By Thomas Callender InsideSources.com “December 7, 1941 … a date which will live in infamy.” These were President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s opening words when he addressed Congress and the nation the day after the surprise attack. These six words would become the rallying cry for the American people in the ensuing months and years as […]
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Charles B. Bradbury
SOUTH PARIS — Charles B. Bradbury, 97, formerly of Rangeley, died late Thursday evening at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris with his family at his side. He was born in Rangeley on Aug. 8, 1920, a son of Frank and Marjorie Bradbury, and graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin. In 1941, he married […]
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Frances Rita Poirier
SACO — Frances Rita (Millette) Poirier, 95, of Louden Road, died on Friday, Nov. 17. She was born in Biddeford, Maine, on Nov. 6, 1922, daughter of Edmond and Alice (Menard) Millette and the oldest of 10 children. She graduated in 1941 from St. Joseph’s High School in Biddeford. After graduation, she worked as a cashier […]
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AMVETS event, parachutes are valuable
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of New Gloucester will be hosting a flea market on July 29 at the AMVETS Post on Route 100. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will be there with their wares, along with a White Elephant Table. Also, the Auxiliary will have a […]
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WWII veteran and Canton resident honored for his 100th birthday
CANTON — The town of Canton celebrated Canton resident Bernard Adams’ 100th birthday Friday at Pinnacle Health and Rehab in Canton, along with residents and employees of the facility and a few other unexpected guests — a calf, a few clucking chickens, a crowing rooster and a goat. Since Adams was a farmer in the community, the […]
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Avon Libby: veteran, true Maine spirit
LEWISTON — Avon Libby, a Lewiston native and longtime war veteran, celebrated his 90th birthday Saturday with a surprise party put together by his friends and family. One of Libby’s friends, Robert Curtis, who spent a lot of time organizing the party, was very pleased with the outcome. “He’s a quiet guy,” he joked. “I […]
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Let us not forget
D-Day, the 6th of June, 1944 — there are fewer of us now who actually remember that day. Subsequently, it was depicted in the motion pictures “The Longest Day” and “Saving Private Ryan.” America paid a heavy price for success that day. The European campaign in World War II has received much review and notice […]
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Anthony G. Soychak
1931 – 2016 SCARBOROUGH — Anthony G. Soychak, 85, died March 17, 2016 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine. He was born in Lisbon Falls, Maine on March 3, 1931; a son of the late John and Mary (Pavelko) Soychak. Anthony served in the United States Army in Germany after WWII and received […]
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Claude F. White
1925 – 2016 SOUTH PARIS — Claude F. White, 90, of Rumford passed away Friday afternoon, Mar. 18, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris with family and friends by his side. He was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Andover, a son of Fulton Isaac and Ann Mabel (May) White. He attended Andover […]
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Livermore man recounts battle in World War II
LIVERMORE — Warren “Jake” Enos remembers lying in a bed on a hospital ship in Italy in 1944 and waking up to a young woman in a white nursing cap and gown stroking his face. “She says to me, ‘Soldier how are you feeling?’” he said. “I told her this is the best I’ve felt […]