LEEDS — John Gerald Koris of Leeds passed away at home on Saturday, July 22, with his family by his side. He was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2014. John was born February 6, 1962, to parents Anthony and Billie (Doucette) Koris of Rumford. He was married to the love of his life, Carol Ann (Boucher) […]
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Wilfred 'Chuck' Pinkham
STRONG — Wilfred “Chuck” Pinkham, 84, of Strong passed away Friday, July 21, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1933, to Forrest and Alma (Stevens) Pinkham on the family farm in Freeman. Wilfred was one of 17 children. Chuck was educated in the schools of Kingfield. He worked for a local lumberman […]
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Pak Y. Chan
LEWISTON — Pak Y. Chan, 60, a resident of Poliquin Avenue in Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 12, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. He was born in China, Nov. 25, 1956, the son of Tian Chuag and Hui Juan (Zhang) Chan. He came to America as a young man and worked as a chef […]
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Edward M. Quinn
OTISFIELD — Edward Mark Quinn, 59, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, at his residence. Edward was born on September 4, 1957, in St. Petersburg, Fla., to Vivian Blanchard. Upon her death when he was 2 years old, Ed was adopted by Vivian’s sister and husband, Marion and Joseph Quinn. He was raised in Norway […]
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Raymond J. Carver
SOUTH PARIS — Raymond J. “Scrammy” Carver, 87, of Mexico, died early Thursday morning, July 6, 2017 at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rumford on June 1, 1930, a son of Harry L. and Clyda (Barry) Carver. He attended local schools and later enlisted in […]
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Steamers out of steam? Beloved bivalves aren't happy clams
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The soft-shell clams that are harvested by hand and raked from the mud flats of Maine are becoming less plentiful, and the downward trend jeopardizes one of New England’s oldest and most historic coastal industries. Maine is the soft-shell clam capital of the country. But clammers harvested less than 1.5 million (0.68 […]
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Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens
BANGOR (AP) — Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says. Atlantic salmon were once abundant in the rivers of New England and Atlantic Canada, but they are now endangered or have disappeared in […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Hodgepodge Hornberg produces heavenly results
In case you didn’t know, a Hornberg is a commonplace artificial fly used by some trout addicts to seduce their prey. Once a “go-to” fly in any fly box, it is less used today by upscale fly fishers — especially the elite sophisticates of the fly fishing community. Some that I have shared a stream […]
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Maynard H. Farrington
FARMINGTON — Maynard H. Farrington, 81, a resident of Jay, passed away Monday, June 12, at Franklin Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born May 24, 1936, in Dryden, the son of Harold and Dorothy (Williams) Farrington. Maynard graduated from Jay High School in 1954. On June 24, 1961, he married […]
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Veterans helping veterans seeking new members
AUGUSTA — Back In The Maine Stream, a nonprofit organization of disabled veterans helping other disabled Maine veterans, is seeking new members. The organization’s purpose is to increase quality of life and heal physical and emotional trauma through recreational fishing. Honorably discharged Maine veterans with a disability of 10 percent or more are eligible to […]