Silver Linings: New Gloucester woman, 84, made five quilts over the past winter.
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Anne M. Gravel
LEEDS — Anne M. Gravel, 100, of Leeds, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, at home with her family by her side. She was born in Van Buren on Feb. 23, 1918, a daughter of the late Willie and Marie (Couturier) Bell. The family moved to the Lewiston-Auburn area when she was only 5 years […]
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Saturday dance at AMVETS Post NEW GLOUCESTER — A dance will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at AMVETS Post 6, Route 100. Music will be by the Steve Gouchos Band. Cost is $20 a couple. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a concession stand. Bog Hoot Quilt Society meeting MECHANIC […]
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Phyllis I. Bray
AUBURN — Phyllis I. (Gordon) Bray, 88, a resident of Turner, passed away Sunday, April 8, at Clover Manor in Auburn surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. She was born July 2, 1929, in Leeds, the daughter of Maurice Elbridge Gordon and Grace (Carver) Gordon. She attended schools in Livermore and was a […]
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Jean Gallant
LEWISTON — Jean Gallant, 82, of Rumford, passed away at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Friday Nov. 24. She was born in Rumford on July 31, 1935, the daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Haines) Chabot. She attended local schools, graduating from Stephens High School. On April 7, 1958, she married the love […]
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Claire L. Holland
PERU — Claire Louise (Pelletier) Holland, 85, passed at her residence in her sleep during the early morning hours Sunday, Nov. 5. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children. Claire was born in Nashua, N.H., February 6, 1932, to Emelida (Provencher) and Paul Pelletier. She spent her youth schooling between the St. Lawrence […]
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Rumford quilting group makes sleeping bags for homeless youth
RUMFORD — Volunteers from River Valley spent Thursday morning assembling several sleeping bags from recycled or repurposed materials for homeless teens. Mary Pulsifer of Peru and several others crafted the bags to give to Mountain Valley High School. “Sometimes, homeless doesn’t mean that someone is literally without a home,” she said. “Some people couch-surf, and […]
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Andover Congregational Church hosting annual Election Day supper today
ANDOVER — Andover Congregational Church is hosting its annual Election Day supper for hunters and other residents at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, resident Shirley York said Monday. York said the church has been hosting a supper on Election Day “for about 10 years,” and that “all proceeds go toward the church’s general fund. “We […]