BOSTON — Thomas W. Adams of Hartford, passed on to a better life April 5, surrounded by his six children and five of his grandchildren at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after developing complications from his treatment with leukemia. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., March 8, 1938, to Dorothy Lincoln Adams and William James […]
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Obama says he’s ‘determined as ever’ for gun bill
HARTFORD, Conn. — With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he’s “determined as ever” to honor their children with tougher laws. Obama’s gun […]
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Dinner, dance to benefit toddler
JAY — The family and friends of Camryn “Cami” Sue Allen are holding a benefit spaghetti dinner and dance on Saturday, April 20, at the Amvets Hall. All proceeds will go toward assisting her family with insurance co-pays, deductibles and other expenses. The dinner will be from 5 to 7 p.m. and the dance is […]
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Dixfield panel signs agreement with RSU 10
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Withdrawal Committee unanimously approved an agreement with RSU 10 Wednesday night that would stop the move to leave the school district. “I’m pretty happy with how it came out,” committee and school board member Bruce Ross said. The agreement, which was negotiated by attorneys Dan Stockford for the committee and Bill […]
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Hartford-Sumner Elementary School honor roll
SUMNER — Hartford-Sumner Elementary School second trimester honors Sixth grade honors: Shane Adams, Jordan Bennett, Nathan Cyr, Jenna Doucette, Julia Dow, Hannah Shields and Noah Wiley. Fifth grade honors: Deja Bennett, Bryce Beote, Margaret Bragg, Samantha Burch, Jessica Doucette, Cheyanne Goroshin, Kathryn Henderson, Stephen Nelson, Kristen Patenaude, Jeffrey Quick, Sutapacha Tripp and Chloe Warren.
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Supper, auction to help fund D.C. trip HARTFORD — A spaghetti dinner fundraiser and ticket raffle will help Hartford Sumner Elementary School fourth-grader Shyloe Morgan raise funds for an educational trip to Washington, D.C./Gettysburg to participate in a People to People World Leadership Forum. The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Hartford home businesses offer customers variety
HARTFORD — This Oxford County town has nearly two dozen small businesses that operate from homes and offer a wide range of services. Cassidy Bedard, 18, of Stetson Road is a farrier who also rescues horses and nurses them back to health before arranging their adoption. Bedard was a live-in apprentice on a local natural […]
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George A. Marston
AUBURN — George A. Marston, 84, of Hartford, died Sunday, March 3, at the Hospice House. He was born in Hartford, Nov. 21, 1928, the son of Allen R. and Thelma Hewey Marston. He attended schools in Hartford and had been a self-employed logger and farmer all of his life. He married Margaret Farr on […]
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Sylvia A. Cavanaugh
LEWISTON — Sylvia A. Cavanaugh, 79, of Hartford, daughter of Raymond and Marjorie McCarron, died peacefully on Feb. 26, at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She graduated from Brighton High School in Massachusetts, and raised her family in Dedham. She worked for many years at Crum & Forster as an auto claims […]
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Bethel Seniors meet March 13 BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet Wednesday, March 13, at the Roosters Roadhouse in Mayville for their meeting and dinner. Choice of dinner is Yankee pot roast or stuffed baked chicken. The cost is $11.75. Reservations must be made before Feb. 28 by calling Caroline Gould at […]