1918 – 2015 LEWISTON — Lionel E. Michaud, 96, died on Sunday, Oct. 4, at St. Marguerite d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He died of complications from oral cancer due to the use of chewing tobacco. He was born Nov. 30, 1918, in Eagle Lake, the eldest son of Thomas E. and Eveline Gagnon Michaud. As […]
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James Lamb
1948 – 2015 LEWISTON — James Lamb, 66, of Oxford, died Thursday, June 18, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Norway on December 30, 1948, the son of A. Sayward and Cynthia A. Allen Lamb. He received his degree from Northern Maine Community College at Presque Isle. He had been a draftsman […]
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Debbie Ann Webber
1963 – 2015 BANGOR — Debbie Ann Webber, 51, of Chesterville, passed away of natural causes Monday, June 15, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Debbie was born Nov. 30, 1963, in Presque Isle, the daughter of Daniel and Barbara Buckley. She was one of seven siblings. She spent […]
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Linda L. Cotnoir
1945 – 2015 LEWISTON — Linda L. Cotnoir, 70, of Turner , died Friday June 5, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Presque Isle on Feb. 18, 1945, a daughter of the late Daniel and Margaret (Smith) Lovely. Linda owned and operated Parent Store […]
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Helen V. Dyke
1920 – 2015 PRESQUE ISLE — Helen V. Dyke, 94, a former resident of Jay, currently of Leisure Village, Presque Isle, died Saturday, May 9, at the Presque Isle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Helen was born Dec. 16, 1920 in Lewiston, the daughter of Charles C. Cushman and Hazel (Bigelow) Cushman. She was a 1939 […]
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Mary Anna Hunter
1924 – 2015 AUBURN — Mary Anna “Nan” West Hunter, 90, of Auburn passed away on Friday, April 24, at Clover Manor Health Care after a brief illness. She was born in Presque Isle on Aug. 14, 1924, the daughter of Charles F. and Charlotte Collins West. She attended local schools, graduating from high school […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Greely captures state crown with win over Presque Isle
PORTLAND — Seeing his team surrender the first five points of the Class B championship game, Greely coach Joel Rogers took a timeout to settle his squad down. Rogers told his team to be aggressive and to shoot. His team did just that. The Western Maine champion rattled off 33 of the next 38 points and […]
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Danforth man invents swim fins for himself, other amputees
PRESQUE ISLE — For Randy Lord, life as an amputee meant a lot of changes after he lost a leg below the knee in a work related accident. He needed to learn a new way to walk with a prosthetic, a new way to climb stairs and a new way to drive. He eventually adapted […]
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Auburn City Manager Deschene moves on
AUBURN — Clinton Deschene said he had some misgivings about building a new two-rink ice arena in 2012 when he was interviewing for the city manager’s job. “I remember talking to my wife on the way home after I’d accepted the job,” Deschene said Friday. “I said, ‘My gut tells me this could be a […]
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Mapleton couple’s gift of land could help the arts, academics at UMPI
PRESQUE ISLE — As challenges go, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is looking at a pretty good problem to have. With the announcement this week of a major private donation, campus administrators are asking how best to utilize 75 prime acres gifted to the university by Ray and Sandy Gauvin of Mapleton. The […]