1923 – 2015 AUBURN — Mary Briggs Kendall died peacefully at her beloved Brookside Farm in Auburn. Born in Augusta, the daughter of Henry and May Briggs, Mary spent her childhood in Augusta and her college years at Boston University’s Sargent College. A longtime lover of outdoor sports and athletics, Mary was voted the outstanding […]
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Kenneth E. Hutter
1957 – 2015 SABATTUS — Kenneth E. Hutter, 58, of Bowdoinham, was suddenly taken from us Monday, May 4, in an automobile accident in Sabattus. He was born in Providence, R.I., on Jan. 18, 1957, a son of Ernest and Noreen (Gladding) Hutter. He was educated in Cranston and graduated high school from Cranston West […]
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Wayne A. Hollingworth
1935 – 2015 PORTLAND — Wayne A. Hollingworth of Freeport, passed away Thursday, April 9, at Maine Medical Center. Wayne was born on Feb. 26, 1935, in Providence, R.I., to Robert and Ruth Hollingworth. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany. After living in NYC, he settled in Freeport. He attended Durham Friends Meeting. […]
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Frozen Four: Providence College Friars win first national title, 4-3 over Boston University
BOSTON — Providence’s Cinderella run through the NCAA tournament is complete, and it had some time to spare. At 10:20, exactly 100 minutes before the stroke of midnight, the Friars captured their first title in program history with a 4-3 victory over Boston University in an all-Hockey East championship game at TD Garden on Saturday. […]
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In the Crease: Providence persevered, against all odds
BOSTON — They weren’t supposed to be here, these plucky and persistent Providence Friars. And yet, on college hockey’s biggest stage, led by stalwart goalie Jon Gillies of South Portland, they not only proved they belonged — they stole the show. Behind a superhuman, 49-save effort from Gillies that included a Superman leap across the […]
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Frozen Four: Gillies helps steer Providence past Omaha in national semis
BOSTON — Billed as a goaltending showdown between Providence’s Jon Gillies and Nebraska-Omaha’s Ryan Massa, it was the Friar netminder that came out on top. He may not have been as tested as much as his Maverick counterpart, but Gillies stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Friars will play for their first […]
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In the Crease: Gillies family dynasty alive and well
BOSTON — Growing up in Bath, Maine, Bruce Gillies Sr. never dreamt of building a dynasty. Sitting in Section 15 at the TD Garden on Thursday, immersed in an extended family clad in black, white and silver, he pointed to his grandson, Jon, standing guard in the Providence College crease, and to the defensemen flailing […]
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College Hockey: From South Portland to Providence, Gillies a force between the pipes
This week, the city is donning Friar black, white and silver after Gillies helped guide Providence, the fourth seed in the East Region, to its first NCAA Frozen Four in 30 years. The Friars will play the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a team making its first ever Frozen Four appearance, on Thursday. “Growing up in South […]
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Frozen Four: Storylines plentiful as tournament returns to Boston
Eleven years removed from its last Frozen Four, the men’s hockey championship returns to TD Garden on Thursday with four teams vying for the ultimate prize. Boston University, North Dakota, Providence and Nebraska-Omaha are all 120 minutes from hoisting the championship trophy. “The biggest thing we’ve told the guys is every time someone pats you […]
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Sheylah A. Davis
1940 – 2015 RANGELEY — Sheylah A. Davis, 74, of 12 Allen St., Rangeley, died at the Hospice House in Auburn, with her family by her side. She was born on Oct. 1, 1940, in Providence, R.I., the daughter of Walter and Jessica (Hobba) Annable. She attended schools in New York, New Hampshire and Maine, […]