BOWDOINHAM — Richard Dean Shaffer, 61, of Bowdoinham, passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born October 11, 1956 in Urbana, Ohio, the son of Lawrence Shaffer and Donna (Nelson) Shaffer. He was a 1975 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. Following graduation he proudly served in the U.S. […]
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Girard J. St. Germain
AUBURN — Girard J. St. Germain, 74, a resident of Greene, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston, the son of Albert J. St. Germaine and Rosa (Cloutier) St. Germain. Jerry attended Edward Little High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. On Sept. 4, 1964, […]
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Francis W. "Frank" Mayo
SOUTH PARIS — Francis W. “Frank” Mayo, 86, of Turner, died late Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. He was born April 21, 1931, in Lewiston, a son of Walter and Bernice (St. Thomas) Mayo. He attended Sanford Springvale schools and went on to graduate from Maine Maritime Academy with […]
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Former Navy pilot describes encounter with UFO studied by secret Pentagon program
For most of his 18-year career as a U.S Navy pilot, Cmdr. David Fravor said his mother-in-law used to ask him a question: had he seen a UFO? For 15 years, the answer was no. But one clear afternoon off the coast of California in 2004, he says, that changed. Fravor, the commanding officer of […]
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Dorothy Ann Fishman
AUBURN — Dorothy Ann Fishman, 95, of Auburn, died on Friday, Dec. 15, in Auburn at the Hospice House. She was born in Rutland, Vt., on May 26, 1922. She was the daughter of Lewis and Carrie Levin Sussman. She graduated from Rutland High School, Class of 1940. She served two and one half years as […]
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John H. Little Jr.
LEEDS – John H. Little Jr., 88, a resident of Leeds, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 25, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 25, 1929, the son of John Howard Little Sr. and Martha Hazel Grate Little. He was educated in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. He joined […]
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U.S. Navy wants small warships that pack a bigger punch
BATH (AP) — The Navy’s fast-and-maneuverable littoral combat ship was criticized for lacking enough firepower and armor to survive a maritime battle. The Navy is addressing those concerns with a new class of small-but-powerful frigates that will pack a bigger punch. The Navy asked this month for concept proposals for multi-mission warships that would be […]
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Lawrence "Larry" Dubay
LEWISTON — Lawrence Dubay, 74, of Lewiston, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with his family by his side. He was born March 23, 1943, a son of the late Archie and Gloria (Gagnon) Dubay. He attended local schools, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1962. Following graduation he […]
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James Howard DeLong
AUBURN — James Howard DeLong, of Auburn, passed away in Auburn at Oddfellow Nursing Home on Saturday, Nov. 18, surrounded by family. Born and raised in Wheeling, W.V., on July 30, 1922, James served in the US Navy during WWII, stationed in Portland. That is where he met the love of his life, Cecile Champagne. They […]
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Ross E. MacDonald
LEWISTON — Ross Ewen MacDonald, of Turner, passed away Thursday, Nov. 9. Second of 11 children, Ross was born March 14, 1927, in North Attleboro, Mass., to George and Susan (Ewen) MacDonald. When he was 18 he joined the U.S. Navy and served on a troop ship in the South Pacific until the end of World […]