WESTBROOK – Dorothy Ella Harriman, 81, passed away unexpectedly at her home, with her husband and children at her side, on Dec. 15, 2018. She was born on Feb. 16, 1937, a daughter of Clarence and Nellie (Gurney) Nay. Dot married her high school sweetheart, John Harriman, on Feb. 16, 1954. In the early 60s […]
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Rhonasha Cynthia-Marie Anderson
LEWISTON – Rhonasha Cynthia-Marie Anderson, 26, of Lewiston, passed away unexpectedly at Central Maine Medical Center, on Dec. 15, 2018, following a brief illness. Nasha was born in Boston, on Dec. 21, 1991, the daughter of Rohan N. Anderson and Marie L. Continat. She was educated in local schools and a graduate of Edward Little High […]
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Deal allows Cuban players to sign with MLB teams without defecting
Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reach an agreement in an effort to curb dangerous trafficking.
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Anita N. Dupont
AUBURN – Anita N. Dupont, 75, formerly of Lewiston, died on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, in Auburn, after a four year battle with cancer. Born on Dec. 22, 1942, in Lewiston, she was the daughter of Louis and Yvette Joudoin Bechard. She attended local schools, […]
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Livermore Falls board accepts bid for property, sets public hearing
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Wednesday to accept a bid for $875 for a 0.28-acre property next to 63 Park St., across from Cedar Street. The bid was from Julien St. Pierre, the new owner of the house at 63 Park St. Town Manager Stephen Gould said he checked with the abutter on the other side […]
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CMMC a top cardio hospital
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 50 top cardiovascular hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study is in its 20th year. This is the first year that CMMC, with its Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, has been recognized and it is […]
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Community meals
SUMNER — There will be a community supper at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St, Route 219. There will be casseroles, salads, desserts, coffee and punch, as well as a raffle of baked goods and household items. Donations are accepted for the meal. Proceeds benefit the outreach mission of […]
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Vape pens an escalating problem in schools
Regional School Unit 73 board of directors were told vape pens and e-cigarettes have become a huge problem in the district. The Healthy Community Coalition of Franklin County will hold a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. in the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria for parents and community members to learn more about the health […]
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Community sale
LEWISTON — Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends will hold a benefit Purrrrfect Christmas bake sale and bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22 and 23, at Sabattus Street Self Storage, 1434 Sabattus St. They are need of bakers to make food to donate for the bake sale, as well as […]
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Boy Scout leadership should shoulder the blame
The erosion of what many Americans once believed were the foundations of our country continues apace. They include, but are not limited to, overspending and debt (personal and national), never-ending wars, uncontrolled borders leading to massive immigration with no time for or expectation of assimilation and political divisions that grow wider by the day. It’s […]