ARMANDI — Robert, 96, a resident of Jay, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, in Farmington. Funeral services with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment at Gracelawn […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, Dec. 31
ALANSKAS — Phyllis P., 71, died Sunday, Dec. 24. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. LEVEQUE — Edward, 95, of Lewiston, died Dec. 28 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held at the […]
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Community party on the old bridge
RUMFORD POINT — Resident Ben Byam is leading an effort to have a community party on the old Martin Memorial Bridge on Saturday, July 11. The 60-year-old bridge closed on Tuesday following a dedication ceremony held for the new bridge. “We had a Rumford Point gathering 10 years ago, anyone with any ties to Rumford […]
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Golf: Top seeds, locals ousted at MSGA Match Play
SOUTH PORTLAND — The temperature kept rising. The supply of cigarettes in the golf cart operated by Joe Baker and caddie Ashley Fifield dwindled. Good shots didn’t go away, but they stopped coming consecutively. It was a Tuesday afternoon grind for Baker, whose hopes of a berth in the Maine State Golf Association match play […]
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Maine’s blueberry harvest looking bountiful
CHERRYFIELD — Maine is reaping the benefits of the wild blueberry crop this season, but a new insect pest that arrived last year should keep growers wary. David Yarborough, a University of Maine professor of horticulture and the state’s leading expert on blueberries, said Wednesday that fruit size and yields are “average or above.” He […]
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R. Blier: They put out the work
I have been watching the construction of the new bridge over the Little Androscoggin River. The new bridge will replace the old Littlefield Bridge that was constructed in 1937. I am very impressed with the workers on the project, who work for the bridge contractor Wyman & Simpson. They are always working; no one is […]
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Golf: Jones, Wyman survive day of upsets at Fox Ridge
Tuesday’s opening rounds of the MSGA Match Play Championship were brutal for top-ranked players. Fulfilling the adage that anything can happen in head-to-head competition, No. 1 Ricky Jones and No. 2 Jack Wyman were the only amateurs among the top eight to earn a berth in Wednesday’s quarterfinals at Fox Ridge Golf Club in Auburn. […]