1970 – 2015 MILLIS, Mass. — Jeffrey M. Grover, 44, passed away Tuesday, March 17, at Milford Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on Sept. 14, 1970, in Lewiston, the son of Michael and Liane (Janelle) Grover. Jeff lived and grew up in Greene, attending St. Dominic High School. After graduating, […]
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Richard Leroy King
2015 LOVELL — Richard Leroy King of Lovell passed away on Wednesday, March 18, at home after a three-and-a-half-year journey with leukemia that had more bright moments than low with his loving wife of 64 years, son, friends and doggies. Richard served in the U.S. Navy, both in World War II and the Korean War. […]
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Joan Blair Putnam
1928 – 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. — Joan Blair Putnam, 86, formerly of Bethel and Bryant Pond, died Thursday, Feb. 26, in Arlington, Va. She was born in Great Barrington, Mass., on Nov. 6, 1928, the daughter of William R. Blair and Frances Harper. She married Norman A. Putnam on Aug. 21, 1948. Joan was known […]
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Robert E. Cabral
1952 – 2015 SABATTUS — Robert E. Cabral, 62, of Littlefield Road, Sabattus, died at his home on Saturday, March 14, with his loving wife at his side. He was born in Fall River, Mass., on July 16, 1952, a son of the late Ernest and Gabrielle (Pellerin) Cabral. Robert married the love of his […]
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Peru truck driver injured in Massachusetts crash
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — State police say a 19-year-old woman has died in a crash involving three vehicles on the Massachusetts Turnpike in West Springfield. Investigators say at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday an eastbound Chevrolet Suburban struck a box truck, causing the Suburban to veer over the median barrier and into the westbound lanes of […]
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Donald Hinson
1957 – 2015 HARTFORD — Donald Hinson, 57, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 21. He was born March 1, 1957, in Brockton, Mass., to Charles W. Hinson and Anita Y. Hinson (Pomerleau). He graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn in 1975. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to […]
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Mildred Angeline Audette
1929 – 2015 WINTHROP—Mildred Angeline Audette, 85, a former resident of Livermore Falls, went to be with the Lord early Friday morning, Feb. 6, at Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop. She was born on Oct. 24, 1929, in New Bedford, Mass., one of 11 children born to Edward Freitas and Mary (Amaral) Freitas. […]
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Children’s snowmobiles stolen in Rangeley had special meaning to Mass. family
RANGELEY — Dan and Jennifer Smith of Pembroke, Mass., had hoped to hold onto their young sons’ snowmobiles forever. And maybe, one day, pass them on to their grandchildren. As of now, that won’t happen. The two children’s Polaris 120cc snowmobiles, one orange and black and the other blue and red, were stolen over the […]
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Kayaker rescued on pond with Charlie Brown cutout
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts fire officials have come to the rescue of a capsized kayaker who may have been trying to install a Charlie Brown cutout on a raft that holds a Christmas tree at the center of a pond. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/1B93K2I ) that Easthampton firefighters rescued the man at about […]
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Major power company signs on to wind and hydro transmission project through Maine
PORTLAND — National Grid, one of the region’s largest utilities, has signed on as a partner in a power transmission project that would link Maine wind projects and Canadian hydropower to population centers in New England. Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission and National Grid on Tuesday announced a partnership to pursue electricity transmission projects, including the 1,000-megawatt […]