WESTFIELD, Mass. – Eva Mae Ducheney, 98, a resident of Westfield, Mass., formerly of Livermore Falls.
2019
Posted inMaine
Heat, humidity, shots of cold highlight 2018’s weather
We love it, we hate it. We compliment it, we complain about it. We escape it, we embrace it. The weather, in all its many forms, reigns supreme here in Maine. And taking 2018 as a whole, the weather stood out for its warmth, its humidity, and a shot of shocking cold and snow in […]
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Posted inNuptials, sj-web
Bisesti — Desgrosseilliers
GREENE — On a beautiful fall morning, Oct. 6, 2018, Brianna Annina Bisesti, daughter of James and Nancy Bisesti of Greene, and Matthew Gregory Desgrosseilliers, son of Gregory and Denise Desgrosseilliers of Fredericksburg, Virginia, were married at a waterfront point at the home of the bride’s parents on Allen Pond. Several family and friends were […]
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Some books just aren't worth the time
It’s a new literary genre — books by former staff members and aides who now want to dish about the awfulness of Donald Trump or his White House. Last month, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie debuted the latest book in that field, “Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey and the Power […]
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Sizing up the benefits of hospital alliances
After seven years of a vigorous fight, Jim Hart worried he was running out of options. Diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 60, Hart had undergone virtually every treatment — surgery, radiation and hormones — to eradicate it. But a blood test showed that his level of prostate-specific antigen, which should have been undetectable, kept […]
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She's panicked by thought of seeing ex
Andrea Bonior Special to The Washington Post Q: It has been six years since I left my abusive husband. I was treated for PTSD for years after leaving and I am getting better. Not surprisingly, my triggers are anything that reminds me of him. Our son is graduating from college in May and he wants […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Mike Bove of Portland and Southern Maine Community College. Taking Aim By Mike Bove Out over the worn path at the end of your road, we walked to the sand pit where you stopped short and put a rifle in my […]
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Gray woman's winning design honors veterans
GRAY — An artist from Gray whose design was chosen for the new Maine Veteran Honorable Service Recognition Coin says she hasn’t “even come down from the cloud yet.” Georgette Kanach’s design was recently chosen to adorn the coin and a plaque that will hang in the Hall of Flags in the State House in […]
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Idea of wealth tax gaining traction
By Christine Emba The Washington Post “This billionaire NFL owner just paid $100M for a ‘superyacht’ with its own iMax theater,” the tweet began. Teaser for the reboot of “MTV Cribs”? Not quite. “I’m pretty sure he can pay my new #UltraMillionaireTax to help the millions of yacht-less Americans struggling with student loan debt,” Sen. […]
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Candidates should be realistic about Medicare-for-all
The following appeared in Friday’s Washington Post: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, a freshly minted presidential candidate, sketched an appealing picture of Medicare-for-all at a CNN town hall recently. Yes, she said, the plan would require doing away with insurance companies. But, she argued, who would miss them? “Who of us has not had that situation […]