1949 – 2017 FORT KENT — Galen D. Ouellette, 67, died peacefully Friday, Jan. 20, following a long courageous battle with cancer at Fort Kent Health Care facility. He was born in St. Francis on May 11, 1949, the son of Adelord and Julienne (Jandreau) Ouellette. He was a member of the Genealogy Society, was […]
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St. Francis brothers, trooper rescue family from flooded road
ST. FRANCIS — Anyone who lives along the St. John River knows how fast the water can rise during the spring ice jam season. It’s a lesson a young Canadian family learned the hard way when their truck became stuck and they were trapped early Saturday evening as the St. John River flooded parts of […]
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St. Francis man dies in fire at his home
ST. FRANCIS — The state fire marshal’s office says a fire in northern Maine has claimed a man’s life. Officials say the fire broke out Wednesday morning in the man’s home on Main Street in the town of St. Francis, west of Fort Kent. Investigators were seeking to determine how the fire started. The victim’s […]
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Man captured after killing of girlfriend appears in court
PRESQUE ISLE — A Maine man who hid in the woods for a week after the fatal shooting of his girlfriend has made his first appearance in court. Jesse Marquis, who is being held at Aroostook County Jail, was arraigned via video conference call at the district court in Presque Isle on Monday. The judge […]
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‘She was taken suddenly and violently from us’: Hundreds remember Amy Theriault at her funeral in Fort Kent
FORT KENT — Amy Theriault, the 31-year-old St. Francis woman shot and stabbed to death, allegedly by her longtime boyfriend, should be remembered for the life she led and not for the violent manner in which she died, according to the eulogy delivered at her funeral. More than 300 family members, friends and co-workers attended […]
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Search continues for St. Francis man wanted in connection with shooting death of girlfriend
ST. FRANCIS — The search continues for Jesse Marquis, wanted in connection with the shooting death of his longtime girlfriend Amy Theriault. The focus has been on an area behind Theriault’s home Sunday, where officials said witnesses have come forward reporting they heard one gunshot shortly after the shooting. Dozens of law enforcement personnel from […]
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Cecile L. Bragdon
1921 – 2013 VENICE, Fla. — Cecile L. Bragdon, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, at the Venice Hospice House, Venice, Fla. She was born in St. Francis on May 6, 1921, a daughter to the late Benjamin and Catherine Morneault. She graduated from Bangor High School, Class of 1939 and attained an […]