AUGUSTA — William D. “Bill” Audet, 81, a resident of Gray since 1966, passed away on Oct. 18, at the Togus VA Hospital. He was born in Winslow, March 26, 1931, son of William and Adeline Audet of Winslow. Mr. Audet served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1948 to 1952, and was involved in […]
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Gerald E. Steeves
1943 – 2012 GRAY — Gerald “Jerry” Eugene Steeves, 69, died Thursday, Oct. 18, at his home in Gray. He had COPD and emphysema and had been under the care of VNA in-home hospice care since May of this year. He was born April 24, 1943, in Portland to Russell and Margaret Robinson Steeves and […]
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Russell family reunion held in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — The descendants of Frank Arthur and Clara Minnie (Hanson) Russell gathered for a family reunion at the Congregational Church Vestry in New Sharon on Aug. 12 with 55 members present. A potluck luncheon was served at noon, with Rev. John Russell Tolman, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Russell leading the group in […]
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Boys’ soccer: Capers dismiss Patriots
GRAY — It was a frustrating day for the Gray-New Gloucester boys’ soccer team. The Patriots (6-5-2) were down 10 men in the first half when goaltender Nick Rodgers was called for a red card. He went up for the ball on a corner kick and came down on a Cape Elizabeth player where he […]
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Gertrude P. Taylor
GORHAM — Gertrude P. Taylor, 93, of New Portland Road and formerly of Gray, where she owned “the purple house” died Friday, Oct. 5, at Gorham House, where she had resided the past several years. She was born July 8, 1919, in Brighton, Mass., and attended Massachusetts and Gorham schools. For many years, she worked […]
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Well done
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gregory Sawyer, M.D., son of Julie and Alan Sawyer of East Wilton and 1999 graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, graduated from his five-year orthopaedic residency at the Brown University Program in Orthopaedics/Rhode Island Hospital on June 22. He was honored as a recipient of the Haffenreffer House Staff Excellence Award. […]
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Pinning ceremony for USM occupational therapy students
LEWISTON — The Master of Occupational Therapy program at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College recently graduated 21 students. A pinning ceremony was held on campus where each student was recognized for his or her unique contributions and received a pin identifying the profession of occupational therapy. All of the graduates are from Maine and are currently completing […]
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Well done
LEWISTON — Claude Mailhot graduated cum laude on June 1 from Kaplan University with a 3.66 grade point average. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting, going to school full time while working full time. While at Kaplan, he was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He is […]
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Erick E. Larson
PORTLAND — Erick E. Larson, 72, of Gray, passed away on Sept. 19, at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Portland, Feb. 27 , 1940, the son of Erick and Mary Thibeault Larson. He graduated from South Portland Jr. High and Pennell Institute in Gray. He enjoyed fishing in Rangeley and hunting with his […]
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Gray kindergartner dropped off at wrong place
GRAY (AP) — School officials in Gray are investigating after a 5-year-old kindergartner was left alone outside her empty house by a school bus driver. Katie Capponi says she followed procedure and wrote a letter to her daughter Abigail’s school telling them to drop her off at a day care center and not at home […]