FARMINGDALE — A population of pesky beavers on Northern Avenue could flood a section of the road if not removed quickly, town officials said Wednesday. “The situation right there is getting worse every day,” Road Commissioner Steve Stratton said at Wednesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting. “You’ve got a large beaver house above Northern Avenue and […]
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Rosaire R. Mathieu
LEWISTON — Rosaire R. Mathieu, 74, of Greene passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, surrounded by his loving family in Lewiston. Rosaire was born in Lewiston to Armand and Lauretta Mathieu on May 14, 1944. He went to Lewiston schools. He married the love of his life, Marilyn Michaud, on Nov. 28, 1964, at Sacred Heart Church […]
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Raymond B. Dube
BIDDEFORD — Raymond B. Dube, 84, of Kennebunk passed away peacefully Thursday, July 19, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 1, 1934, the son of Arthur and Louisa (Laliberte) Dube. A local hockey standout, Ray graduated from St. Dominic High School and received a scholarship to attend Kents Hill Preparatory […]
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Outdoors in Maine: A boon in bear hunting is needed
If you are a hunter and have never hunted a Maine black bear, you might want to give it a try. Bears are as plentiful as they have ever been. Not only is the estimated bear population figure hovering around 35,000 animals and climbing, there is an excess population that is beyond the bounds of […]
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Edward N. Brown
AUBURN — Edward N. Brown, 89, of Auburn passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, Aug. 2, with his loving family at his side. He was born in Broton, CT, on March 20, 1929, a son of the late James and Pauline Brown. At a young age, Ed and his family moved to Madison, where he […]
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Donald A. Gammon
LEWISTON — Donald A. Gammon, 82, of Auburn died July 18 in Lewiston. He was born in Lewiston on May 28, 1936, to parents Arthur and Ella (DeCoteau) Gammon. He loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing, hunting, gardening, snowmobiling and 4-wheeling, kayaking, and also cooking. Donald worked as a laborer and foreman at Auburn Heel and Northern […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Section of Penobscot River is one of the best whitewater trips in state
A long-lost former acquaintance of mine, who took far too many chances as a young man, once mused: “If it ain’t scary, it ain’t no fun.” He would have enjoyed a ride in a rubber raft down the West Branch of the Penobscot River below the dam at Ripogenus Lake. This section of the river […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Trying to get a handle on state's moose population
Maine’s newly released 10-year Big Game Management Plan clearly claims that, when it comes to managing our biggest and most popular big game animal, there is uncertainty. Moose ticks are the wild card. The 64 million dollar question is: How are moose ticks impacting our moose population? In 2010, about the time that wildlife biologist […]
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Cory Christopher L'Etoile
YARMOUTH — Cory Christopher L’Etoile, 48, entered the loving arms of Our Lord and Savior Sunday, June 17. He was born Feb. 13, 1970, in Hyannis, Mass., a son of Raymond and Deborah Sullivan L’Etoile. He was a graduate of Mt. Ararat, ’88, where he captained the boys’ varsity hockey team his senior year. He later […]
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Conrad Levesque
TILTON, N.H. — Conrad Levesque died peacefully at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, N.H., on Thursday, June 7, at the age of 82. Conrad was born May 18, 1936, in Van Buren, to Olivier and Sophie (Daigle) Levesque. He was one of 15 other siblings. He was with his longtime companion, Lucette Boudreau, who […]