PORTLAND — Lorraine G. Dionne, 88, formerly of 77 Birch St., died Wednesday, July 25, at the Fallbrook Woods Resident Care with her family by her side. She was born in Auburn on Nov. 28, 1929, the daughter of Eugene and Ida Blais Dionne. She was educated in Lewiston schools and worked at Clark Shoe for […]
2018
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Ralph J. Nadeau
AUBURN — Ralph J. Nadeau, 77, a longtime resident of Auburn, died Friday, July 20, in Auburn with his loving wife and family at his side. He was born in Lewiston on Sept. 29, 1940, the son of Robert J. Nadeau and Germaine D. (Berube) Nadeau. Ralph was an altar boy at Sacred Heart Church in […]
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Wendall "Chummy" Broomhall
RUMFORD — A Celebration of Life with Military Honors was conducted for Olympian Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall, of Rumford, Saturday, July 27, at Black Mountain of Maine on the Glover Road, Rumford, with the Rev. Douglas Dunlap officiating. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., […]
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Shirley M. Huntley
LEWISTON — Shirley M. Huntley, 96, formerly of Wales, peacefully passed away Wednesday, July 26, at Montello Manor. She was born in Lewiston, Oct. 8, 1921, the daughter of William and Mildred (Toothaker) Bunnell. Shirley was co-owner of Spring Brook Mobile Home Park in Wales along with her husband, Alvoid, who died Dec. 17, 1993. She […]
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Mariette P. Dolloff
RUMFORD — Graveside services for Mrs. Mariette P. Dolloff, of South Rumford, were conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Rumford Center Cemetery, Rumford Center. A reception followed at the Lure Restaurant in Rumford. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box […]
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Life (is) on the streets
By the time I saw “The Front Page,” the show about hard-bitten police reporters in Chicago, the story may have been a bit of an anachronism. The play and movie painted a picture of reporters who came from the street and worked on the street. They weren’t cops or criminals, but they got their living […]
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Dennis Dreher
BETHEL — Dennis Dreher, artist, sculptor, inventor and longtime resident of the Flat Road, Bethel, passed away Sunday, July 22, after a long battle with leukemia. He was born Dec. 25, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Joseph and Esther Dreher. He grew up in Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pa., where he graduated from local schools. Notably, […]
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A failed experiment
I am a research psychologist concerned about Maine’s Proficiency Based Education model that replaced traditional A-F grading in many Maine schools. Recently, 90 RSU 9 teachers and parents were surveyed. The vast majority (84 percent) reported the new grading system was imprecise, anxiety-producing and demotivating. Teachers and parents cited the replacement of the A-F grading […]
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Mystery Photo for July 29
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus. Mystery photo for […]
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Talk of the town: You're not going out in THAT, are you?
Pick a card, any card Auburn’s Dan Cunliffe continued his weird adventures last week when he traveled to California where he showed Denzel Washington a card trick. No, really. There’s video and everything. Cunliffe has the weirdest bucket list ever. I hear next, he’s off to tickle Cloris Leachman and play Connect Four with Charles […]