PORTLAND — A little more than two minutes remained when a delay of game penalty for flipping the puck over the boards in their own end put the Maine Mariners on the defensive. Sure enough, visiting Worcester called its timeout, pulled its goaltender to put six skaters on the attack against four, and prepared to […]
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Alice Davis
WORCESTER, Mass. — Alice (Wadsworth) Davis, 87, formerly of Plymouth, Carver and Norwell, Mass., passed away at the Jewish Health Care Center in Worcester on Sunday, Aug. 19. Alice was the wife of the late Richard W. Davis Sr., and co-founder of the Richard Davis Funeral Homes in Plymouth and Manomet. Alice was born in Norwell, […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, May 8
ALLEN — Darla Ann, 54, of Greene passed away in Greene on Saturday, May 5. A celebration of Darla’s life will be held on Friday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at Pathways Vineyard Church, Foss Road, Lewiston. A reception of fellowship will follow immediately after the service in church. Family and friends are invited to […]
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Harold E. "Bucky" Gatchell
WORCESTER, Mass. — Harold E. “Bucky” Gatchell, 73, of Worcester, Ma., passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 21, with loved ones by his side. He was born April 23, 1944, to Leslie and Gloria (Frothingham) Gatchell Sr. in Norway and was educated in local area schoolsl He later moved to Massachusetts and resided in the Worcester area […]
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Priscilla J. Petrie
WILTON — Priscilla June (Wade) Coffin Petrie, 88, passed quietly at her Wilton home in the early morning hours of Friday, April 21, surrounded by family. June was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 18, 1929, the second child of five children, and the first daughter of Chester E. Wade and Hazel […]
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Frank W. Jurgilas
1921 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Frank W. Jurgilas passed away peacefully with his family in attendance on Monday, Aug. 10, at the Horizons Living and Rehab Center. Frank had been residing at Brunswick’s Thornton Hall, an assisted living facility, for the past five years after moving from Rumford/Mexico, the place he had called home for […]
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Joan Louise Dechene
1929 – 2015 AUBURN — Joan Louise Dechene, 85, of Auburn, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 22. She passed peacefully at Clover Health Care with her loving daughters by her side. Joan was born in Lewiston on Dec. 30, 1929, the daughter of Earl S. and Florence K. (Bannon) Mason. […]
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American Hockey League: Worcester Sharks bite Portland Pirates in OT
PORTLAND — They all count the same in the standings, but some wins feel bigger than others, especially as the regular season reaches its final two weeks. The losses hurt that much more as well. After a scoreless 60 minutes of regulation, Worcester’s Ryan Carpenter sent the Portland Pirates to their fourth straight loss with his […]
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Mahoosuc Arts Council receives $2,700 grant to host Boston-based theater company
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council received a $2,700 grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts to present a multimedia production from a Boston-based theater company, Executive Director Aranka Matolcsy said Monday afternoon. Matolcsy said that the Mahoosuc Arts Council has been “extremely fortunate” to receive NEFA funding over the past six years. […]
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Sharing his light: Somali refugee leads through love
Editor’s note: This essay was originally published in the Assumption College Magazine. WORCESTER, Mass. — Shobow Saban, a Somali refugee who immigrated to the United States and settled in Lewiston, lends his personal story to a fictional work, “Out of Nowhere,” authored by Maria Padian. The book, published last year and winner of the Maine […]