The defeat of the repeal of Obamacare may mean that the health care debate has fallen off the front page of the newspaper, but it doesn’t mean the end of major changes in America’s health care system. Less noticed, but also critically important, is the fact that each governor, including Gov. Paul LePage, holds in […]
August 2017
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Mark W. Mason
LEWISTON — Mark W. Mason, 72, of Greene, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, at Marshwood Center in Lewiston. He was born February 22, 1945 in Scarsdale, NY the son of Channing Perdue and Lucia (Altpeter) Mason. He was raised in Southern California before coming back to Maine in 1993. He was owner of Mason Feed […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, Aug. 22
BERNIER — Marion H., 91, of Lisbon, died August 19, 2017. Visitation will be held at The Crosman Funeral Home on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. followed by Committal Services at Hillside Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. Those wishing may make […]
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Arlene M. LaChapelle
HOWLAND — Arlene M. LaChapelle, 101, passed away August 17 at Cummings Healthcare in Howland. She was born June 11, 1916 in Lewiston, the daughter of Fred and Bertha Heman LaChapelle. She was educated in the Lewiston school system and graduated from LHS in 1934. Arlene served in the Navy (WAVES) from 1943 to 1946 and […]
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College Football: Demaray, Friedman added to Husson staff
Shawn Demaray, Matt Friedman and Ellis Throckmorton have been added to the football coaching staff at Husson University. Friedman will serve as the team’s wide receivers coach, while Demaray is the running backs coach and Throckmorton is the assistant defensive line coach. “We are excited to have Matt, Shawn and Ellis join our coaching staff,” […]
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College Football: Redshirt freshman wins UMaine QB job
Redshirt freshman Chris Ferguson of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, will be taking the snaps as the starting quarterback for the University of Maine when the Black Bears open the season on Aug. 31 against archrival University of New Hampshire. Ferguson Saturday morning was named the starter by second-year head coach Joe Harasymiak. He beat out graduate […]
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National Parks Senior Pass, Yard Sales, Lost Number
DEAR SUN SPOTS: What would we do without you? You help so many people. I need to find the contact information for obtaining the national parks senior pass for $10 before it goes up to $80 at the end of the month. I bet there are others who would relish this information also. Thanks again […]
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Thomas Francis D'Amboise
LOMA LINDA, Calif. — Thomas Francis D’Amboise, 59, of Palm Springs, CA passed on after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, August 12. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on May, 6, 1958. He attended St. Joseph’s School, St. Dominic’s Regional High School and graduated with a Business Administration degree from the University of Southern […]
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Is cholesterol goal change too much of a good thing?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old female. I had a stent placed in my heart artery in 2008, and I have been well since then. I have been on statins for many years. My present dose is 20 mg of Crestor daily. My recent values are LDL 82, HDL 53 and total cholesterol 154. […]
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District governor to visit Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club
AUBURN — District Governor Lincoln Ehrlenbach will be the speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club meeting at noon Thursday, Aug. 24 at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Ehrlenbach grew up in a Rotary family, attending rotary meetings and functions at an early age. Ehrlenbach’s grandfather was a charter member and past president of the […]