LEWISTON — Ross Allen Leavitt, 59, of Auburn, passed away suddenly at Central Maine Medical Center on the morning of Saturday, July 20. He was born in Limestone, Jan. 20, 1954, to his mother Hilda and father Alton Leavitt. For 34 years, he worked as a case manager for the state of Maine Department of […]
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Minister of Music
He’d taken piano lessons since he was 5 and had attended Advent Christian Camp in Mechanic Falls with his family since he was a baby. The camp needed someone to play up to three times a day at services. “I was young, I was foolish — I knew I could do it, so they let […]
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Auburn school budget vote Tuesday
AUBURN — For the second time, Auburn voters will have a say on the proposed school budget during Tuesday’s budget approval referendum. Voting will be at one location, Auburn Hall, from 7 a.m.to 8 p.m. The school budget voters will decide on a $37.67 million budget, a 4.9 percent hike from the current budget. The […]
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L/A Arts board ponders debt, future
LEWISTON — Debt and a sense that L/A Arts has drifted from its original mission has the group’s board of directors considering the fate of the downtown arts agency. John Painter, secretary of the board, said members have been meeting over the last few weeks to pour over financial documents. They’re scheduled to meet Monday […]
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Pamelia L. Tuttle
1945 – 2013 LEWISTON — Pamelia L. Tuttle, 68, went to join her late husband, Henry, in heaven on Friday, July 19, at Central Maine Medical Center, following a long illness. She was born in Augusta on Feb. 25, 1945, a daughter of the late George and Marion (Corbett) Lynch. Pamelia was a graduate of […]
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Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice announces July training, new hospice volunteers
LEWISTON — Six people completed Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Hospice Volunteer training held in April. Those who attended the training include Debbie Berry of Poland, Jane Jack of Auburn, Rita Melendy of Auburn, Chris Pope of Turner, Barbara Johnson of Durham and Anita Campbell of New Gloucester. General Volunteer training prepares volunteers to visit […]
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Androscoggin Historical Society elects officers
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society elected officers at its annual meeting and dinner May 28 at the United Methodist Church. Elizabeth Young is president; Michael Koch, vice-president; Douglas Hodgkin, recording secretary; Bruce Hall, membership secretary; and Richard Trafton, attorney. Board members are Dorothy Bowyer, Russell Burbank, David Chittim, Douglas Hall, John Henderson, Maurice Poliquin, […]
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David M. Bickford
1936 – 2013 NORFOLK, Neb. — David M. Bickford died peacefully at his home in Norfolk, Neb., on May 23. David Merlin Bickford was born June 8, 1936, in Lewiston, the third child of Merlin Leslie Bickford and Helen Louise Hudson Bickford. He grew up in Lewiston and Auburn, and attended Auburn schools. He enlisted […]