ANDOVER – Nancy L. Wardwell, 76, passed away Friday, July 13, at her home in Andover with her loving family by her side. She was born in Andover on March 14, 1942, and was the daughter of Clyde “Bill” and Marion (Straw) Bemis. She was a member and a former deacon of the Andover Congregational Church. […]
2018
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Daniel O. Bolduc
ORANGE CITY, Fla. — Daniel O. Bolduc, 58, of Poland, passed June 21. Born Christmas Day, 1959, to Raymond Bolduc and Adrienne Nickerson, he grew up in Sabattus and loved spending time on the Davis Farm. He worked for Randy’s Auto Parts, then got his dream job as a mechanic and tire man for 16 years […]
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Putin, Trump will put on an empty show
When President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, some Americans will watch with apprehension: What if they hatch a plan that’ll harm U.S. interests? What if Trump is meeting with his handler rather than his counterpart? They shouldn’t worry. There’s little doubt that Putin can handle Trump, but not as […]
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Kavanaugh is devoted volunteer
Your readers might be interested in knowing that not two days after being nominated for the Supreme Court by President Trump, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was spotted taking his usual turn and feeding the homeless outside Catholic Charities in downtown Washington, D.C. The judge is a volunteer with the St. Maria’s meals program. A fellow volunteer […]
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Kavanaugh is a man — and judge — of quality
President Donald J. Trump has continued to show America, and Maine, that he is doing the right things for our people, our country and our democracy. Our economy is booming and good jobs are at last coming back to our shores. Once again, he has kept a campaign pledge. His appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh […]
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Rewards of paying attention
To alter a sentence by Abraham Lincoln, “You cannot please all the people all the time.” Still, maybe we oughta try. We often have but one opportunity to make a relationship, be it romance, friendship or business. It’s not, as Woody Allen said, that “80 percent of life is showing up.” Sometimes he says “success” […]
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Jay, Farmington parishes helping Haitian church
FARMINGTON — Parishioners at St. Joseph Parish in Farmington and St. Rose of Lima Parish in Jay are inviting people to assist with their work on behalf of St. Laurent Parish in the Diocese of Les Cayes, Haiti. The Parish Twinning Program began in 2004. “The Parish Twinning Program of the Americas ‘twinned’ us with […]
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Face Time: Musician Linda Vaillancourt's forte? Teaching
In 2005, Lewiston’s Linda Vaillancourt took on a part-time job as North Yarmouth Academy’s band and orchestra director. By that point, she had been teaching music at various districts across the state, but NYA was a good match for her and in 2013, her position became full-time. In May, surprising no one but Vaillancourt herself, […]
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Trump isn't attacking NATO. He's strengthening it.
WASHINGTON —As President Trump put Germany and other allies on notice for the harm they are doing to NATO with their failure to spend adequately on our common defense, Democrats in Washington came to Germany’s defense. “President Trump’s brazen insults and denigration of one of America’s most steadfast allies, Germany, is an embarrassment,” Senate Minority […]
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Marie Girouard
AUBURN — Marie “Mary Jane, Janie, Jane” Girouard, 82, of Auburn, passed away at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice on Saturday, July 14. Mary Jane was born in North Stratford, N.H., on July 24, 1935, a daughter of Trefla and Madora (LeClaire) Poulin. Mary Jane was known for her compassion for people […]