PORTLAND — Two Twin Cities men and a Winthrop woman accused in federal court of health care welfare fraud are scheduled for a January trial. A federal grand jury last month handed up a 27-count indictment charging Garat Osman, 32, and Abdirashid Ahmed, 38, both of Lewiston, and Nancy Ludwig, 65, of Winthrop with felonies […]
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Lance Mark Porter Jr.
GWINN, Mich. — Lance Mark Porter Jr., 54, of Gwinn, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 17, 1965 in Rumford, Maine, the son of Lance M. and Dawn (Jamison) Porter, Sr. He was raised there and was a […]
Leo RJ Landry
GREENE – Leo RJ Landry, 78, passed away, after recently being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 at home with his loving wife, Linda, by his side. Leo was born July 22, 1940, to parents Adelard and Angelina Landry. He was educated in Lewiston Schools and was a graduate […]
Fernald F. Shaw
Fernald F. Shaw 1924 – 2018 WASHOUGAL, Wash. – Fernald F. Shaw, 94, of Washougal, Wash., formerly of Mechanic Falls passed away on Nov.10, 2018. He was born in South Paris on Nov. 1, 1924 the son of Francis and Mildred Fernald Shaw. He served in the U.S. Army. Fernald retired from Marcal […]
Mildred F. Small
Mildred F. Small 1933 – 2018 AUBURN – Mildred F. Small, 85, of Auburn peacefully passed away on Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018. She was born in Topsham on Sept. 17 1933, the daughter of the late Nancy and Richard Harrington. She grew up in Topsham and attended local schools. She married Donald F. […]
Doris C. Bussiere
Doris C. Bussiere 1940 – 2018 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Doris C. Bussiere of Myrtle Beach, formerly from Lewiston, Maine, at the age of 78, passed away quietly in her home on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Daughter of Ralph and Marie (Filteau) Poirier, born June 19, 1940. Educated in Lewiston. She worked as a bookkeeper […]
Paul Lorenzo Kirouac
Paul Lorenzo Kirouac 1961 – 2018 LEWISTON – Paul Lorenzo Kirouac, 56, of Lewiston, died Oct. 27, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 20, 1961 in Lewiston, Paul was a beloved son of Laurien (Larry) and Jeannette (Albert) Kirouac. Paul had worked many years at Bath Iron Works and attended University of Maine in […]
Telstar to hire athletic trainer
BETHEL — Superintendent Dave Murphy announced the hiring of Abbie Richardson as Telstar’s new Athletic Trainer at Monday’s School Board meeting. Richardson is a recent graduate of the University of New England (UNE). “From a personal point of view as your superintendent I have really thought that an athletic trainer is an essential position for our […]
Oxford hears updates on Transfer station, beach
OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin told the Board of Selectmen at its November 15 meeting that damage from the transfer station fire earlier this month has been estimated at between $60,000 and $70,000. The cause of the November 5 fire at the Oxford Town Transfer Station on Smith Street was presumed accidental. A temporary […]
House Democrats plan to investigate Ivanka Trump’s use of personal email for government business
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee plans to investigate whether Ivanka Trump violated federal law by using a personal email account for government business, a Democratic staffer on the committee said Tuesday. “We plan to continue our investigation of the Presidential Records Act and Federal Records Act, and we want to know if Ivanka complied […]