LEWISTON — Normand J. Grivois, 69, also known as “Buckweat,”died Sunday, April 8, following a long illness. He was born in Grand Isle on Oct. 1, 1948, the son of Patrick and Mabel (Caron) Grivois. Normand worked at Pratt & Whitney, Chicken Coop, and was a chef while serving in the U.S. Army in Korea in […]
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Girard J. St. Germain
AUBURN — Girard J. St. Germain, 74, a resident of Greene, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston, the son of Albert J. St. Germaine and Rosa (Cloutier) St. Germain. Jerry attended Edward Little High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. On Sept. 4, 1964, […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, Dec. 4
MATHIEU — Patricia M. (Levesque), 69, died unexpectedly of natural causes on October 28, 2017, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A memorial service will be held in Lewiston at a later date. PRATT — Jane, 96, of 257 Summer St., Auburn, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, at her home. Visitation is at Fortin Auburn on Wednesday, Dec. […]
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Wilton board awards bid for downtown revitalization project
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons awarded a total bid of $365,922 Thursday to Pratt & Son of Hebron for the Downtown Revitalization project. The board tabled the decision Tuesday to acquire more information about the bids. E.L. Vining & Son of Farmington also bid a total of $414,407 on the project. A portion of […]
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H.S. Football: Pratt, Pratt-Holt prove no game out of reach for Mt. Blue
Nor do they speak loudly or with a hyper-caffeinated level of excitement, a refreshing character trait that probably explains their penchant for comebacks that get other hearts racing and lungs screaming. Pratt and Pratt-Holt delivered the Cougars’ latest last-minute heroics with a 10-yard touchdown catch to seal a 35-34 Class B North quarterfinal win over […]
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Mt. Blue football: Senior athletes give Cougars ample options in ‘B’ North
Yes, it’s true that the Cougars lay claim to the breadth of linemen and depth of backs that coach Jim Aylward, now in his second season, favored while winning four state championships at Mountain Valley. You don’t look the proverbial gifted horse in the mouth, however, and Aylward knows he has a prized pony in […]
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2015 Mt. Blue football preview
Coach: Jim Aylward (second year) Conference: North Class: B Last year’s record: 4-5, lost in Class B East quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Ryan Pratt (QB), Nate Pratt-Holt (WR/DB), Alex Gilbert (RB/DB), Will Gunter (T/DT), Isaac Collins (TE/DE), Zach Meader (FB/LB), Christian Whitney (RB/DB), Cody Gould (G); Junior — Caleb Hall (FB/LB), Brandon Durrell (G/DT). […]
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Rangeley literacy project goes around the world
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 directors this week were told that Rangeley Lakes Regional School students have sent their journals to friends and strangers around the world, who will add entries and return them. It’s a project that middle school literacy teacher Robin George works on with sixth-graders. She compares the project to sending […]
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Auburn schools will ask parental permission before teaching about sex abuse
AUBURN — Before any kindergarten, second- or fourth-grader receives safety lessons that teach vocabulary words of “breasts,” “buttocks,” “vagina” and “penis,” the Auburn School Department will ask parents to say yes or no on whether their child can be in the class, Superintendent Katy Grondin said. That’s a change. Before now, it was up to […]