1958 – 2015 LEWISTON — Mary Archer, 57, of Poland, passed away on Saturday, May 23 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lewiston on January 30, 1958, the daughter of Ralph and Charlene Robinson Cunliffe. Mary attended Monmouth schools and was a 1976 graduate from […]
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Ethelynn N. DeCosta
1925 – 2015 GORHAM — Ethelynn N. “Norma” DeCosta, 89, of Gorham, passed away on Friday, May 15, at the Gorham House Cottage with many beloved friends by her side. Born on Dec. 1, 1925, she was the daughter of Jarvis and Jennie Hand. Norma grew up in Etna with her parents and siblings, Eugene, […]
Clifford H. Carberry
1925 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Clifford H. Carberry, 89, died peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, May 17, in West Paris with his family by his side. He was born in his grandparents’ home on Nov. 2, 1925, in a section of Gorham, N.H., called Jimtown, which is now known as Moose Brook State […]
Christine ‘Teena’ Gorham
RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the Life of Christine “Teena” Gorham was celebrated at noon Saturday, May 2, at Parish of the Holy Savior. The Rev. Greg Dube was the celebrant. Bernard Poirier was the altar server. Mark Belanger was the organist. Music selections were “Wind Beneath My Wings,” “On Eagles’ Wings,” […]
Maine Engineering EXPO to be held in Gorham on Saturday
GORHAM — The 2015 Maine Engineering EXPO will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the University of Southern Maine. Hosted by the Maine Engineering Promotional Council and part of Maine Engineers Week, the EXPO will feature Maine’s top engineering firms, engineering schools, educators, government agencies and industry and engineering […]
Boys’ Hockey: Messalonskee defends Class B title, tops Gorham
LEWISTON — Same teams. Same result. For the second straight season, Messalonskee and Gorham met for the Class B state championship, and for the second straight year the Eagles lifted the trophy, defeating the Rams, 7-2, on Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee to defend their title. The game was much closer than the final score […]
Boys’ Hockey: Late goal sends Gorham to state final over Kennebunk
LEWISTON — For more than 43 minutes, Gorham either trailed or played even with Kennebunk on the scoreboard. It hadn’t led at any point. But Gorham grabbed the lead when it mattered the most. Travis Mansir beat Kennebunk goaltender Michael LeBlanc with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle with 1:20 left to […]
Marjorie S. Kimball
1921 – 2015 NORWAY — Marjorie Shirley Goodale Kimball, 93, of North Waterford, died at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Saturday, Feb. 21. She was born May 4, 1921, in Clinton, the daughter of the late John L. and Elsie Dunham Goodale. After attending Clinton schools, she graduated from Farmington Normal School in 1941 […]
USM to announce finalists for new president position
PORTLAND (AP) — University of Southern Maine officials are set to announce the finalists for its next president. University of Maine system trustee Jim Irwin says 80 people applied to be the president of the university, which has nearly 10,000 students and campuses in Gorham, Portland and Lewiston. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/15LvUb5 ) reported Irwin […]
Guns, marijuana and electronics seized by police
Three people have been charged and 11 guns recovered from burglaries in Oxford, Cumberland and York counties the past two months, state police said Tuesday. Arrested on Monday were 20-year-old Cole Meserve of Standish, his sister, 21-year-old Amber Meserve of Limerick, and 23-year-old Christopher Michaud of Limerick, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]