Molloy, a fill-the-room personality with connections in every Maine corner, worked for the KJ for 3 decades, framing fires, elections and everything in between.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who shared his work with Maine neighbors, dies at 80
Kidder, who died Tuesday in Boston, had a summer home in South Bristol and often did readings and events in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, News
Former Brunswick state Sen. Stanley Gerzofsky dies at 81
The advocate for his Brunswick neighbors died in his home on Jan. 21.
Posted inPolitics
Maine state lawmaker Kathy Javner dies at 52
Rep. Kathy Javner, R-Chester, was in her fourth term in the Maine House representing a string of rural towns in Penobscot County.
Posted inMaine, News
Remembering notable Mainers who died in 2024
The well-known Mainers who died this year include authors and artists, entrepreneurs and educators, photographers and philanthropists.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World
Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
She performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies at 83
In his time, no one in the book world was more feared. With the power to make anything a bestseller, or a flop, to alter the market on an idle whim, Riggio could terrify publishers. Then came Amazon.
Posted inNation / World
Bill Pascrell Jr., long-serving House member from N.J., dies at 87
He was the U.S. House of Representative’s second-oldest member, after Rep. Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., who is set to retire at the end of the current term.
Posted inMaine
Former UMaine astronomer remembered for unpacking the mysterious universe
George Ayers taught Mainers about the wonders of the celestial world for decades at UMaine and in his monthly column ‘What’s Up.’ He died at home in Gorham on May 10 at age 96.
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Falmouth woman remembered by friends for service, generosity
Nancy Goddard, 78, was a lifelong Mainer and longtime public servant to her home state, known for her work in social services and volunteering.