ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Patricia M. (Levesque) Mathieu, 69 years old, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Oct. 28, 2017, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Pat was born in Lewiston on Sept. 18, 1948, to Bernadette (Turcotte) Levesque and Roland “Joe Pete” Levesque. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967, married her high […]
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Barbara Norcross Mushlit
AUBURN — Barbara Norcross Mushlit, 77, of Monmouth, passed away on Friday, Oct. 20, at the Hospice House in Auburn, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Augusta on Sept. 7, 1940, the daughter of Constance and Donald Norcross. Barbara was a 1958 graduate and devoted alumnus of Edward Little High […]
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Deborah G. LeBourdais
AUBURN — Deborah G. LeBourdais, 64, of Rackley Drive in Greene, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, at The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, with her loving husband at her side. She was born in Lewiston on March 31, 1953, the daughter of the late Roland and Simone (Picard) Lafayette. She was educated in local […]
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Raymond R. Ainaire
LEWISTON — Raymond R. Ainaire, 70, of Turner, passed away Monday, Oct. 16, at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his family, following a short illness. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 28, 1946, to the late Romeo R. and Mary I. (Holtz) Ainaire. A graduate of Lewiston High School, Ray retired from General Electric […]
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Elizabeth Brooks Bartlett
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — It is with regret and sadness that we announce the passing of Elizabeth “Betty” Bartlett on September 22nd, 2017 in Fredericksburg, VA, while surrounded by loved ones. Born September 14th, 1931, she grew up in Portland and became active in the southern Maine equestrian scene. While attending Oak Grove School in Vassalboro, ME […]
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Therese Marie Vaillancourt
LEWISTON — Therese Marie C. (Leblond) Vaillancourt, 93, of Sarah Frye Home, Auburn, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, September 19 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn after a short illness with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on October 3, 1923 the […]
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Death of eight nursing home residents after Irma spark outrage in Florida
A woman is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Hollywood, Fla. Several patients at the sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, authorities said Wednesday. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) […]
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Shirley J. Hilton
NORRIDGEWOCK — Shirley J. Hilton, of Norridgewock, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 8, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lewiston, on Dec. 30, 1928, daughter of Lester S. and Annie (Penley) Jackson. Shirley grew up in Auburn and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1946. In her youth, […]
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Hemingway's six-toed cats survived Irma, still have nine lives
As day broke on Monday, authorities were only beginning to assess the damage Hurricane Irma’s brute force wrought on the delicate archipelago that makes up the Florida Keys. But it became clear that one beloved tourist attraction had survived the storm unscathed: The colony of six-toed cats that resides at the Ernest Hemingway Home and […]
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Residents displaced by Irma regain access to Upper Florida Keys
MIAMI (AP) — Residents were allowed to return Tuesday to some islands in the hurricane-hit Florida Keys as officials pieced together the scope of Irma’s destruction and aid rushed into the drenched and debris-strewn state. It has been difficult to get detailed information on the condition of island chain where Irma first came ashore over […]