LEWISTON — George T. Affleck, age 59, of Sumner, Maine, died Friday, June 8, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born May 7, 1959, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to William R. “Bill” and Marilyn Ewing Affleck. He was a 1977 graduate of Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, and a 1982 graduate of […]
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Fleece cleaning
Abby Smith, 22, cleans a fleece from a recently sheered sheep at her home in Auburn. Smith, a third generation farmer on the White Ingram Smith Harris (W.I.S.H.) farm, raises sheep but cleans this fleece for a customer. Smith’s great-grandfather, Ingram White, bought the 27-acre farm with money from working in logging camps in northern […]
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Clifford Joseph Levesque
WEST GARDINER — Clifford Joseph Levesque, age 85, died June 16, 2018, at his home, surrounded by family. Clifford is survived by his wife, Cecile, of West Gardiner; his son, Paul; his son, Gary “Hohon”; his daughter, Jane (Carl); his daughter, Debra; his son, Leo (Jeannine); his daughter-in-law, Kathy; his 11 grandchildren; his 22 great-grandchildren; and […]
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Peter A. Marble Sr.
WILTON — Peter Aaron Marble Sr., 67, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on June 7. He was born on Dec. 11, 1950, in Farmington, the son of Harlan and Nathalie (Spiller) Marble. A 1969 graduate of Wilton Academy and a 1972 machine tool graduate of Central Maine VTI, Peter’s years of employment were largely […]
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Tera Ann Goddard
AUBURN — Tera Ann Goddard, 39, of Litchfield passed away unexpectedly May 24, 2018. She was born in Lewiston, on Oct. 5, 1978, to Lisa Gayton Goddard and Gregory Goddard. Tera attended Lisbon schools and graduated from Lisbon High School in 1996. She loved fast-pitch softball in high school and after. She enjoyed spending time barrel […]
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Conservation district offering cranberry growing workshop
ALBANY — The last workshop in Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District’s late winter/spring series, will introduce participants to growing cranberries. Cranberries score among the highest of all fruits in antioxidants and the consumption of fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants may help support memory function and coordination. Cholesterol-free, fat-free and low in sodium, […]
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USDA reopens enrollment for improved dairy safety net tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is encouraging dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed prices. With changes authorized under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the U.S. Department of […]
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James "Jim" K. Harwood Jr.
LEWISTON — James “Jim” K. Harwood Jr. passed away at Central Maine Medical Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, after a short illness. He was the son of the late Martha Coolidge Harwood and James Kendall Harwood Sr. He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Brawn Harwood; his daughter Holli-Anne Lottie Harwood; his son James Brawn […]
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Evan A. Thurlow
NORWAY — Evan A. Thurlow, 93, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Stephens Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side. A lifelong resident of Oxford, Evan was born Dec. 2, 1924, in Lewiston. He was the son of Alfred and Marcia Keller Thurlow. He went through the first eight grades in the one-room schoolhouse […]
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Meet a 10-day-old Katahdin hair lamb
Hadley Moreau gives attention to a 10-day-old female lamb at Valley View Farm in Auburn on Tuesday. The Katahdin hair lamb has a twin brother, farm owner Kathy Shaw said. “We will have quite a few babies in the next couple of weeks,” Shaw said, adding that she has a few pregnant ewes. Moreau, a […]