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Anita J. Daley

SCARBOROUGH — Anita J. (Pontbriand) Daley, 88, of Scarborough, passed away Friday, March 30, at the Hawthorne House in Freeport following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Thomas (“Ted”), her devoted husband of 68 years, along with her family, provided continuous love and comfort throughout her final days. Anita was born in Auburn on Nov. 29, 1929. […]

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Peter L. Dionne

AUGUSTA — Peter L. Dionne, 81, died unexpectedly at home Tuesday, March 27. Born in Lewiston in 1936 to Muriel (Jo) Ayer and Donatien Dionne, Peter grew up on Webster Street with his younger brother, Andre. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1954 and moved on to Bowdoin College, where he joined Sigma Nu fraternity […]

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Post 153, American Legion, assists L-A Odyssey of the Mind teams

AUBURN — The William J. Rogers Post 153, American Legion, recently held a breakfast to benefit the Edward Little High School and Auburn Middle School Odyssey of the Mind Teams. Odyssey of the Mind is an international problem-solving competition for students from kindergarten through college. The program teaches students how to think divergently by providing open-ended […]

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Ivan Douglass

LEWISTON — Ivan Douglass, 80, of Auburn, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 17. Ivan was born on June 10, 1937, in Auburn to Ralph and Annette Douglass. He graduated from Edward Little High School, Class of 1951, and worked for the city of Auburn, Public Works Dept. as a foreman for 40 years, retiring in 2000. […]

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Red Eddies spirit on display

Edward Little High School junior Gage Cloutier reacts during a basketball game between the EL unified basketball team and staff at the Auburn high school on Friday. The Red Eddies punished the staff 15-7. The game was held during a pep rally for the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams before they headed to Portland to […]

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Briefly: City

High school to host competition AUBURN — Edward Little High School will host a winter guard competition at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at the ELHS gym. The show will include nine winter guard and two percussion groups from around central and southern Maine and the University of New Hampshire. The Edward Little HS group consists of […]

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Lewiston-Auburn students plan walkouts to honor shooting victims

Students at Lewiston High School and Edward Little High School in Auburn are planning 17-minute walkouts on March 14 to honor students and teachers who died at the Feb. 14 Florida high school shooting. The walkouts are listed on an Action Network website, https://tinyurl.com/yb7rl2sn. The “Enough” walkouts will be held for 17 minutes, from 10 […]

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Brunswick storms back, edges Edward Little

Grace Beaudet, center, of Edward Little High School competes for a rebound with Sabrina Armstrong, left, and Charlotte MacMillan of Brunswick during the second period in Auburn on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — This time, this year, Jade Perry’s last-ditch 3-pointer just missed. One year after suffering a heartbreaking loss to Edward Little on […]

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Dorothy C. Kerr

AUBURN — Dorothy C. “Dot,” “Dottie” Kerr, 91, passed away at home with family by her side Sunday, Jan. 28. Dorothy was born in Lewiston on Feb. 5, 1926, a daughter of Edith Estes and Earle M. Chesley Sr. She was educated in the Auburn school system, graduating valedictorian of the Edward Little High School Class […]