FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick strode through the crowded locker room — his head down, his arms swinging, his face set with the serious look of a man on a mission. The Patriots coach ignored the players and reporters filling his domain. He had something to take care of before Wednesday’s practice. Rodney Harrison […]
2011
Posted inNational Sports
Hornets fell Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — The way things have been going on the road lately for the New Orleans Hornets, it only figured they’d have to watch one of the NBA’s most prolific 3-point shooters rim out a 3 attempt before escaping with a win. Trevor Ariza made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:34 to play and David […]
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Funeral notices for January 1, 2011
EVANS — Lucienne “Pat,” 83, of Auburn, died in Lewiston on Dec. 30. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish at Sacred Heart Church. Interment in St. Peter’s Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements under the care of DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, Lewiston. GILBERT — Noella A., […]
Posted inObituaries
Roger R. Pruneau
LEWISTON — Roger R. Pruneau, 91, a resident of 550 College St., died unexpectedly Friday morning at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion following hip surgery earlier this week He was born in Bath Dec. 2, 1919, the son of Alfred and Clara (Nadeau) Pruneau. He was a 1936 graduate of Lewiston High School and attended Bliss […]
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Lucienne ‘Pat’ Evans
LEWISTON — Lucienne “Pat” Evans, 83, of 143 Mill St., Auburn, died suddenly Thursday, Dec. 30, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Fort Kent on Nov. 7, 1927, the daughter of Albert and Isabelle (Labbe) Dumond Sr. She attended schools in Fort Kent and later attended Pelletier’s Beauty School in Lewiston. She […]
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Noella A. Gilbert
LEWISTON — Noella A. Gilbert, 86, formerly of 140 Ash St., died Dec. 29, at d’Youville Pavilion. She was born in Lewiston on July 24, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Rose Aime (Nadeau) Lagrange. She was the widow of Maurice Gilbert, whom she married on April 8, 1943, and who died on July 23, […]
Posted inBusiness
The power of word-of-mouth marketing
Even in an age of modern and high-tech communications, the most powerful and effective means of generating new business is through word of mouth. People turn to trusted friends or colleagues for recommendations regarding product or service providers. And because word-of-mouth referrals are free, you can’t beat the return on investment that a positive referral […]
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Oprah keeps hand in media with OWN, snubs politics
LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey wants to better the world in her own way, and that absolutely, positively excludes a political career. The media powerhouse who threw her clout behind Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy says she will never seek office. As she fervently asserts: “Arrgghhh! The very idea of politics. No, no, no, no, no, […]
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Amy E. Kraft
SOUTH PARIS — Amy E. Kraft , 51, of South Paris, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 28, due to renal failure. She was born May 13, 1959, in Brockton, Mass., the daughter of Rosalyn Wolfe-Chait. She grew up in Portland, moving her own family to Oxford Hills in 1989. She was dainty and quiet, but loved […]
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For Paula Deen, everything’s coming up roses
PASADENA, Calif. — Paula Deen is out of her element. Instead of a kitchen, the Food Network’s Southern-cooking queen was holding court Thursday in a lavish hotel suite. And instead of being home for the holidays in Savannah, Ga., she’s ringing in the new year serving as grand marshal of Saturday’s Tournament of Roses Parade […]