PORTLAND — Margaret “Jo” Davenport died Friday, Sept. 21, at Seaside Nursing Home in Portland, at the age of 88. She was raised with her three sisters and brother on Long Island in New York. She graduated from Radcliffe College and earned graduate degrees from Tufts University and Teachers College, Columbia University. Her father, Frank Smith, […]
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Doris E. Ford
WEST PARIS — Doris Elizabeth Ford (Johnson), 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris, with her loving family close by. Doris was born in Long Island, N.Y., the daughter of Ida and Albert Johnson. She graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, N.Y. and was employed by Richard […]
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NBDL: Red Claws pull away from Nets down the stretch, win home opener 114-98
PORTLAND — Marcus Georges-Hunt recorded a triple-double and the Maine Red Claws pulled away down the stretch to beat the Long Island Nets 114-98 on Friday at the Portland Expo. The Nets were in rally mode for most of the game, constantly falling behind and then coming back. Their last stand evened the score at […]
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Louis-Philippe Gagne Jr.
1931 – 2016 AUBURN — Louis-Philippe Gagne Jr., 84, of Auburn passed away Sunday, Jan. 3. He was born in Lewiston, the son of Ernestine Hamann Gagne and Louis-Philippe Gagne, and was a 1950 graduate of St. Dom’s, where he was known as “Chief Joker” because of his trademark sense of humor. Growing up, he […]
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Myrtle B. Howes
1922 – 2015 PITTSFIELD, N.H. — Myrtle B. Howes, 92, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Concord Hospice House in Concord, N.H. Myrtle was born in Stratton on Nov. 6, 1922, a daughter of Oramendal and Bertha Blanchard and lived there until 1946. She later moved to Portland, Hampton Bays and Long Island […]
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Donna Lee Belanger
1941 – 2015 AUBURN — Donna Lee Belanger, 74, formerly of Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., died early Wednesday morning, June 17, at Clover Manor with family at her side. She was born in Lewiston on Feb. 16, 1941, one of three children born to Gerard and Evelyn (Simpson) Belanger. She was educated at St. Patrick’s […]
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GOP Sen. Manchester resigns after investigation shows 21 ballots were counted twice
AUGUSTA — In a dramatic turn of events, an inspection of ballots from Long Island on Tuesday showed that 21 votes for Republican Cathy Manchester appear to have been counted twice during a Nov. 18 recount in Senate District 25. That was enough to deprive Manchester of the victory she appeared to gain from the recount […]
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Maine police rule Long Island man’s death was accidental
LONG ISLAND — Maine state police say the death of a lobsterman who was found in a driveway outside his home was accidental. Police say 59-year-old Steven Michael Hanson was found in his Long Island driveway on Wednesday morning. Police say an autopsy was performed Thursday and concluded that his death was an accident. They say […]
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State police investigate death of man found in island driveway
LONG ISLAND — State police are investigating the discovery of a body in the driveway of a home on an island town off of Portland. Police say two men found the body of man in his 50s on Wednesday morning on Long Island. State police say they are classifying the nature of the death as […]
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Cause of Cheverus student’s death still a mystery
PORTLAND (AP) — An autopsy on a senior at a Portland high school who died days after having routine oral surgery did not reveal the cause of his death, and additional tests are needed. The unexpected death of 18-year-old Benjamin LaMontagne of Long Island last week shook Cheverus High School. The state medical examiner’s examined […]