Posted inObituaries

Jacques ‘Jocko’ Dumoulin

1939 – 2015 RUMFORD — Jacques “Jocko” Dumoulin, 75, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died Wednesday, April 15, in Rumford. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 8, 1939, the son of Armand and Marie (Gaudreau) Dumoulin. He graduated from Stephens High School in Rumford in 1957 and married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Rand, in […]

Posted inRiver Valley

Phair receives Family Consumer Education Teacher of the Year

DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School’s longtime teacher, Karen Phair, has been chosen as the state’s Family and Consumer Science Education Teacher of the Year. Phair, who has taught the subject taken by all seniors, as well as some students from other classes, for 29 years, was completely surprised by the honor. She was nominated by […]

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L.L. Bean to open store in Minnesota’s Mall of America

PORTLAND — L.L. Bean will open its first U.S. outlet west of the Mississippi River — in Minnesota’s Mall of America — later this year. The Star Tribune reported that the Freeport-based retailer will announce the opening of a 29,000-square-foot outlet store Tuesday. The store is scheduled to open in the country’s second-largest mall on […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

‘These are not Muslims; they’re monsters’

?Lewiston woman discovers her ex-husband joined ISIS and was killed in Syria; ? She’s angry that some are blaming her, labeling her and her children terrorists “Amaani” describes it as feeling like she can’t swallow, as sudden and horrifying as a tornado, like a psychological bruise. And so unexpected. Growing up, Abdifatah Ahmed had been […]