BLOUIN — Constance, 76, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Thursday, July 26. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be Thursday, 11 a.m., at St. Philip Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Albert […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, July 29
CARNEY — Victor H., 67, passed away Wednesday, July 25, Per his wishes, a private celebration of life will be held in August. DIONNE — Lorraine G., of Lewiston, passed away in Portland on Wednesday, July 25. Visitation Fortin/Lewiston, Tuesday, July 31, 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, […]
Funeral notices for Monday, April 23
LYONS — Edward M. Sr., of Oxford, passed away at home Tuesday, April 17. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Paris St., Norway. Family and friends may call at the Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris […]
Funeral notices for Sunday, April 22
COMEAU — Stephen J., 67, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, April 17, in Portland. Funeral services honoring Steve’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 23, at the funeral home. Committal prayers to follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Family and friends are invited to visit from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to […]
Auburn man charged with sexually abusing boy
LEWISTON — An Auburn man is accused of sexually abusing a boy for more than three years starting when the boy was younger than 12. On several occasions, Joseph Poulin, 48, of Riverside Drive, Auburn, touched the boy’s genitals over and under his pants, according to a detective’s affidavit filed in 8th District Court. The […]
Funeral notices for Tuesday, Feb. 20
BOWIE — Frances, 81, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Saturday, Feb. 17. A Celebration of Life service will be held at the funeral home Thursday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon. Interment will be in the spring at Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield. Donations may be made in her memory to the Greater Androscoggin Humane […]
Administrator: Dirigo High School has serious substance abuse problem
PERU — Regional School Unit 56 directors were told Tuesday that there is a “pretty serious” substance abuse problem among students at Dirigo High School and drug searches should be done consistently. “We have a substance abuse problem in our student body population, a pretty serious one that far exceeds the state averages,” Assistant Principal Jason […]
Funeral notices for Sunday, Feb. 11
BARTOW — Richard E., died Jan. 20. A private memorial and burial will be held in Otisfield in the spring or summer. Donations in memory of Richard Bartow may be made to Thompson Lake Environmental Association, P.O. Box 25, Oxford, ME, 04270. DOLLOFF — Mariette P., 99, died Monday, Feb. 5, in Rumford. Graveside services […]
RSU 10 residents may want more options to building proposals
DIXFIELD — More than 300 people turned out Monday night at Dirigo High School for the second of three forums on use of Regional School Unit 10 buildings in the next 10 years. Unlike last week’s forum held at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, many of the results from table discussions didn’t necessarily show […]
RSU 10 board stops accreditation process
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 board members voted overwhelmingly to discontinue funding for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, effectively ending the reaccreditation process for the district’s three high schools at the end of June. All board members, except Barbara Chow of Dixfield and Peter Zanoni of Mexico, voted not to continue […]