LEWISTON — Georgette V. Gilbert, 87, died on Sunday, Dec. 24, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Georgette was born in Lewiston on Dec. 18, 1930, the daughter of Albert Lamontagne and Ida Croteau-Lamontagne. She attended St. Mary’s School. She worked at the mills and shoe factories, retiring from Knapp Shoe after 34 years of service. She belonged […]
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Arlene Roach
MINOT — Arlene Bernier Ouellette Roach passed away on Christmas Eve after a long illness. She was born on Jan. 26, 1936, the second child born to Reine Blanche Vachon and Lucien Bernier Sr. She married her first husband, Normand Ouellette Sr., in 1954, and had eight children. She married her second husband, Robert “Flick” Roach, […]
Larry W. McAllister Sr.
NORWAY — Larry W. McAllister Sr., 73, of South Paris passed away on Monday, Dec. 25, at Stephens Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Lovell on March 6, 1944, the son of Carroll W. and Edith Louise Smith McAllister. He had been employed at C.N. Brown for 45 years as […]
George E. Harris
LEWISTON — George E. Harris, 71, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born June 8, 1946, in Lewiston to Elbridge Harris Sr. and Mary Harris. George grew up in Auburn and attended local schools.He was a self-employed woodcutter for more than 40 years. George enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, boxing and […]
No one-size-fits-all therapy for back problems
DEAR DR. ROACH: I feel the need to comment on your recent column on chiropractic therapy for back pain. Having 27 years of back pain, I want to give S.B. some additional thoughts. Seventeen years ago, before my neurosurgeon implanted a titanium device in my lower spine, he asked about other corrective efforts that I’d […]
George J. Saucier
LISBON — George J. Saucier, 72, of Lisbon, died Friday, Dec. 22, at his home in the care of his wife, Anita, daughter, Jody, and Androscoggin Hospice. George was born May 28, 1945, to his parents, James J. and Verna (Voisine) Saucier, in Lewiston. After attending Lewiston schools he eagerly joined the Army in 1963, proudly […]
L-A Rotary Lunch Club to host speaker Stephanie Gelinas
AUBURN — Stephanie Gelinas will be the featured speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club at noon Thursday, Jan. 4, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Gelinas, MS, CCC-SLP, is the founder and executive director of Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services and LA Hearing Center in Lewiston. She has been practicing in the field […]
Husband loses desire for wife after witnessing her overdose
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for three years to a woman who is very beautiful inside and out. (We have been together for six years.) Recently, I found out she is addicted to pain meds — and two months ago she confided that she had gotten hooked on heroin. I set up an intervention […]
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Church collecting mother, baby items SUMNER — The Congregational Church of East Sumner will be collecting mother and baby items for local Native Americans during January. New and almost new items will be delivered to the Maine tribal communities most in need. Items may be dropped off at the church from 8:30 to 11 a.m. […]
Girl Scouts holding information sessions
SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine has announced that it will host Discover Girl Scout events for potential members and volunteers at locations throughout the state every month. The events will bring together girls from kindergarten through third grade and their caregivers, and allow them to discover why Girl Scouting is important to the […]