PARIS — Town Manager Vic Hodgkins decided to nix one part of the stormwater separation project bond application because the requirement for loan forgiveness is basically a wash. He announced the revised plan at the Tuesday, Dec. 28 Paris selectmen’s meeting. The project requires the removal of 22 catch basins from the sewer system so […]
2017
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Funeral notices for Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017
BOUCHER — Linda J., 63, of Lewiston passed away Friday, Dec. 30. A celebration of Linda’s life will take place at the First Assembly of God Church on Hogan Road, Lewiston, on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 10 a.m. Memorial donations can be made to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. […]
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Edith H. Yonuss
1931 – 2017 HEBRON — Edith H. Yonuss, 85, of Hebron passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, at her home. She was born in South Paris on Aug. 9, 1931, the daughter of Donald and Lillian Wing Cushman. She attended schools in Oxford and had been employed as a forelady at B.E. Cole, Norway Footwear and […]
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Mark B. Cummings
1954 – 2016 GREENWOOD — Mark B. Cummings, 62, of Greenwood and New Gloucester, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 27. He was born in Lewiston, July 12, 1954, the son of Arthur S. Cummings II and Helen (Robinson) Cummings. He was educated in Auburn schools, graduated from Gould Academy and Bentley College. He was employed […]
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Nannette A. Oburn
1949 – 2016 BRUNSWICK — Nannette A. Oburn, 67, of Topsham, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, in Brunswick. She was born Jan. 5, 1949, in Brunswick, the daughter of Isidore and Valentine (Ouellette) St. Pierre. Nannette attended primary school at St. John’s and was a graduate of Brunswick High School. She was married to Ronald Oburn […]
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Doris R. Masse
LEWISTON — A funeral Mass honoring the life of Doris R. Masse was celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Holy Family Church following prayers at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. The Rev. Timothy Nadeau celebrated the Mass. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home in Lewiston.
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Sherman G. Shapiro
1917 – 2016 WORCESTER, Mass. — Sherman George Shapiro of Worcester, Mass., and Scarborough, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 30, with family at his side. He was born in 1917. Nicknamed “Sonny” for his sunny disposition, he celebrated his 99th birthday on Dec. 3. A native and longtime resident of Auburn, and a 1935 graduate […]
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Trump should take lesson from House
The following appeared in Wednesday’s Washington Post: What happened this week among House Republicans carries a useful and important lesson. The incoming GOP conference voted secretly to emasculate the independent House ethics watchdog, and when the action became public, a torrent of protests erupted. Even President-elect Donald Trump expressed doubt, and the lawmakers backed down. […]
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Bear envy: Why can’t humans hibernate, too?
It’s “lights out” for bears in North America. They’re fat. They’re happy. Wake them when the weather gets better. Humans struggling for a respectable eight hours of sleep may look upon the genus Ursus with envy and ask, “Why can’t we pass out for a few dark months?” Black bears sleep so soundly that mamas […]
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Striving for higher morals
America’s Founding Fathers, with intention of guidance, started each of their sessions with prayer, inviting God to interact. They thought so much of that power that they formed the U.S. Constitution around it. Billy Graham once said, “No matter how advanced its progress, any civilization that neglects its spirituality and moral life is going to […]