1949 – 2015 LEWISTON — Maria R. Kovacs, 65, of Livermore passed away Saturday, March 14, at Central Maine Medical Center with family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Maria was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in July 18,1949, to Eugene and Maria Rilling. She graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington […]
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Diana M. W. Connell
1935 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Diana M. Wiedemann Connell of Norway and Cape Elizabeth passed from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Bridgton on Feb. 16, 1935, to Lawrence and Edna (Bradford) Lord, and grew up in Bolsters Mills. She was a graduate of […]
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Paul B. Chenard
1953 – 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul B. Chenard, 61, of Kissimmee, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, of cardiac arrest. Born in Lewiston on June 6, 1953, a son of Roger S. and Rita G. (Beaulieu) Chenard, Paul attended St. Peter’s School and was a 1971 graduate of St. Dominic High School. He […]
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William Herlihy
1934 – 2015 NEWRY — Bill’s struggles with numerous health problems for many years ended peacefully at his home in the presence of his beloved wife and daughter on the evening of Monday, Feb. 16. On Oct. 25, 2014, he celebrated his 80th birthday. Kingston, N.Y., was his home through his sophomore year in high […]
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Connecticut man held on fugitive warrant on charge of promoting prostitution
LEWISTON — An Auburn man appeared in court Monday after he was arrested Sunday on a warrant from Connecticut, where he was charged with promoting prostitution for having taken a 17-year-old girl from New York to Connecticut to work as a prostitute. Rayshawn Stokely, 26, of 714 Washington St. was arrested at 55 Mill St. […]
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Researchers assess Adirondack moose after die-offs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Moose die-offs in Minnesota and New Hampshire have led wildlife biologists in New York to launch a three-year study of moose in the Adirondack Mountains. “The aim is to figure out how many moose we have, where they are, what kind of habitat they’re using and whether the population is stable, declining […]
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Jane Welles Addicott
1913 – 2014 CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — Jane Wolcott Welles Addicott passed away peacefully at her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., at the age of 101, surrounded by loving family, on Monday, Nov. 3. Born at home in Wethersfield, Conn., Jane was educated at the King Low Heywood School in Connecticut, Rollins College in Florida and Exeter […]
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Owner seeks history of old Lewiston clock
LEWISTON — Greg Caron tries to imagine the history that happened beneath the mammoth clock that sits on a pair of columns in his Winthrop, N.Y., living room. The 7-foot-long clock spent 44 years inside Lewiston’s Maine Central Railroad station, ticking away the moments for many arrivals and departures. “Do you know how many people […]
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New York couple arrested in Amish girls’ kidnapping
ALBANY, N.Y. — A northern New York couple was arrested Friday in the kidnapping of two Amish sisters from their family’s roadside farm stand. St. Lawrence County’s District Attorney Mary Rain said Stephen Howells II, 39, and Nicole Vaisey, 25, both of Hermon, were each charged with two counts of first-degree kidnapping. She said they […]
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Oxford County saves money by switching to new deeds records company
PARIS — The Register of Deeds website will get a fresh look after Oxford County commissioners swapped data management companies in a move that should save taxpayers money. Commissioners on Tuesday night unanimously approved a bid from Liverpool, N.Y.-based Info Quick Solutions Inc. to redesign and maintain the county’s website, update computer equipment and track […]