ANDREWS — Eleanor “Ellie” Trenoweth Webber, 98, of South Paris died Tuesday, June 13. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276 with Rev. Dick Wickens officiating. Interment will be at the Elmwood Cemetery on Route 219, […]
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Ralph C. Spencer Jr.
1932 – 2016 LEWISTON — Ralph Cleveland Spencer Jr. died peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, Dec. 28. He leaves behind his loving wife of 38 years, Constance Dumont Brousseau Spencer; and his children, Melodye, Brenda, Ralph and Carleton; stepchildren, Gloria, Linda, Rita, Patricia, Pamela, Dana, Garry and James. Although not all […]
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Karlene E. Ward
1943 – 2016 LIVERMORE FALLS — Karlene E. Ward, 72, a resident of Livermore Falls, died peacefully Sunday, March 20, at her home. She was born April 5, 1943, in Milford, Conn., the daughter of Elton “Bucky” Gammon and Mrytle (Dow) Gammon. Karlene attended school in Auburn. On Oct. 18, 1975, in Turner, she married […]
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RSU 10 board replies to Byron’s withdrawal proposal
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 attorney Richard Spencer updated the school board Monday night on the negotiations with Byron officials in their efforts to withdraw from the district. Superintendent Craig King said he, Spencer and a subcommittee of the school board have been meeting for several months to develop a response to Byron’s proposal. […]
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RSU 10 appoints subcommittee on Byron withdrawal effort
RUMFORD — The Regional School Unit 10 Board of Directors on Monday appointed a four-member subcommittee to meet with the district’s lawyer about Byron possibly withdrawing from the district. The action came following a 75-minute closed session with Drummond, Woodsum lawyer Richard Spencer and school Superintendent Craig King. Byron representative Judy Boucher was asked to […]
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Moser, Samuelson to receive honorary Bates degrees
LEWISTON — Auburn-based furniture-maker Thomas Moser and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson will be two of the four people receiving honorary degrees from Bates College at its commencement in May. The other two receiving degrees at the 149th commencement ceremonies May 31 are: • Manjul Bhargava, winner of the 2014 Fields Medal for mathematics […]
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Gov. LePage’s plan: How much nonprofits would pay
LEWISTON — If Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to tax nonprofits became law, Lewiston would get $3.3 million a year in added property taxes from its two hospitals and Bates College. Central Maine Medical Center’s property tax bill would be $1.17 million a year, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s would be $535,000, and Bates College would […]
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N.Y. doctor back from Guinea has Ebola, 1st in city
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday urged residents not to be […]
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Man facing drug charges accused of assaulting witness
PARIS — Police said a man accused of manufacturing and selling methamphetamine was arrested Tuesday on a charge of attacking a witness who gave evidence against him. Rodney Levesque, 35, of Hunts Corner Road in Albany Township, was arrested in Bethel on Aug. 12 by an Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy on charges of tampering with a […]