PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced the following priest assignments and retirements. All assignments are effective Friday, July 30. Fr. Aaron L. Damboise has been appointed pastor of Holy Savior Parish (St. Athanasius and St. John Church, Rumford; Our Lady of the Snows Church, Bethel). Currently, Fr. Damboise is pastor of Holy Family Parish in […]
2021
Extension offers from farm to table series
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new video series designed for the at-home cook who wants to learn more about preparing and cooking locally sourced meat. “From Farm to Table Fare” is a seven-video series featuring topics such as preparing market and boneless cuts from a whole chicken, selecting and grinding cuts of […]
Obituary: Gregory “Greg” B. Cook
LEWISTON – Gregory “Greg” B. Cook, 74, a resident of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Marshwood …
Obituary: Jeannine Poulin Smith
LEWISTON – Jeannine Poulin Smith 74, of Lewiston died April 17, 2021 at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn.
She was born …
Obituary: Robert Andrew Berry
BRUNSWICK – Robert Andrew Berry, 59, of Mere Point Road, died Sunday, April 25, 2021, after a brief stay in Winship …
Obituary: Randy Ray Keenan
ALBANY, N.Y. – Randy Ray Keenan, 54, of Turner, died suddenly April 25, 2021, while working in Albany, N.Y. He was …
Obituary: William “Bill” B. Pierce Sr.
MOSCOW – William “Bill” B. Pierce Sr. passed away April 26, 2021, at his home, with family by his side, after …
Athletes with area ties helping University of Southern Maine softball team prosper
The Huskies are having a memorable season thanks in large part to the play of former Oxford Hills, Buckfield and Bates College players.
Republican Sen. Scott suggests Democrats use race as political weapon
In his nationally televised rebuttal of President Biden’s address to Congress, the Senate’s only Black Republican belittles the president’s initial priorities as wasteful expansions of big government.