1940 – 2016 JAY — Leon Eugene Seamon, 76, passed away peacefully at home in Jay on Saturday, Dec. 31, after a brief struggle with cancer. Surrounded by family, he passed in the same home in which he was born. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Dawn (Davis) Seamon, originally of Wilton; their three […]
2017
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Doris R. Masse
1955 – 2016 LEWISTON — Doris Rita Boisvert Masse, 61, of 102 Campus Ave., Lewiston, died Saturday, Dec. 31, at d’Youville Pavilion following a long illness. She was born in Lewiston on June 23, 1955, the daughter of Albert and Jeannine (Fournier) Boisvert. She was educated in Lewiston schools and graduated from Lewiston High School […]
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Robert G. Walder
1935 – 2017 SUMNER — Robert G. Walder, 81, of Sumner, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Jan. 1. He was born April 23, 1935, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Lovell and Margaret Walder, and was educated in Mt. Vernon, N.Y. He joined the Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department and held offices, including […]
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Robert W. Wing
1969 – 2016 DENVER, Colo. — , 47, formerly of Peru, died at his residence in Denver, Colo., on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Robert was born in Rumford on Nov. 16, 1969, the son of Reginald and Carol Ann (Greene) Wing. In 1988 Rob graduated from SAD 21 in Dixfield, later enlisting in the United States […]
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Shirley Ann Martin
1934 – 2016 FARMINGTON — Shirley Ann Martin, 82, beloved wife and best friend of Dr. Robert Martin of New Sharon, passed peacefully Thursday, Dec. 29, at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington. She was the daughter of the late Karl F. and Hazel (Schulz) Grunert, born Jan. 27, 1934, in Lisbon. For many years, she was […]
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Second choice for Supreme Court more important
By Robert Barnes The Washington Post The political world will soon be consumed by President Donald Trump’s choice to fill the nearly year-long vacancy on the Supreme Court. Incensed by the Republican-controlled Senate’s refusal to even consider President Obama’s nominee to fill the seat, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland, Democrats are promising a bruising […]
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Looking Back on January 3
100 years ago, 1917The bill presented this week at the Union Square theatre in Lewiston by Capt. Louis Sorcho and his big submarine show, is one that should be witnessed by everyone in the two cities, especially the young, for it is not only interesting. but exceedingly instructive as well, giving first hand information regarding […]
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Lake Auburn Neighborhood Watch AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department will host the Lake Auburn Neighborhood Watch group at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at West Auburn Congregational Church, 811 West Auburn Road. First Auburn Seniors to meet AUBURN — The First Auburn Seniors will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Hasty […]
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Ending Obamacare not the best option
by Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post There is a growing realization on the right and left and, most acutely, from the insurers and health-care providers that repealing Obamacare with the promise that something better will come along at some later date would be a policy and political disaster. Insurers would accelerate their withdrawal from exchanges, […]