1957 – 2015 HARTFORD — Donald Hinson, 57, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 21. He was born March 1, 1957, in Brockton, Mass., to Charles W. Hinson and Anita Y. Hinson (Pomerleau). He graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn in 1975. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to […]
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Tomorrow: World War I — Maine’s lost legacy
More than 1,000 Mainers died in World War I, which began 100 years ago. Not only did they serve in three branches of service — the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines — they also fought in Canadian military units. Here in Maine, we were vigilant against possible German attacks. Troops manned artillery guns along the […]
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Kittel wins opening stage at Tour de France
After sprint rival Mark Cavendish fell in a late crash, Kittel won the 190.5-kilometer (118-mile) run along rocky, grassy hills from Leeds to Harrogate. The German raised his arms skyward and cried after he edged Peter Sagan of Slovakia in second, and Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania in third. With fewer than 400 meters to go, […]
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Germany beats the United States 1-0 in World Cup
RECIFE, Brazil — Thomas Mueller scored his fourth goal of the World Cup on Friday as Germany defeated the United States 1-0 to win Group G ahead of the Americans, who also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup despite losing. With two wins and a draw, Germany topped the group with seven […]
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Gassy cows blamed for German barn explosion
BERLIN — A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an explosion. Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge apparently triggered the detonation, and a spurt of flame, on Monday at a farm in Rasdorf. […]
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Lots of trees, big cars and friendly people greet foreign exchange students
DIXFIELD — There’s just so much space between houses and so many cars that the Dixfield area doesn’t look at all like a city. That was Joshua Mostofizaden’s first impression when he arrived in the area as one of five foreign exchange students spending a year at Dirigo High School. Josh, 15, a junior at […]
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Dr. John H. Gould
1934 – 2013 AUBURN — Dr. John H. Gould of Turner passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn. Dr. Gould was born in Portland on Sept. 10, 1934, the first child of Eleanor (Webster) Gould and Richard Gould. He grew up in both Cape Elizabeth […]
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Remembering Salerno, 1943
Seventy years ago, this week, the Western Allies launched their first amphibious assault on mainland Europe, as American soldiers in the U.S. Army’s 36th Infantry Division (Texas Division) landed under fire on a beach south of Salerno, Italy. The Sept. 9, 1943, attack on the Italian town of Paestum was the untried 36th’s first combat […]
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Irene S. White
1915 – 2013 AUBURN — Irene Sarring (Zarina) White, M.S., M.A., 97, of Auburn, biochemist, professor and author, moved to “better hunting grounds” (as she liked to say) on Monday, July 29, at Androscoggin Hospice House. She was born in Riga, Latvia, on Oct. 28, 1915, in the midst of World War I, the daughter […]