RUMFORD — Ray Mosca hammered out a bases-loaded, game-winning single with two outs in the sixth inning, giving St. Dom’s a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over Mountain Valley. The Falcons (4-12) were leading 3-0 and had a good shot at making the playoffs before the Saints (12-4) marched back with four runs in the sixth. Second […]
June 2014
Posted inFuneral Services
James Lawrence Kenney
RUMFORD — Funeral services with Military Honors for James Lawrence Kenney of Rumford were conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Andover Congregational Church, Andover, with the Rev. Jane Rich officiating. Organist was Linda Dyer. Music selections included “This is My Father’s World” and “Amazing Grace.” The choir sang “I’ll Meet You in the […]
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Catherine King Oliver
1916 – 2014 LEWISTON — Catherine King Oliver, 98, of Portland died on Friday, May 30, attended by family members as she joined her beloved husband, Vincent, in Heaven. She was born in Boston on March 3, 1916, to Patrick and Barbara Joyce King, recent arrivals from Ballyconneely County, Galway, Ireland. She left Boston at age […]
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New Auburn Senior Citizens AUBURN — The New Auburn Senior Citizens will meet at noon, Wednesday, June 4, followed by light lunch and bingo. The group meets at Sacred Heart Church on Western Avenue. An elevator is available. The next dinner will be Wednesday, June 18. The meal will be KFC for $5, followed by […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Debut Norway Family Fishing Festival a huge success
NORWAY — Organizers of Saturday’s debut Norway Family Fishing Festival were elated with the huge turnout of children and adults. A section of Water Street was closed off from Main Street with a large, handmade wooden drift boat and a few traffic cones so children and adults could learn to fly cast in the street. […]
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Photos: Maine anglers catch some great shots of trout
Where volunteers are needed: Locate the ponds that are part of the 2014 brook trout survey on an online map and see the list of what ponds need volunteers to conduct the survey. Tracking down Maine’s brook trout: State gets a hand counting thriving brook trout population Like they say” The native brook trout is a beautiful […]
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Double take: Roger Williams Hall at Bates College then and now
Roger Williams Hall on Bates College campus was built in 1894 by architect Elmer I. Thomas of Lewiston, for the use of the Cobb Divinity School. Funds for the building were given by Deacon L.W. Anthony in memory of Mrs. Britannia Anthony, a lineal descendant of Roger Williams. Among other uses, it housed a chapel […]
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Maine keeping the political debate honest
The state elections commission struck a powerful blow for political accountability last Wednesday when it unanimously accepted a staff recommendation and fined the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) more than $50,000, a record, for refusing to disclose the names of donors to its 2009 campaign against same-sex marriage in Maine. NOM has been fighting Maine’s […]
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Charles Krauthammer: A very small speech at West Point
WASHINGTON — It is fitting that the day before President Obama gives his grand West Point address defending the wisdom and prudence of his foreign policy, his government should be urging Americans to evacuate Libya. Libya, of course, was once the model Obama intervention — the exquisitely calibrated military engagement wrapped in the rhetorical extravagance […]
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Peter Garcia, Bette Swett-Thibault, Ron Bissonnette: Voters deserve a say on charter commission
On June 10, citizens of Lewiston and Auburn will elect representatives to serve on a charter commission to draft a plan to merge the Twin Cities. This is the first step in a state law process to decide whether or not to merge. The final decision will be made by the voters, once the plan […]