LEWISTON — Mary F. Caron, 100, passed away Friday, June 8, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion after a short illness. She was born in Canada on April 16, 1918. Mary was married to the late Rene Caron in 1955 and had worked for 25 years at the Androscoggin Mill, and at the age of 70 went […]
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Marlene A. Gendreau
LEWISTON — Marlene A. Gendreau, 85, of Lewiston was peacefully called to be with the Lord and her husband, Roland, while at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, surrounded by family on Friday, June 8. Marlene was born in Lewiston on Jan. 24, 1933, a daughter of Ernest and Adelia (Roy) Turcotte. She […]
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Marielle St. Hilaire
LEWISTON — Marielle (Poulin) St. Hilaire, 87, of Lewiston passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 29, at Montello Manor. She was born Dec. 18, 1930, in Lewiston, the daughter of Emile and Henedine (Gagne) Poulin. She married Maurice St. Hilaire on June 30, 1950, and they had four sons. She worked at Bates Mill, Bonneau’s and […]
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Tom Platz hopes to redevelop Bates Mill 5, one half at a time
LEWISTON — When prospective tenants tour the Bates Mill Complex — and at least three companies have in the last month — Tom Platz asks how soon they might like to move in. Six to eight months, Mill 2 could work. Ten months to a year, maybe Mill 1. If they’ve got two years, he […]
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Museum L-A selling products designed with mill workers' artwork
LEWISTON — Museum L-A is preserving Maine history with original millworkers’ artwork, and it all started with a dive into a dump truck. Museum Executive Director Rachel Desgrosseilliers said that in 2005 she spotted two big dump trucks on the loading dock. One had a bright red piece of fabric sticking out. “It caught my curiosity […]
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Richard G. Cote
AUBURN — Richard G. Cote returned to our Lord on Friday, Jan. 12, at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born to George and Adrienne (Lemieux) Cote on Nov. 29, 1930. Richard attended St. Louis, Walton and Edward Little schools where he played football, baseball and hockey. “Rocket […]
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Timothy A. Guy
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. — Timothy A. Guy, of National City, Calif., passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, Oct. 18. He was born in Lewiston on Aug. 13, 1953, the son of the late George Guy and June Guy. He attended Auburn schools and graduated from Edward Little High School with the Class of 1971. After […]
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New Hannaford for Mechanic Falls; new scary mill tour for Bates Mill 1
Merchants in downtown Lewiston and Auburn will be handing out treats for the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Trick or Treat 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. This week the Buzz is ready to be scared (for a good cause) and ready to shop and store (eventually). First up: Mechanic Falls is getting […]
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Jean Guy Vincent
LEWISTON — Jean Guy Vincent, 77, of Lewiston, died Sunday, Oct. 1, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Lewiston on May 26, 1940, the son of Dominique and Cecile Landry Vincent. He graduated from St. Louis Parochial School and Lewiston High School. He belonged to various social clubs and was a Fourth Degree […]
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Therese Marie Vaillancourt
LEWISTON — Therese Marie C. (Leblond) Vaillancourt, 93, of Sarah Frye Home, Auburn, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, September 19 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn after a short illness with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on October 3, 1923 the […]