LEWISTON — The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston/Auburn has announced the fall schedule of guided bird walks. This season will mark the seventh year for the series. Last year, more than 40 people participated in one or more walks, and identified approximately 100 species of birds. The Wednesday walks are held in a variety of […]
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Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge OXFORD — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge club met Aug. 16. A 9 & 1/2 table Mitchell movement was enjoyed. Finishing first in flight A N/S were Mike True, Auburn, and Mike St. John, Westbrook; second, Eilene Potvin, Cundy’s Harbor, and Della Starbird, Oxford, who also were first in flight B; third, […]
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Brock Brian Thompson
1980 – 2013 NEW GLOUCESTER — Brock Brian Thompson, 32, of New Gloucester, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, while riding an ATV, which was one of his favorite pastimes. Brock was born in Lewiston on Oct. 2, 1980, to Brian and Lynn Thompson of Gray. He graduated Gray-New Gloucester High School in 1999. On Oct. […]
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New Gloucester raises tax rate 50 cents
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen set the tax rate Monday night at $13.45 per thousand dollars of assessed property value, a 50 cent increase. The tax bill for a home valued at $100,000 will go from $1,295 to $1,345. Higher assessments from Cumberland County and SAD 15 account for the increase. The new rate leaves an […]
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New Gloucester man dies in ATV crash
NEW GLOUCESTER (AP) — State police say a New Gloucester man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was operating struck a tree. Police say 32-year-old Brock Thompson pulled out of a dirt driveway and onto the road at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when he lost control and hit the tree. A neighbor heard the […]
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New Gloucester man dies in ATV crash
NEW GLOUCESTER (AP) — State police said a New Gloucester man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was operating struck a tree. Police say 32-year-old Brock Thompson pulled out of a dirt driveway and onto the road at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when he lost control and hit the tree. A neighbor heard the […]
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USM spring dean’s list additions
PORTLAND — The following students were inadvertently omitted from the submitted University of Southern Maine’s dean’s list for the spring semester. Full-time Greene: Morgan Gilbert. Hiram: Everlyn Staples. Lewiston: James Aldrich, Jasmine Hussey, Guy Lemelin. Naples: Alice Sanborn. New Gloucester: Leah Rottari, Joselle Blais. Norway: Sarah Tuominen, Olivia Kolar. Poland: Harley Kerr. Sabattus: Kassandra Ritchie. […]
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Lakeside Chapter OES to hold supper, meeting
WALES — The Eastern Star Training and Religious Scholarship fundraising supper will be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Lakeside Chapter 60, Order of the Eastern Star. It will be at the Grange/Masonic Hall, 322 Centre Road, at 6 p.m. sharp. Lakeside will be hostess and provide the main dish for the supper. Pioneer Chapter of […]
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Willis E. Verrill
1935 – 2013 NEW GLOUCESTER — Willis L. Verrill, 78, of New Gloucester, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, at his home. Willis was born June 7, 1935, in Lewiston, the son of the late Angie and Merritt Verrill. He graduated from New Gloucester schools. His wife of 57 years, Elaine Verrill, died December 2012. He served […]
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Beverly Reagan
1935 – 2013 PORTLAND — Beverly Louise Reagan, 78, of Gray, died on Sunday, August 4, at Maine Medical Center after a period of declining health. She was born in New Gloucester on March 14, 1935, a daughter of Beulah (Glass) and Frederick Mowatt. Beverly was a production worker at Burnham & Morrill for over […]