AUBURN — Agnes Bray, 84, of Auburn passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, at The Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice House with her family by her side. She was born the fourth of six children in Elizabeth, N.J., May 9, 1934, a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Walsh) French. She attended Elizabeth, N.J., schools, graduating […]
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Robert Parker Nason
AUBURN — Robert Parker Nason, 90, of Auburn passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 4, with his family following a short illness. He was born in Auburn on Aug. 1, 1928, a son of the late John Willis and Gladys Elizabeth (Parker) Nason. He grew up in the Auburn area and attended local schools. He […]
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Manufacturing students tour Lewiston, Auburn plants
LEWISTON — Students enrolled in the Northeast Technical Institute Manufacturing Training Program recently toured Elmet Technologies in Lewiston, as well as International Paper’s corrugated box plant and Modula, both in Auburn. Students were accompanied by training partners NTI classroom teacher Scott Moran; and Christina King, Lisa Hartnett and Monica Millhime of Western Maine Community Action (WMCA). […]
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Olivia Mayo of Minot represents Maine in Miss America 2.0
MINOT — After being in the children’s ensemble choir at age 5 for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Community Little Theatre, Olivia Mayo was hooked on dancing and performing, according to her mother. The 21-year-old Minot native, competing in only her third pageant, will represent Maine on Sunday in Miss America 2.0, the Miss America […]
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Lake Auburn closing temporarily to boaters for algaecide dose
AUBURN — City officials announced Wednesday that Lake Auburn will be closed to boating for at least one day next week while algicide is applied to prevent algae blooms that could threaten drinking water quality. According to a news release from the Auburn Water District and Lewiston Water Division, the algicide application will begin Sept. […]
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Real Gallant
AUBURN — Real Gallant, 81, of Lewiston passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 31, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, following a long struggle to recover from surgery in December 2017. Real was born Sept. 21, 1936, in Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick, Canada, to Urbain and Marguerite (Richard) Gallant. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1957, […]
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Claire Alice Tennyson
AUBURN — Claire Alice Tennyson, 71, a long-term resident of Greene, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, Sept. 2, at the Androscoggin Hospice Center, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lewiston on July 9, 1947, the daughter of Fernand Courtemanche and Irene Rancourt. In 1965, she graduated from St. Dominic Catholic […]
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Daniel R. Belanger
LEWISTON — Daniel Romeo Belanger, 59, of Auburn died Monday, Sept. 3, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston, with his loving girlfriend by his side. Daniel was born in Lewiston on May 29, 1959. He worked 10 years for staff management at Tambrands in Auburn. He was predeceased by his brother, Roger, in April 2018, and by […]
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George D. Collins
AUBURN — George D. Collins, 89, of Lewiston and formerly of Candia, N.H., passed away peacefully at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice in Auburn, surrounded by loved ones Sunday, Sept. 2. Born in Melrose, Mass., on Aug. 30, 1929, he was the son of George A. and Marguerite Balch Collins. He was […]
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Learning the finer points of apple picking
Jason Morgan picks Ginger Gold apples for Ricker Hill Orchards on Perkins Ridge Road in Auburn on Tuesday morning. He and 10 other first-year workers were learning the ropes from Sam Ricker and 50 other seasoned apple pickers on one of several of the farm’s properties in the area. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Norman Samuels picks Ginger […]