FARMINGTON — Bernice A. DiSotto, 86, of Jay, passed away Friday, July 20, at Woodlands Senior Living in Farmington, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 14, 1931, in Chisholm, the daughter of Willie F. Deshaies and Emma (LaCroix) Deshaies. She attended school at St. Rose of Lima School and was a graduate of […]
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Mary McEwen Lane
SOUTH PARIS — Mary McEwen Lane, 88, of South Paris, died Wednesday evening, July 18, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, where she had been a resident for the last nine years. Mary was born July 22, 1929, in Dudley, Mass., a daughter of Paul and Alma (Billings) Meyer. She attended local schools, graduating […]
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Paul Tremblay
AUBURN — It is with great sadness but a joyful heart that the family of Paul Tremblay announces he went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 19, at the Hospice House with family members by his side. He was born in Lewiston on May 6, 1946, and was raised by the late Carroll […]
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Jennifer McGaughey
AUBURN — Jennifer McGaughey, 61, passed away peacefully at her Auburn home Wednesday morning, July 18, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born Dec. 19, 1956, in Canton, Ohio, to the late James and Betty (Criswell) Cowgill. Previously living in Philadelphia for 30 years, she moved to Maine in 2012. Jennifer had years […]
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Lennice Dorothy Godbout
AUBURN — Lennice Dorothy Godbout left peacefully for Home on Monday, July 16, surrounded by her loving children. Leni was born in Hartland on May 17, 1938, to Lennice and Norma Harris. She grew up on Taylor Pond in Auburn and graduated from Edward Little High School, where she met and later married her lifelong love, […]
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Walter R. Webb
LEWISTON — The Rev. Walter “Wally” R. Webb, 80, died Friday, July 13, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with his wife Kay at his side. He was born Oct. 8, 1937, in Pottsville, Pa., to George and Ida (Blakeslee) Webb. He served United Methodist churches in Pennsylvania, New York and Maine. He is survived […]
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Karen Sue Kangas
STRONG — Karen Sue Kangas, 65, of North Anson, died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends at the home of one of her dearest friends in Strong on the evening of July 18, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 6, 1953, in Livermore, Calif., a daughter of Virgil and Helen Westerman) […]
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Wildlife park hosting ATV safety program
GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park will host a presentation on all-terrain vehicle safety from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at 56 Game Farm Road, off Route 26. ATV MAINE, a nonprofit organization with close to 6,000 members in 83 clubs, promotes education in the safe and responsible use of ATVs. ATVs […]
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Work requirement for welfare proposed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may have declared it over, but a new War on Poverty is coming anyways. It will be fought largely over the “work requirement” — should the government require welfare recipients either to get a job or to train for one? It’s a philosophical as much as a practical question. A […]
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Andover phototgraphy contest
ANDOVER — The Andover photography contest will be exhibited from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, during Olde Home Days in the Town Hall. Photographs are placed into two groups: children 17 and younger and adults 18 and older. Categories are portrait, landscape, flowers, birds, animals, unique and black and white. Adults and […]