SEATTLE — Chis Capuano was designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday to clear a spot on the 25-man roster for right-handed starter Clay Buchholz. Boston made the roster moves before the series finale in Seattle. Buchholz was scheduled to face the Mariners in his first start since May 26 after being […]
June 2014
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Blodgett joins coaching staff at BU
BOSTON — Cindy Blodgett is returning to the school where her coaching career started. The former All-America guard at the University of Maine has joined first-year head coach Kady Steding’s staff at Boston University, Steding announced Wednesday. Steding and Blodgett are former teammates, having spent the 2000 season together with the Sacramento Monarchs in the […]
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Celtics have 2 first-round picks
BOSTON (AP) — Danny Ainge stockpiled draft choices for his big rebuilding project with the Boston Celtics. Now the decision-maker who won three NBA championships as a player with the Celtics and one as their general manager gets to use them after the third worst season in team history. They have 10 first-round picks in […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Listening politely
Upton residents Kenny Gibbons and Billy the dog listen to discussion at last Thursday’s Upton Town Meeting. Gibbons tended Billy while the dog’s owner, town Treasurer Deborah Judkins, asked and answered questions.
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New Elm Street School principal introduced
POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee on Wednesday officially approved hiring Ryan Patrie as the new principal of Elm Street School, effective July 1. Superintendent Tina Meserve, introducing Patrie to the full board for the first time, noted that although he wasn’t officially hired, he had spent a day last week at the […]
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Joan Grunert
1927 – 2014 BRANFORD, Conn. — Joan Grunert, 86, of Guilford, Conn., passed away Saturday, June 14, in Branford, Conn. Surviving are a sister, Shirley Martin, of New Sharon; two nieces, Mary Jane Beckwith of Portsmouth, N.H., and Ann Grunert of Somersworth, N.H.; and a nephew, John Grunert, of Brookline, Mass. Joan received her bachelor’s […]
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Fredric L. Kennard
1935 – 2014 RUMFORD — Fredric L. Kennard, 78, died Tuesday, June 24, at his residence on Penobscot Street in Rumford, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Dixfield on Nov. 22, 1935, the son of Leslie E. and Louise H. (Thomas) Kennard, and graduated from Mexico High School with the […]
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Harland A. ‘Hal’ Ladd
1956 – 2014 AUBURN — Harland A. “Hal” Ladd, 58, of Strong, died late Monday afternoon, June 23, following a courageous battle with cancer, at the Androscoggin Hospice House, where he had been continuously surrounded by his children and family. He was born in Farmington on Feb. 8, 1956, a son of Alton and Mary […]
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Norman A. Verville
1927 – 2014 AUBURN — Norman A. Verville, 87, of 42 Damy Drive, Auburn, and a former longtime resident of Western Avenue, died Tuesday, June 24, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. Born in Lewiston on May 14, 1927, he was the son of Henri and Alma Carbonneau Verville. Educated in […]
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Sheila S. Moody
1938 – 2014 MONMOUTH — Sheila S. Moody, 75, of Monmouth, departed Wednesday, June 25, to be with her Christian Father; she was at her home, with her devoted and loving family at her side. Sheila had courageously battled COPD for over 10 years. She was born on Aug. 13, 1938, in Livermore Falls, to […]