1940 – 2015 BRIDGTON — David R. Crooker, 74, of 15 Church St., Bridgton, passed away on Friday, June 5. He was born on Aug. 17, 1940, in Woolwich, the son of Elmer and Margaret (Bryant) Crooker. He graduated from Edward Little High School in 1960 and promptly enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at […]
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Loon Echo Land Trust to lead Wildflower Hike
BRIDGTON — Loon Echo Land Trust will host a wildflower hike on the Southwest Ridge Trail at Pleasant Mountain at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 23. The hike will take four to five hours and will be moderately difficult. Hikers will travel to the southwest summit where wild columbines, lady’s slippers and budding oak trees grow. […]
Gorham woman to serve 4 years for manslaughter in double-fatal crash
PORTLAND — PORTLAND — A Gorham woman will serve four years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to two counts of manslaughter for the October 2014 deaths of her boyfriend and 16-year-old son. According to the terms of a plea agreement, Candice Tucker, 35, was sentenced to two terms of 12 years in prison, with […]
Weda ‘Cookie’ Eileen Murch
1947 – 2015 AUBURN — Weda “Cookie” Eileen Murch, 67, of Auburn, died early Sunday morning, April 19, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, surrounded by her loved ones, following a brief battle with cancer that wasn’t able to defeat her sense of humor that she maintained to the end. She was born on […]
Birth announcements
Eliza Shea Bryant, a girl, was born to Jayson and Kara Bryant of Buckfield, Feb. 11, at Central Maine Medical Center. Sibling, Evelyn; grandparents, Marshall and Susan Bryant, Turner, Tom and Claudette Shea, Auburn. Wyatt Nason King, a boy, was born to Tabitha King of Minot, March 3, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Sibling, Grayson; grandparents, Glenn and Connie […]
Harrison club announces Lion Hearted Award
HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club has established the Lion Hearted Award to be presented a person up to age of 18 and a person over 18. To be eligible, persons must reside in Bridgton, Harrison, Naples or Waterford and have demonstrated at least one of the following traits: * Innovative in solving a particular […]
Masonic group awards grant to Bridgton Community Center
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton Community Center received a check for $2,000 from the Maine Masonic Charitable Association on March 25. The association distributed grants of $2,000 each to 24 501c3 tax-exempt organizations in the state. There was also one successful write-in winner. The 24 winners from each district included groups who are concerned with animal […]
Birth announcements
St. Mary’s Patrick Sean Joslin, a boy to Steven and Christina Joslin of Auburn, March 7. Siblings, Robbie, Kyle, Jonathan; grandparents, Lucy Dube and Bryan Nadeau, Eagle Lake, Anita and Kenneth Joslin, Chiefland, Fla., great-grandparents, Doris and Lucien Dube, Eagle Lake, Simone and Alfred Nadeau, Eagle Lake; grea-grandparents, Rosanna and Henry Deschenes, Worcester, Mass., Francis and […]
Birth announcements
CMMC Landon Gerard Doyon, a boy to Brian and Deanna Doyon of Minot, Feb. 10. Siblings, Kilee and Aidan; grandparents, Nolene Coffin and Todd Ross, Minot, Gerry and Cecile Doyon, Auburn, Lori Jordan, Massachusetts, Jon Jordan, Richmond; great-grandparents, Lorraine Gelinas, Lewiston, Rose Coffin, Florida. Ashlynne Elizabeth Crocker, a girl to Lorretta Pottle and Hollie Crocker of Lewiston, Feb. 15. Siblings, […]
Workshop on congestive heart failure scheduled in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — Bridgton Hospital will present a two-part community education program for those living with congestive heart failure from 3 to 5 p.m. on April 9 and 16. On April 9, registered nurses Nancy Murphy and June Inman will introduce the program and discuss goals and resources that can be helpful in dealing with congestive […]