AUBURN — Carroll W. Page Jr., 78, a resident of Livermore, passed away Saturday, March 10, at Clover Manor in Auburn, surrounded by his loving family, following declining health over the past three years. He was born Oct. 28, 1939, in Auburn, the son of Carroll W. Page Sr. and Althea (Rogerson) Page Greeley. Carroll was […]
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Florida governor signs gun bill; NRA sues to block new law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign a far-reaching bill that places new restrictions on guns. Hours later, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block […]
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Doris E. Ford
WEST PARIS — Doris Elizabeth Ford (Johnson), 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris, with her loving family close by. Doris was born in Long Island, N.Y., the daughter of Ida and Albert Johnson. She graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, N.Y. and was employed by Richard […]
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John R. Shorey
FLORIDA — John R. Shorey, 68, of Bath, passed away in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26. To pay online tribute, visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
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'Picture of education in fear' as Parkland students return with armed guards
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers passed through tight security cordons of dozens of officers as classes resumed Wednesday for the first time since a troubled teenager with an AR-15 killed 17 people, thrusting them into the center of the nation’s gun debate. The armed police, designed to make Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School […]
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Video: Florida Panthers honor victims of school shooting
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have honored victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a somber video tribute before their game against the Washington Capitals. The arena video screen Thursday night showed the names and faces of each of the 17 students who were killed on Valentine’s Day in […]
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Former Auburn mayor Whitmore dies in Florida
AUBURN — Robert Peter Whitmore, former Auburn mayor, city councilor and Citizen of the Year, died Tuesday at the age of 77. Friends and former colleagues of Whitmore remembered him Wednesday as a man who did so much for the city of Auburn, it was hard to recount it all. “He was really an outstanding […]
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Parkland shooting surviving students issue call for action at Florida Capitol
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Survivors of the Florida school shooting descended on the state’s Capitol on Wednesday with one overarching message: It’s time for action. The students entered a gun-friendly political climate in Tallahassee, where lawmakers have rebuffed gun restrictions since Republicans took control of both the governor’s office and the Legislature in 1999. The […]
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Survivors of Parkland school shooting vow to lead new gun control movement
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Student survivors of the deadly Florida school shooting who hope to become the face of a revived gun control movement are on a potential collision course with President Donald Trump. Several of the students have criticized the president, whose election was strongly supported by the National Rifle Association and who ran […]
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Trump criticizes FBI for failure to probe tip on Florida shooter, says ‘too much time’ spent on Russia
President Donald Trump late Saturday night criticized the FBI for failing to act on a tip that might have prevented the recent massacre at a high school in Parkland, Florida, and said the bureau was devoting too much time to its investigation of his presidential campaign. “Very sad that the FBI missed all of the […]