WEST MINOT — William “Bill” John Slattery, 79, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 10, after a great day working at his family’s farm and sharing dinner with the love of his life, Janice, his wife of 60 years. Bill was born Dec. 16, 1938, in Lewiston, the son of the late Thomas S. and Doris E. […]
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Bessie L. Bryant
WEST MINOT — Bessie L. Bryant, 92, of West Minot passed away at her home Monday, Aug. 27. She was born in Minot on Aug. 26, 1926, the daughter of Leonard and Grace Leach Lawrence. She received an associate degree in nursing from Central Maine General Hospital, graduating in 1948. She worked for many years as […]
Joyce A. Reid
NORWAY — Joyce A. Reid, 80, of West Minot passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 5, at Norway Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 9, 1937, to David and Veronica Major, the fourth of 11 children. She graduated from school in Mechanic Falls in 1956 and remained in the area her whole life. She married Hedley Reid […]
Minot man killed in 2-vehicle crash
MINOT — A local man pulling out of his driveway on West Minot Road was killed Thursday evening when he drove into the path of a van, state police said. Earl Belanger, 68, died at the scene when the van struck the driver’s side of his car, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said […]
Keith Sawyer
AUBURN — Keith Sawyer passed away at the Hospice House in Auburn Sunday, Sept. 13, at the age of 82. He was born in Lewiston, the son of Charles and Marion Rollins Sawyer. He grew up in West Minot and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and […]
Harold A. Parsons
1928 – 2015 AUBURN — Harold A. Parsons, 87, of Minot died Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Clover Manor Health Care with his family by his side. Born in Auburn on June 22, 1928, he was a son of the late Howard and Ruth Boothbay. Harold was a member of the Frances Lodge of West Minot […]
Minot Community Days included food, contests, demonstrations
The first one-pitch softball game started just after 9 a.m. The Minot Fire Department along with a ladder team from the Mechanic Fall Fire Department did demonstrations that included rescue victims from badly damaged vehicles. They can cut glass, car doors, remove entire car metal roofs and rescue folks trapped in multi-floor buildings. Because of […]