AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank had a Goldilocks problem. Its warehouse shelves were too warm for fresh-picked potatoes, carrots, apples and cabbage; its refrigerator, too cold. A new $1.2 million root crop storage project means being able to accept more fresh fruits and vegetables, store them at ideal temperatures and make them available for […]
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Elizabeth R. Larsen
1924 – 2015 WATERFORD — Elizabeth R. Larsen, 90, of Waterford, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at her home. Affectionately known as Betty, she was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 31, 1924, the daughter of Dennis W. and Frances E. Leeper Ryan. In 1941, she graduated from East Haven High School in Connecticut […]
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Alvira ‘Vi’ Caron
1927 – 2015 LA MESA, Calif. — Alvira “Vi” Caron, 88, of Lewiston and La Mesa, Calif., passed away peacefully on Sunday Oct. 4. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Antoinette Slavinski Loewer and Conrad Daniel Joseph Loewer, Vi grew up in southern California, where she met Bob Caron while he was stationed there […]
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Harold A. Parsons
1928 – 2015 AUBURN — Harold A. Parsons, 87, of Minot died Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Clover Manor Health Care with his family by his side. Born in Auburn on June 22, 1928, he was a son of the late Howard and Ruth Boothbay. Harold was a member of the Frances Lodge of West Minot […]
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Popularity of food pantries in Maine schools grows quickly
AUBURN — A couple of times a month, Doreen Morin’s daughter brings home food from school. The fruit cups, oatmeal, spaghetti and canned goods help feed the family of six. So does the soup and other food a school police officer drops off once in a while. With no car, no job, living in a […]
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Good Shepherd Food-Bank to host award dinner
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food-Bank will honor Bill Williamson of Bank of America at its annual Humanitarian Award program and celebratory dinner April 9. Williamson will be presented with the JoAnn Pike Humanitarian Award, which is given each year in honor of Food-Bank founder JoAnn Pike. The dinner will take place at the Food Bank’s […]
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Good Shepherd Food-Bank welcomes new board members
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food-Bank recently welcomed the following new members to its Board of Directors: Kevin Carleton is senior director customer engagement, Reflexis Systems. He is a member of the board of directors of Western Maine Health. He previously served on the boards of the United Way of Greater Portland and Oxford County United […]
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Food insecurity focus of Martin Luther King Jr. Day service in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The plight of people in Franklin County who face food insecurity and the efforts undertaken to confront it were the focus of a service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held Monday at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church. “The service is offered each year by the churches of the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry, and […]
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Gov. LePage’s plan: How much nonprofits would pay
LEWISTON — If Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to tax nonprofits became law, Lewiston would get $3.3 million a year in added property taxes from its two hospitals and Bates College. Central Maine Medical Center’s property tax bill would be $1.17 million a year, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s would be $535,000, and Bates College would […]
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MVHS wins over SMHS in WGME School Spirit Challenge
RUMFORD — A hard-fought battle between Mountain Valley High School and Spruce Mountain High School resulted in the Rumford school gathering the most amount of food for the WGME School Spirit Challenge. Eight high schools participated in the challenge. MVHS Principal Matt Gilbert, a 1991 graduate of the former JHS, and T.J. Plourde, a 1994 […]