AUBURN — John I. McKellick, 51, of Lewiston died Friday, June 15, at The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice in Auburn, following a lifelong battle with Apha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. He was born in Rumford on March 16, 1967, the son of Roy and Bhima Welch Mckellick. Educated in local schools, he was self-employed […]
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Karen Marie Bronk
LEWISTON — Karen M. Bronk, 64, of Turner died peacefully at the Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice on Monday, June 18, after a three-year struggle with cancer. Karen was born in Connecticut on Dec. 25, 1953, into a family that included six brothers. The family lived for a time in Germany before moving back to the […]
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Patrick Brendan O'Brien
PORTLAND — Patrick Brendan O’Brien, 47, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Maine Medical Center. He was born Nov. 16, 1970, the son of Paul F. and Patricia Curran O’Brien. He attended school in Wakefield, Mass., before moving to Maine and attending Oxford Elementary and Oxford Hills High School. He had been employed at […]
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James R. McLafferty
AUBURN — James Robert McLafferty (aka Jamie, Jim and Jimmy) passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Odd Fellows Home in Auburn, after a long illness. He was born Jan. 27, 1938, to Joseph and Lurlene (Ross) McLafferty of Rangeley. As a child, he was described as rambunctious, upbeat and “always on the run.” He graduated from […]
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2018 Fish Bones Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament
AUBURN — The 2018 Fish Bones American Grill Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament will take place on Sunday, September 23 at Martinale. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The cost is $100 per person or $400 a team. To sign up submit your team sheet to the Green Ladle […]
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Phoenix Academy Minisan Belt test
Phoenix Academy Minisan Belt test students. Phoenix Academy Minisan Belt test students. AUBURN — Phoenix Karate Academy is very pleased to announce it’s most recent belt test on June 12 and June14, promoting several adult students from the Momentum group to the next level of rank. All students executed basics (punches, blocks, kicks) using correct […]
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Looking back
100 years ago, 1918 At the close of last evening’s program at the meeting of the Edward Little alumni, Donald D. Garcelon, president of the association, presented John F. Moody, the guest of honor and principal of the school for nearly 20 years, with a silver loving cup inscribed: “to John F. Moody, principal Edward […]
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Republicans should panic
Republicans proclaim conservatism, moral governance, family values, blah, blah, blah. It’s mostly just talk, mostly hypocrisy; mostly their platform is to vilify those who don’t act in accordance with what they declare, but what they don’t really support or adhere to. Their moral high ground is a sham. Inside the government now, there are thieves, […]
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Mechanic Falls to hold special vote on June 28
MECHANIC FALLS — Cathy Fifield was elected chairperson and Stephen Bolduc vice chair of the Mechanic Falls Town Council at Thursday night’s meeting. The council also accepted Jack Wiseman’s resignation from Regional School Unit 16 board of directors, and appointed Lou Goulet to fill the position until June 2019. On a request from Jay Bryant and the Recreation […]
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American Legion baseball: Rogers Post uses big third inning to down Locke Mills
Jake Arel of Rogers Post 153 slides into home plate as Locke Mills pitcher Zach Hill covers the plate on a wild pitch during the first inning in Auburn on Thursday. Arel’s run tied the game at 1-1. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Gavin Bates’ solo home run to lead off the third sparked a […]