1954 – 2015 NORWAY — Steve F. Farnum, 61, of Harrison, died early Monday morning, May 4, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, with his loving family by his side. He was born on Apr. 20, 1954, in La Rochelle, France, a son of Frederick and Eleanor (Wing) Farnum. A graduate of Telstar High School […]
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Donna M. Brulotte
1948 – 2015 OXFORD — Donna M. Brulotte, 66, of Oxford, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 4, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Rumford on Dec. 23, 1948, daughter of Donald and Ida (Eastman) Packard. She attended Pownal area schools and graduated from Andover Business College, earning two associate […]
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Irving Verrill
1927 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Irving Verrill, 87, died peacefully on Friday, April 3, in the comfort of Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Gray on July 8,1927, and graduated from Pennell Institute in Gray in 1945. Irving worked in a variety of jobs throughout his lifetime, including farming and logging. He worked […]
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Carl Baade Shorey
1960 – 2015 STRATTON — Carl Baade Shorey, 54, of Coplin Plantation, beloved husband, son, brother and friend, died suddenly of a heart attack on Wednesday, March 25. Carl was born July 27, 1960, the son of Raymond and Elizabeth Shorey of Scarborough. Carl was a genuine jack-of-all-trades, and a master of many. He worked […]
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Contractor owes $271K for safety violations at Wilton demolition
PORTLAND — Federal workplace safety officials have sued Scarborough-based Downeast Construction Corp., seeking to collect fines for a series of safety violations during a demolition and asbestos removal operation at the embattled Forster Mill complex in Wilton. U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty on Sunday filed into the court’s electronic record system the lawsuit, seeking to enforce […]
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The Hot Corner: Hockey’s perfect punctuation for high school winter sports
The Maine Principals’ Association and the high school sports establishment preserve the best for last, every year. Ten winters ago, when the sanctioning body restructured the basketball tournament due to changing needs and moved the Class A showcase from the first two weeks of March to February vacation, hockey took over as the terminus of […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s drops 2OT thriller to Scarborough in Class A title game
Sean McGovern scored the title-clinching goal with 17 seconds left in double overtime to vault Scarborough to a 2-1 victory over St. Dominic Academy in the Class A state championship game Saturday in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The play all started with Jack Callahan blocking a shot at the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s seeks 25th state title against Scarborough
St. Dominic Academy rang in the new millennium the best way a hockey program can: winning its state-best 24th title. The Saints haven’t popped that celebratory champagne bottle since. Fifteen seasons later and St. Dom’s (17-2-1) is still seeking that elusive 25th state title. The Saints have appeared in four championship games since 2000, but […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Gagne’s coaching drive still as strong as ever
When St. Dominic Academy and Scarborough face off for the state championship, a familiar face to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, as well as Maine high school hockey all together, will be present on the Red Storm bench. It’s a face that’s been coaching hockey for more than 40 years and a face the Lewiston-Auburn area […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Scarborough downs Cheverus for first Western A title
LEWISTON — Scarborough’s Cinderella postseason run continues. After taking out top-seeded Falmouth in the Western A semifinals on Saturday, the fourth-seeded Red Storm toppled No. 2 seed Cheverus, 5-2, in the regional final on Tuesday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. It’s Scarborough’s first Western A title. “I wasn’t expecting this,” Scarborough coach Norm Gagne said. […]