1934 – 2015 DURHAM — Blaine K. Footman, 81, of Durham passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 10, 1934, a son of the late James and Alice (White) Footman. He grew up in the area and attended local schools there. […]
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Horse-jumping show in Durham on Saturday
DURHAM — The New England Jumpers Association will host a show at Safe Haven Farm from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at 90 Shiloh Road. The Jump 4 A Cure show is free and open to the public. All entry fees for the 11 a.m. jumping class will be donated to The […]
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Durham tries again to leave RSU 5
DURHAM — A petition to consider withdrawal from Regional School Unit 5 has the required number of signatures to go before the Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk Shannon Plourde said. Plourde has to verify names before the document is notarized and passed to selectmen. She said there’s a chance the petition may be invalid if […]
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‘Survival’ comes to Durham
DURHAM — They stood in the blazing heat, 24 people from all over the country, balancing on barrels, using an oversize block to answer multiple-choice questions, running circles with two 15-pound bags of sand slung around their necks. Next up: A new maze lined with electrified cow fencing. All 24 were there to win. Bob […]
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UPDATED WITH IDs: Three killed in Buckfield, Durham, New Sharon crashes
Three people died in separate crashes in Buckfield, Durham and New Sharon on Sunday. In Buckfield, Nichole A. Byron of Hartford was driving a PT Cruiser and was killed when her car collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Route 117 in Buckfield, near the Turner line. The crash was reported to authorities at 3:30 p.m. She […]
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Margaret F. Rendall
1912 – 2015 FALMOUTH — Margaret F. Bowie Rendall, formerly of Falmouth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, at Bay Square in Yarmouth, where she had been in residence for the past five years. Margaret was born in Durham, on June 16, 1912, to Leon R. and Almeda Libby Bowie. She attended Durham schools […]
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Dorrance Marstaller
1948 – 2015 DURHAM — Dorrance Marstaller, devoted husband of Gloria, passed away on Sunday, June 28, at Maine Medical Center. He was born on March 10, 1948, to Barney and Marion (Clark) Marstaller. He attended school in Durham and graduated from Lisbon High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country […]
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Theodore E. ‘Ted’ Reissfelder
1933 – 2015 WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Theodore Emil “Ted” Reissfelder, 81, of Auburn and formerly of Center Ossipee, N.H., passed away Thursday, June 18, at Wolfeboro Bay Center in Wolfeboro, N.H. A native of Ossipee, N.H., he was born on Sept. 11, 1933, to Theodore Arthur and Pauline (Burleigh) Reissfelder. He grew up in Moultonville, […]
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Bettie Cornise Kettell
1947 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Bettie Cornise Detjen Kettell, RN, CNOR, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, doing something she was passionate about — participating in a retreat at Pilgrim Lodge. She was born in Danville, Pa., on Feb. 9, 1947, a daughter of Cornise Denise Detjen and Herbert F. C. Detjen. Bettie was a 1965 […]