ANDERSEN — Michelle, 48, of Kamas, Utah, passed away in South Jordan, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 11. A funeral service will be held Monday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel at 510 East Silver Summit Parkway, Park City, Utah. GRANT — Marilyn Joyce, 81, passed away […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, April 9
AUSTIN — Robert L. passed away Wednesday, April 4. At his request, there will be no services. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal Street, Mechanic Falls. DALEY — Anita J., 88, of Scarborough, passed away Friday, March 30, in Freeport. Anyone wishing to pay their last […]
Funeral notices for Sunday, April 8
BELANGER — Roland Yvon, 77, of Lewiston, passed away Friday, March 30, in Auburn. Roland will be celebrated on his birthday, Friday, May 4, at The Fortin Group, 217 Turner St., Auburn. Visitation will be at 4 p.m. with a memorial service at 5 p.m. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer and Merrill Funeral Home, […]
Bobcat Beat: Bates swimming well at Division III championships
The Bates College swimming and diving program had a successful start to the NCAA Division III championships at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. The women’s 200-yard medley relay team placed 10th Wednesday, and the men’s 200 medley relay placed 12th. The swimmers involved in those relays all earn Honorable Mention All-America status. Janika Ho (backstroke), […]
Sun Journal sports department earns awards
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Sun Journal sports department has been honored with multiple awards in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest this week, and results continue to be tabulated. In judging the best work from 2017, APSE honored the Sun Journal Sunday sports section as a top-10 section in its size category, which […]
Funeral notices for Monday, Nov. 13
BOUDREAU — Marie T., 84, of Rumford, passed away on Friday, Nov. 10, in West Paris. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at S.G.Thibault Funeral Home, with visitation by the Daughters of Isabella at 6:30. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, […]
In the Crease: Lexi Thompson was robbed
The Ladies Professional Golf Association owes Lexi Thompson $154,491, and an apology. The organization that purports to be an advocate for the game of golf among women and girls, that is hoping to grow a sport already suffering from years of self-inflicted elitism — intentional or otherwise — and one that already struggles to find […]
In the Crease: As love for tournaments grows, so too should the tourney season
And so ends the busiest week of the winter sports season. Really, it’s the busiest week of the high school sports calendar, and it’s not even close: The Maine Principals’ Association awarded no fewer than 20 state team championships in the past nine days. Another five days from now, 20 teams will vie for 10 […]
In the Crease: Chisholm club a treasure in Maine’s hills
Driving a small, two-wheel drive Chevrolet up and over the sandy, undulating roadways of Rumford, Maine, was not how I’d anticipated spending the third week of February in 2003. It was far too early in the morning, the coffee was just kicking in, and despite the fact I’d grown up in Maine — a veritable […]