Laurelai Winslow has shot five white-tailed deer since she was 6. She will be among the Mainers taking part on opening day of the firearm season for deer on Saturday.
2020
Posted inBicentennial, Maine
On this date in Maine history: Oct. 31
Oct. 31, 1879: Prolific Maine author Jacob Abbott dies at 75 in Farmington, where he resided. Abbott produced 180 books, consisting of works of juvenile fiction, history, biography, religion and science. Many of them were translated into other languages. The Hallowell native, Bowdoin College graduate and ordained minister taught mathematics and natural philosophy for four […]
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
ZIP codes in Cumberland County still have highest infection rates
Not surprisingly, the state’s most densely populated areas have the highest rates of COVID-19, with neighborhoods in Portland, Falmouth, Westbrook and Lewiston at the top.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Joye Ann (Cleveland) Levesque
TOPSHAM – Joye Ann (Cleveland) Levesque passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 with her husband and children …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Dianne Gallant
RUMFORD – On Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, Dianne Gallant passed away in the comfort of her home after her battle with …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Deborah L. Perkins
OXFORD – Deborah L. Perkins passed away on Oct. 27, 2020. She was surrounded by Christmas decorations, music and her loving …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Jacqueline “Jackie” St. Jean
LEWISTON – Jacqueline “Jackie” St. Jean, 81, of Lewiston, died peacefully in her sleep at home on Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020 …
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Oct. 31
100 Years Ago: 1920 The Stanton Bird club will have an invitation night at Chase hall tonight and Dr. Arthur Norton, curator of the Portland Society of Natural History, will give an illustrated lecture on some of the birds of Maine. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Auburn Police Chief Stephen Smyc has received a ‘thank you […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Abukar Abdi: Incarcerated need more protection from COVID-19
Last week, incarcerated people at Androscoggin County Jail took part in a hunger strike to protest their unsafe conditions and demand the implementation of COVID-19 testing. Eight months into this global pandemic, our correctional leaders have clearly failed to protect those in their custody from this potentially fatal virus. Why were incarcerated people not getting […]