WATERFORD — The Rev. Petra Smyth, Pastor of the Waterford Congregational Church (WCC), has submitted her resignation after almost six years of ministry, effective Oct. 28. Smyth primarily cited a need to spend more time with family. She said her parents, who still live in Germany, are aging and not particularly well, and she needs to […]
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Margaret Donna Lombardi
LEWISTON — Margaret Donna Lombardi, wife of the late Rev. Anthony Lombardi, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 27. Mrs. Lombardi was born June 11, 1931, in London, Ontario Canada, to Paul J. Smith and Iva (Murtaugh) Smith. She attended Central Bible Institute in Springfield, Missouri, and Westervelt Business […]
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First Universalist Church of West Paris lists service topics for May
WEST PARIS — First Universalist Church of West Paris has announced its May worship schedule, with sermons focusing on science and nature. All are welcome to attend the 9 a.m. services, which are provided with a combination of guest speakers, the Worship Service Committee and the Rev. Fayre Stephenson, who leads worship services every month. A […]
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Haydn masterpiece to be performed on Good Friday
LEWISTON — The public is invited to a Good Friday service featuring the string quartet version of Haydn’s “Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross” at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates St. The performance begins at 7 p.m. Friday, March 30. The Rev. William Barter will officiate, with the […]
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Mary Jane V. Orr
WEST PARIS — Mary Jane V. Orr, 79, of West Paris, left this Earth in her home on Tuesday, March 13. Jenny, as she was known to many, held a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. After meeting her then-husband, the late Charles William Morton Orr, at Johns Hopkins University in the 1960s, Jenny […]
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RSU 9 to submit sharing application
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to submit a preliminary application to form the Western Maine Regional Service Center. The preliminary application does not lock the district into continuing to be a member of the center that would include several districts sharing services under system administration, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Part […]
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Cindy St. Germain
LEWISTON — Funeral services honoring the life of Cindy St. Germain were held Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Committal services immediately followed at the Plains Cemetery in Leeds. The pallbearers were Issac Morin, Thomas and Jonathan Derosier, Kevin Gagne, James Merlo-Koester and Michael St. Germain. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham […]
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The Rev. Laurence T. Jordan
AUBURN — Funeral services honoring the life of the Rev. Laurence T. Jordan were held Tuesday, May 2, at the East Auburn Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Cousineau presiding. Following a funeral procession to Highland Cemetery in Poland, the Rev. Cousineau recited graveside committal prayers followed by the U.S. Army Honor Detail playing taps […]
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Funeral notices for Thursday, April 7, 2016
BOLDUC — Lucille R., 92, of Lewiston died Tuesday, April 5. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, April 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., followed by a service at 11 a.m. in the upper church of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Interment will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, April 3, 2016
BUBAR — George W., 73, of Lisbon died on Wednesday, March 30. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Slovak Club, 26 Avery St., Lisbon Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Department of Inland Fisheries and […]