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 […]
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Gordon “Bucky” R. Brown
AUBURN — Gordon “Bucky” Robert Brown, of Auburn, passed away on Friday, May 13. Born in Bingham on June 26, 1928, a son of Carl and Mable Brown. He left home at an early age to help the country he loved through WWII as a merchant Marine. He was also in the Navy and traveled the […]
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Fishing and fun on Main St. in Norway
NORWAY — The fourth annual Family Fishing Festival at Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway took place on Saturday, and according to Norway Recreation staff member Saara Leduc, there was no shortage of fish or fun. The fishing festival is a collaborative effort by several local organizations. Fishing poles for participants to use were provided by Cabela’s, […]