Monday’s snowstorm brought a white Christmas to most of New England, but it wasn’t enough to trigger an $800,000 giveaway to customers of Springer’s Jewelers. In a news release Wednesday, the company said its Portsmouth, New Hampshire, location received 4.3 inches of snow on Christmas Day, 1.7 inches less than required to activate the jeweler’s […]
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Brunswick man found dead aboard fishing boat docked in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire authorities are investigating the death of a Maine man found aboard a fishing boat in Portsmouth. The Marine Patrol unit of the New Hampshire State Police says the body of 29-year-old Seth Caron of Brunswick, Maine, was found Saturday morning aboard a 50-foot commercial boat tied to the dock […]
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Laurent Rene Doyon
1927 – 2015 LEWISTON — Laurent Rene Doyon, 87, of Lewiston, passed away in his home on Sunday, June 28, due to a heart attack. He was born on Nov. 28, 1927, in Lewiston. He attended Hotel Road Country School, Walton Junior High School and Edward Little High School, all in Auburn. He served in […]
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Laurent Rene Doyon
1927 – 2015 LEWISTON — Laurent Rene Doyon, 87, of Lewiston passed away in his home on Sunday, June 28, due to a heart attack. He was born on Nov. 28, 1927, in Lewiston. He attended Hotel Road Country School, Walton Junior High School and Edward Little High School, all in Auburn. He served in […]
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Shelter pets recovering after rough ride, N.H. accident
LEWISTON — Outside of a few strains and bruises, none of the dogs or kittens being carried when the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s van flipped Thursday afternoon on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire were seriously injured. “One of the drivers had to go to the hospital for minor issues, and other than some road-rash and […]
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Richard Caron
1937 – 2015 LACONIA, N.H. — Richard Caron, 78, of Belmont, N.H., died Sunday. April 12, at Lakes Region General Hospital, after a sudden illness. He was born on Jan. 13, 1937, in Berlin, N.H., to the late Thomas and Ida (Marois) Caron. Richard graduated from St. Dominic Regional High School, Lewiston in 1955 and […]
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Stillman ‘Mat’ Matott
1927 – 2015 Canton—Stillman “Mat” E. Matott, a resident of Canton, passed away at his home Tuesday, March 24, with his beloved wife, Carolyn, at his side. He was born on April 14, 1927, in Concord, N.H., the son of Faber Matott and Agnes (Matthews) Matott. He grew up in the Portsmouth and Rye Beach, […]
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Juliette A. Dulac
1926 – 2015 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Juliette Alma Dulac, 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, at the Edgewood Centre, after a long illness. Born in Lewiston on Aug. 2, 1926, she was the daughter of Arthur and Regina (Verville) Bilodeau and had been a resident of Portsmouth for many years. Juliette was retired as […]
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Gilman Bertrand Whitman
1926 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Gilman Bertrand Whitman, 88, passed on peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, at the Veterans’ Home in South Paris. He was born in Portsmouth, N.H. on Oct. 26. 1926, to Gerald Bertrand and Jessie Veasey Whitman. He was attending school at Essex Agricultural Institute in Danvers, Mass., majoring in floriculture […]
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Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement project gets $25 million grant
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — An aging bridge that connects New Hampshire and Maine is getting $25 million in federal grants for its replacement. The 70-year-old Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery. It is rated structurally deficient. The states successfully applied for the federal Transportation Investment Generating Recovery, or TIGER, grant. Work on […]