1925 – 2017 WINTHROP — Pauline Patten Botka, 91, of Wayne, died Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop. Pauline was born in Livermore Falls, the daughter of Dr. Warren and Ferne (Worthley) Patten. She married Edward Botka in 1947. They made their home in Maine and Connecticut for the […]
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MDEA seizes more than 8 pounds of heroin in Sanford, Massachusetts busts
SANFORD — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it made the largest seizure of heroin in the history of the state during an arrest of two people on trafficking charges. The agency says authorities arrested 39-year-old Jason Bolduc of Parsonsfield and 35-year-old Nichole Farrar of Sanford. It says they seized more than 8 pounds of […]
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Former Maine columnist fatally shot while showing boy a gun
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say a longtime former editor and columnist for the Portland Press Herald died as he was showing a teenage boy a handgun. The gun went off while the boy was handling it. Police say the shooting killed 71-year-old Michael Harmon of Sanford on Wednesday evening in Harmon’s home. […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Oxford Hills/Buckfield shuts out Deering
PORTLAND — Connor Truman scored from one yard out with 31 seconds remaining to cap off a 14-0 road win for Oxford Hills/Buckfield in a Class A football game against Deering (2-4) at Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Ryland VanDecker opened the scoring with an 8-yard run early in the second quarter for the Vikings (3-3). […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Portland 35, Lewiston 12 Deering 28, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 14 Leavitt 34, Greely 20 Mt. Blue 22, Nokomis 14 Cape Elizabeth 63, Gray-New Gloucester 6 Mountain Valley 28, Freeport 14 Fryeburg 34, Poland 12 Spruce Mountain 34, Yarmouth 31 Dirigo 26, Traip 18 Lisbon 24, Oak Hill 20 Winthrop/Monmouth 36, Medomak Valley 16
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Football: Sanford rolls over Lewiston
Sanford ran the ball 50 times, gaining 229 yards and controlling the ball throughout most of the game to hold off Lewiston for a 22-14 victory Friday night in Class A football action. “We’ve been doing that for several years now. We try to wear people down and we’ve been pretty effective at it,” Sanford […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Sanford 22, Lewiston 12 Mt. Blue 23, Gardiner 20 Lake Region 22, Gray-NG 14 Cape Elizabeth 28, Mountain Valley 22 Spruce Mountain 30, Poland 16 Dirigo 28, Maranacook 6 Winthrop/Monmouth 22, Oak Hill 20 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 26, Massabesic 8 Lisbon 26, Traip 12 Falmouth 28, Leavitt 21
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Greg N. Davis
1965 – 2015 LEWISTON — Greg N. Davis, 49, of Lewiston died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 19, 1965, the son of Kendall and Anita (Bradeen) Davis. He had grown up in Monmouth and had later attended Sanford schools. He was employed as […]
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Gilbert G. Levasseur
1935 – 2015 PORTLAND — Gilbert G. Levasseur, 80, of Sanford died on Friday, Oct. 9, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, following a period of declining health. Gil was born on Sept. 9, 1935, to Alfred and Adrienne (Allaire) Levasseur in Sanford, where he grew up and attended local schools. In 1957, he […]
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Eva M. Lavertu
1928 – 2015 EAST ROCHESTER, N.H. — Eva M. Lavertu, 86, of East Rochester, N.H., passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, at her home. She was born Oct. 29, 1928, in Sanford.