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Brianna Marie Belisle

AUGUSTA — Brianna Marie Belisle, 25, of Harrison and the Rangeley Lakes area, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 21. She was born in Farmington on June 5, 1992, the daughter of Marie McIntosh & Brian Belisle and was educated in the Oxford Hills and Rangeley Lakes school districts, receiving her diploma in 2012. Brianna was a […]

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Anita C. Roy

AUBURN — Anita C. Roy 76, of Lisbon passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 15, at Clover Health Care. She was born in Van Buren on May 5, 1941, the daughter of Arthur and Mary Ann (Parent) Morin. Anita worked at Geiger Brothers for many years before she retired. She enjoyed doing puzzles, being outdoors, snowmobiling, and […]

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Which animals are smartest: Dogs, cats, or … raccoons?

Cat people and dog people have long sparred over which species possesses the best brains. Team Cat points to the felines’ self-reliance as a sign of intelligence. The animals can hunt, which isn’t so great for wildlife but does showcase the cunning predator still lurking within lap kitties. Cats also clean themselves, relieve themselves in […]

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Charlene V. Chouinard

SOUTH PARIS — Charlene V. “Charly” Chouinard, 72, passed away at her home Sunday, Nov. 19, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Oct. 22, 1945, in Lewiston, to the late John M. and Anita (Pelletier) Chouinard. Charly brought joy to many people in her 72 years. She loved everyone she met and enjoyed helping […]

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A new company composts dead pets. Gross or strangely touching?

What happens to Fido after he dies? Yes, of course, all dogs go to heaven. Their bodies, however, are another matter. And when dealing with those, pet owners have options aplenty: Cremation, burial at a pet cemetery, taxidermy, even freeze-drying or turning their ashes into synthetic diamonds. Now comes another: Composting. A start-up in Washington […]

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Jerome B. Ayers

LEWISTON — Jerome B. Ayers, 76, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, Sept. 30. He was born in Lewiston on June 3, 1941, the son of the late Jerome and Muriel (Gove) Ayers. Jerome lived in Maine his entire life, and was a graduate of Mechanic Falls High School in 1959 and Bentley College in […]

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Susan Collins says whoa: Bills would ban people from eating cats, dogs and horses

Faced this summer with whether to allow the slaughter of horses for meat, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said nay. Collins, a Maine Republican, is among a bipartisan group of senators who hopes to bar permanently any horse slaughterhouses in the country as well as exporting horses for human consumption. “Horses hold a special place in […]