AUBURN — The First Universalist Church on Pleasant Street held an outdoor candlelight vigil Monday evening to mourn and celebrate the 49 lives lost Sunday morning in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Besides being a vigil of remembrance, it was a vigil to celebrate diversity. The shooting was a vicious […]
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Orlando shooting: Omar Mateen was a body builder, security guard
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — He was a body builder and a security guard, a religious man who attended the local mosque and wanted to become a police officer. Early Sunday, 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 49 people and wounding 53, police said. Mateen also was killed. Mateen was […]
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Orlando shooting: A night of drinking, dancing; then the shots began
Orlando Nightclub Shooting | Graphiq ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Alamo was ready for a good time. The 22-year-old clothing store sales clerk arrived at Pulse in Orlando at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, clad all in blue from his button-down shirt adorned with palm trees to his loafers. “It was definitely going to be an awesome night,” […]
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Orlando shooting: At least 50 people killed in nightclub
Florida Nightclub Shooting | Graphiq ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on the shooting at an Orlando nightclub (all times local): Updated 2:45 p.m.: The suspected Orlando nightclub gunman had been licensed as a private security officer in Florida. State records show suspected shooter Omar Mateen held the firearms license since at least 2011. It was […]
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Lucille Bailey Welch
1922 – 2016 AUBURN — Lucille Bailey Welch, 94, formerly of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Monday, March 21, at the Hospice House, following a long illness. She was born in Yarmouth on Jan. 18, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Fessenden) Bailey. Lucille was educated in Auburn schools, and graduated from Edward Little High […]
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Behind the magic: Lewiston native works behind-the-scenes at Harry Potter theme park
Part of Lewiston native Chris Ward’s job: making sure that the fire-breathing dragons appear on cue, that the Hogwarts train arrives on time and that the self-knitting needles in the windows at Spindlewarps Wool Shop keep on working the yarn. Since last year, he’s been the associate project manager for control systems for Diagon Alley, […]
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Orlando works its Magic on the Celts
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored 19 points and Nik Vucevic added 18 points and 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 110-91 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Tobias Harris had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic. Andrew Nicholson added 14 points and eight rebounds […]
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Michael R. Beaulieu
1987 – 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. — Michael R. Beaulieu died Saturday, July 25, in Orlando, Fla., at the age of 28, from injuries suffered as a result of a car accident. He was born in Lewiston, son of Robert and Susan (Gauthier) Beaulieu of Poland. He married Stephanie Deschaine on Sept. 21, 2008. The following […]
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AAU 10th grade basketball: MBR squad claims second at AAU Nationals
The first half was like you might have expected. The MBR 10th grade girls’ basketball team looked like they had just arrived, hesitant, unsure of themselves and not playing up to their full potential. They were still getting used to the new surroundings and settling in to new territory. It was their first game 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 […]