JAY — Several students gathered at Spruce Mountain High School before 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, to welcome back their principal. “Oh my goodness! I’m super. This is so good. Thank you guys, I am so happy,” TJ Plourde said. One student said everyone was so happy when it was announced Thursday that Plourde would […]
January 2019
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Three-alarm fire sends Brunswick tenants running out into freezing drizzle
The fire at the 3-unit residence on Swett Street was reported early Wednesday, and left the building gutted.
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South Portland to change controversial proficiency-based grading at high school
The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.
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Robert Tweedie Bryant
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Robert Tweedie Bryant died at age 90, in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 5, 2019, after a struggle with cancer. Robert, or Bob as he liked to be called, was born on Jan. 4, 1929, to Lauriston Bryant and Arlene (Tweedie) Bryant. He attended elementary, junior high, and high schools in […]
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Edmund N. Duguay
RUMFORD – On Jan. 3, 2019, Edmund N. Duguay, 63, of Rumford, lost his battle with life, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born on Jan. 14, 1955, in Rumford, the son of Robert and Genevive (Garon) Duguay. Ed was educated in the schools of Rumford. In 1984, he married Darcia White in […]
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Alice F. Conners
MEXICO and BANGOR – Alice F. Conners, 93, died Dec. 26, 2018, in Rumford, after a period of declining health. She was born in Dec. 27, 1924, in Bangor the daughter of Justin and Eva (Pelkey) Conners. Alice grew up in Bangor and served as a Sister of Mercy for many years and also taught […]
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Roderick Lee Garland
LEWISTON – Roderick Lee Garland passed away on Dec. 31, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born on Aug. 21, 1957, in Hartford, Conn., son of Wallace and Louise (Burhoe) Garland. Rick vacationed in Maine before moving with his family to California at a young age. As he […]
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Maurice Paul Turcotte Jr.
LEWISTON – Maurice Paul Turcotte Jr., 81, of Lewiston, died on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born on April 25, 1937 in Sanford, to Maurice and Rebecca Ringrose Turcotte Sr. He was educated locally in Lisbon, attending Lisbon High School, class of 1956. He married the former Jeannine Gagnon […]
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Charles Raymond Burns
AUBURN – Charles Raymond Burns passed away surrounded by his family at Central Maine Medical Center, Jan. 7, 2019. He was born in Lewiston, June 6, 1949, to Charles and Florence (Sawyer) Burns. Charlie attended Auburn schools and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1967. Following graduation he enlisted in the United States Air […]
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Cecile A. Cameron
AUBURN – Cecile A. Cameron, 105, of 23 Spofford St., Lewiston, died on Jan. 6, 2019, at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born in Lewiston on March 6, 1913, the daughter of Joseph and Malvina (Pivin) Morin. She was the widow of Lionel L. Cameron whom she married on Oct. 4, 1969, and who […]