Augustus Hale died peacefully Sunday morning, May 17, after a short period of declining health. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 5, 1921, the son of Elliott K. and Geraldine (Rideout) Hale. He attended local schools and graduated from Lisbon Falls High School in 1939. After attending […]
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Eleanor Lois (Flint) Currier
1923 – 2015 JAY — On Sunday, May 3, Eleanor Lois (Flint) Currier, Flagstaff native, gifted community servant, nature-lover and adored matriarch was peacefully reunited with her husband of over 65 years. Born in Bethel on Aug. 15, 1923, as an only child to Alice and Harold Flint, Eleanor was the light of their lives. […]
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Concrete canoe competitors to find out if crafts float
ORONO (AP) — Competitors in the New England Regional Concrete Canoe Competition are finding out if they can float their boats. The University of Maine is hosting the event, in which more than 200 students from 11 universities subject concrete canoes to judging. Saturday is the second and final day of the event. The day […]
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Ruth Higgins Horsman
1923 – 2015 FALMOUTH — Ruth Richardson Higgins Horsman died Tuesday, April 7, at Falmouth by the Sea Hospice Care. She was born in Bar Harbor Nov. 28, 1923, the daughter of late Thomas Carol and Armida Richardson Higgins. Ruth graduated from Bar Harbor High School and University of Maine at Orono in 1945 with […]
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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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Marjorie L. Ham
1916 – 2015 AUBURN — Marjorie L. Ham, 98, a former resident of Beach Road, Monmouth, died peacefully Saturday, April 4, at Schooner Estates in Auburn, where she had been a resident since 2011. She was born in Monmouth, on April 18, 1916, the daughter of Charles H. and Bessie (Ham) Anderson. She was educated […]
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UMaine System trustees vote to freeze tuition again
ORONO — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees directed officials Monday to craft the system’s 2016 budget without increasing in-state tuition. That commitment came in spite of the system’s plan to dip into its reserves to the tune of about $9 million to cover a projected budget gap and fund some one-time expenses. A […]