AUBURN — A Greene man accused of using martial arts to subdue and strangle a pair of cats was indicted on a related charge Tuesday. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment for aggravated cruelty to animals against Michael Herrmann, 47, of 217 South Mountain Road. The Class C felony is punishable by […]
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Frances M. Flaherty
AUBURN — Frances M. Flaherty, 90, of 93 Goff St., Auburn, passed in Auburn on Saturday, June 24. Born in Boston on July 29, 1926, she was the daughter of Germaine Remillard and her stepfather, Albert Landry. She moved to Lewiston at a young age and was a graduate of Lewiston High School. After her […]
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Donald M. Oliver Jr.
LEWISTON — Donald M. Oliver Jr., 68, of Greene passed away on Wednesday, June 21, at CMMC in Lewiston. He was born in Oshkosh, Wis., on January 14, 1949, a son of the late Donald Oliver Sr. and Elizabeth Oliver. At a young age, he and his family moved to Scarborough, where they would reside for […]
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Greene twins celebrate 80th birthdays
GREENE — Glenice Bubier got a polite hug from her late husband’s cousin, then he asked about her recent trip to Germany. Only she hadn’t been there — but her identical twin sister, Janice Brewer, had. She’d been confused for Janice, again, this time at their 80th birthday party, by a man she’s known since […]
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Dale D. Nickerson
GREENE — Dale D. Nickerson, 61, of Greene passed away Tuesday, May 30, unexpectedly and peacefully at his home. He was born April 8, 1956, the son of Bradley and Helen Nickerson. Born and raised on Allen Pond Road in Greene, Dale was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed gardening. He graduated from Leavitt Area High School […]
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Christine Laliberte: Bringing the beauty
GREENE — A year ago, Christine Laliberte had eight employees at The Beauty Bar. Today, she’s up to 21 and considering an expansion. It’s been quite a year. Laliberte, 39, opened her first salon, what would eventually become The Beauty Bar, in 2009. “I always liked playing around as a child with different colors and hair […]
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Marijuana operation planned for former Town & Country Foods in Greene
GREENE — A Bangor-based company has bought the shuttered Town & Country Foods with long-term plans to grow recreational marijuana in the former 13,340-square-foot former meat operation. “I sold it actually from a social media post,” broker Kevin Fletcher at Malone Commercial Brokers said Tuesday. After announcing the listing on Instagram in March, “it was under […]
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Greene voters say no, but MSAD 52 school budget passes
TURNER — MSAD 52 voters passed the new school budget Tuesday night. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said the overall vote was 93 in favor, 75 against. Turner voted 41-33. Leeds voted 36-23. Greene alone turned the budget down, 16 in favor, 19 opposed. The $26.1 million budget represents a 2.2 percent increase over the current year. […]
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Grace ‘Eileen’ Stevens
GREENE – Grace “Eileen” Stevens, 79, a resident of Greene, passed away on Saturday, April 29, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn. She was born March 12, 1938, in Auburn, the daughter of Walter Channell and Muriel (Jillson) Channell. Eileen was a 1956 graduate of Edward Little High School in Auburn and continued her […]
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Serving in the Senate
Adam Howe of Greene meets with state Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon Falls, while serving as an honorary page in the Maine Senate April 19.