ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in the summer 2012 quarter: Meghan Castagno of Sabattus earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. Kristy Drouin of Mexico earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration-accounting from RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College […]
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O. Emery: Deer herd in deep trouble
Another deer season has come and gone and I can now say the deer herds in Western Maine are in deep trouble. There are naive judges who let poachers off who should have been incarcerated for lengthy jail times; the deer wintering habitat is all but completely cut off; and coyotes run the remaining deer […]
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Barbara L. Rogers
MECHANIC FALLS — Barbara L. Raymond Rogers, 76, of Mechanic Falls died Sunday, Dec. 16, at her home. She was born in Auburn, March 21, 1936, the daughter of Carroll Wilson Raymond and Mabel E. Verrill Raymond. She attended Mechanic Falls High School and graduated from South Portland High School. She married Walter S. “Buddy” […]
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Bruce W. Mitchell
PORTLAND — Bruce W. Mitchell, 63, of Mechanic Falls, died Dec. 16, at Maine Medical Center. Bruce was born Sept. 03, 1949, the son of Wendell and Phyllis Mitchell of Mechanic Falls. Bruce worked in the woods as a logger and was a mechanic. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, photography, cooking, baking, Facebook and spending time […]
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Parents upset local schools don’t close for storm
LEWISTON — While dozens of southern and western Maine schools canceled classes during Monday’s snowstorm, at least four area school systems did not, causing thousands of children in Lewiston, Auburn, Poland and Turner to slog through the snow, raising the ire of their parents. “What bothered me was when a normal 15-minute ride to school, […]
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Ruth Grimm
AUBURN — Ruth Grimm, 90, of Mechanic Falls, formerly of Hartford, died Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Hospice House. She was born in Harrington Park, N.J., July 20, 1922, the daughter of Gottfried and Pauline Bauer Lehmann. She married Harry Grimm, Dec. 20, 1942, and had been a homemaker all of her life. She served […]
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Julie Anne Kirby
MAUI, Hawaii — Julie Anne Kirby, 54, of Kula, Hawaii, died Oct. 12, at Maui, Hawaii. She was born in Portland, Dec. 18, 1957, the daughter of John W. “Jack” MacHardy and Beverly Johnson MacHardy, who died May 21. She grew up in Mechanic Falls and moved to Kenai, Alaska, when she married Tim Conner. […]
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S. Ballard: Intersection much easier now
I used to dread making a left turn from Minot Avenue onto Hotel Road. Since the new left hand turn lane and light have been installed, I am not afraid to make that turn any more. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Sandra A. Ballard, Mechanic Falls