AFB veterans to meet Aug. 8 AUBURN — The July get-together of the Southern Maine Squadron of the Sampson AFB Veterans Association at the Dolphin Marina in Harpswell was a great success with 34 in attendance. The August get-together will be Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Village Inn, 166 High St., at noon. This is […]
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Richard O. Dawe
1919 – 2013 AUBURN — Richard O. Dawe, 93, of Auburn, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Aug. 6. He was born Nov. 17, 1919, in Calais, the son of Leo and Edith (Fenderson) Dawe. He graduated from Calais Academy in 1938 and Beal College in Bangor in 1940. Richard served three-and-one-half years in […]
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Irene S. White
1915 – 2013 AUBURN — Irene Sarring (Zarina) White, M.S., M.A., 97, of Auburn, biochemist, professor and author, moved to “better hunting grounds” (as she liked to say) on Monday, July 29, at Androscoggin Hospice House. She was born in Riga, Latvia, on Oct. 28, 1915, in the midst of World War I, the daughter […]
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Lewis ‘Fred’ Brown
1939 – 2013 AUBURN — Lewis “Fred” Brown, 74, of Valview Dr., died Saturday morning, Aug. 3, surrounded by his family at the Auburn Hospice House. He went to be with his wife of 47 years, Irene, on their wedding anniversary. Fred was born on March 20, 1939, in Auburn, a son of the late […]
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Auburn votes to eliminate bus drivers, final step in privatizing
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee voted 4-2 Wednesday night to eliminate its transportation department positions, including 23 bus drivers, three bus aides and a mechanic. Before the vote was taken, Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin reminded committee members that they voted last month to privatize bus drivers, which is expected to save Auburn taxpayers about […]
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Auburn considers ban on bath salts, other synthetic drugs
AUBURN — The City Council could join its Lewiston counterpart in banning synthetic drugs such as bath salts and fake marijuana. Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen told city councilors Monday that he doesn’t know of any Auburn establishments selling synthetic drugs. “Bath salts are a huge problem in northern Maine, but here the problems have […]
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Looking for memories of St. Louis Catholic Church
Did you attend St. Louis Catholic Church in Auburn? Its final Mass is scheduled for Aug. 29. If you would like to share your memories of church life there or your thoughts on current plans to tear it down, contact reporter Daniel Hartill at 689-2881 or [email protected]. Recent coverage: St. Louis Church to hold final […]
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A. Ferne Beal Cyr
1932 – 2013 AUBURN — A. Ferne Beal Cyr, 81, of Lewiston, died peacefully in her sleep at the Hospice House in Auburn, Monday August 5, after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Ferne was born in Augusta on May 13, 1932, to Cedric E. Beal and Ella Rae Richardson Beal. She grew up […]
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Esther A. Field
1933 – 2013 AUBURN — Esther A. Field, 80, of Greene, passed away on Monday, Aug. 5, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Esther was born in Lewiston, on April 9, 1933, to parents Prentice and Dorothy (Bragdon) Turner. She was a supervisor with the U.S. Census Bureau for 20 years and for many years, […]