FARMINGTON — A Connecticut man accused of supplying heroin that was sold in the Franklin County area is being held on $25,000 cash bail at the Franklin County Detention Center, officials said. Sean Michael “Cali” Blalock, 32, of Wolcott, Connecticut, was arrested in mid-May in Connecticut on a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency warrant and brought […]
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Pauline P. Botka
1925 – 2017 WINTHROP — Pauline Patten Botka, 91, of Wayne, died Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop. Pauline was born in Livermore Falls, the daughter of Dr. Warren and Ferne (Worthley) Patten. She married Edward Botka in 1947. They made their home in Maine and Connecticut for the […]
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Louise M. ‘Weze’ Krise
1959 – 2016 BRUNSWICK — Louise M. “Weze” Krise, 56, of Lewiston passed away after a brief illness Saturday, May 28, at Mid Coast Hospital. Louise was born Oct. 23, 1959, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of the late Aylene Krise. Louise enjoyed spending time with her grandbabies, feline fur babies, cooking and handcrafts, and she […]
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Frank J. Patten
1969 – 2016 WATERVILLE — Frank J. Patten, 46, of Hartland and formerly of Lewiston, passed away Friday, March 25, at the MaineGeneral Hospital in Waterville. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 14, 1969, the son of Frank and Sophie Patten. He attended Hartford schools until his high school graduation. He worked at […]
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Karlene E. Ward
1943 – 2016 LIVERMORE FALLS — Karlene E. Ward, 72, a resident of Livermore Falls, died peacefully Sunday, March 20, at her home. She was born April 5, 1943, in Milford, Conn., the daughter of Elton “Bucky” Gammon and Mrytle (Dow) Gammon. Karlene attended school in Auburn. On Oct. 18, 1975, in Turner, she married […]
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Louis-Philippe Gagne Jr.
1931 – 2016 AUBURN — Louis-Philippe Gagne Jr., 84, of Auburn passed away Sunday, Jan. 3. He was born in Lewiston, the son of Ernestine Hamann Gagne and Louis-Philippe Gagne, and was a 1950 graduate of St. Dom’s, where he was known as “Chief Joker” because of his trademark sense of humor. Growing up, he […]
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Former UMF student pleads guilty in sex case
FARMINGTON — A former University of Maine at Farmington rugby player pleaded guilty Friday to sex crimes against a fellow student. Frank Makuch, 23, of Storrs, Conn., pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault in Franklin County Superior Court. The state […]
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Mark ‘Joe’ Smith
1954 – 2015 DANBURY, Conn. — Mark “Joe” Smith, 61, a resident of East Livermore, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Danbury, Conn., where he was working. He was born Sept. 25, 1954, in Farmington, the son of Duane C. and Marjorie (Eustis) Smith. He was a 1972 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. […]
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Hebron Academy names new head of school
HEBRON — Daniel Marchetti of Vermont has been named the new head of school at Hebron Academy. He will start in that post on July 1, 2016. Marchetti is currently the head of school at The Grammar School in Putney, Vt. He and his wife, Courtney, have two children, Lila and Oliver. The independent school’s […]
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Elizabeth R. Larsen
1924 – 2015 WATERFORD — Elizabeth R. Larsen, 90, of Waterford, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at her home. Affectionately known as Betty, she was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 31, 1924, the daughter of Dennis W. and Frances E. Leeper Ryan. In 1941, she graduated from East Haven High School in Connecticut […]