ST. ALBANS — Born in West Bowdoin on Feb. 9, 1947, and most recently a resident of Dexter, John Llewellyn Gould was quick to smile and loved to laugh. The son of John Milton Gould and Bernice (Jackson) Gould, he also loved to hunt, fish, drive trucks and tell stories. A natural storyteller, Johnny would […]
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Jayne E. Bickford
1924 – 2016 LEWISTON — Jayne Ethel Bickford of Lisbon Falls died March 12, 2016 at Marshwood Nursing Center in Lewiston. She had just celebrated her 92nd birthday on Feb. 29 as the oldest known living member of her families of origin. Mrs. Bickford was born in Burlington, Vt., Feb. 29, 1924, the daughter of […]
Jeffrey Frederick Andrews
1950 – 2016 BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, Vt. — Jeffrey Frederick Andrews was taken way too soon. He was unexpectedly called to conduct a train to heaven on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Jeff was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to E. Frederick and Pauline F. (McCarthy) Andrews. Jeff spent many summers in Ticonderoga with his […]
Hebron Academy names new head of school
HEBRON — Daniel Marchetti of Vermont has been named the new head of school at Hebron Academy. He will start in that post on July 1, 2016. Marchetti is currently the head of school at The Grammar School in Putney, Vt. He and his wife, Courtney, have two children, Lila and Oliver. The independent school’s […]
Kenneth ‘Ken’ Gilman
1922 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Kenneth “Ken” Gilman, formerly of West Peru, passed away at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris on Saturday, Aug. 22, after a period of deteriorating health. Ken was born on Aug. 25, 1922, in Johnson, Vt., to Forrest Madison Gilman and Margaret Idella Gilman. On Aug. 24, 1946, […]
Frances E. Stephanak
1926 – 2015 LEWISTON — Frances E. Stephanak, 88, a former resident of Greene, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Springfield, Vt., on Dec. 31, 1926, the daughter of William A. and Rena Abbott Keisler. Betty was a graduate of […]
Evelyn K. Haverinen
1932 – 2015 HUDSON, Fla. — Evelyn Kuvaja Haverinen, 83, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 3, while vacationing in Hudson, Fla. She was born in Pittsfield on Jan. 12, 1932, the daughter of Earl and Eva Cram Rogers. She lived most of her life in South Paris and Norway and worked […]
Frances ‘Fran’ Hale
1934 – 2015 WINSLOW — Frances “Fran” (Keene) Hale, 80, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 11, in the presence of family. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 11, 1934, the daughter of Clyde Keene Jr. and Helen (Smith) Tilton and graduated from Bellows Falls High School in 1953. Fran was […]
Skier strikes tree on northern Vermont trail, dies
EAST BURKE, Vt. — State police say a woman who was skiing in Vermont’s remote Northeast Kingdom has struck a tree and died. It happened Friday afternoon at Q Burke Mountain. State police say the 27-year-old woman from St. Johnsbury left the groomed portion of a trail and struck a tree. After the woman failed […]
Vermont temporarily suspends tax refunds over recent fraud
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The state tax department said Friday it had temporarily stopped issuing personal income tax refunds while it investigates recent cases of refund fraud. The move came as TurboTax, the country’s most popular do-it-yourself tax preparation software, said it had temporarily stopped processing state tax returns because of an increase in fraudulent filings. […]