BARLEY — Gloria, 93, died Friday, March 10. She will be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Mass., with a private family service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made online to Boston Children’s Hospital at www.bostonchildrens.org/givenow. Arrangements by the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St., Stoneham, Mass. BELANGER — Carmelle, 96, of […]
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Who to contact about elder abuse
GOOD DAY SUN SPOTS: Once again, your expertise is needed. A group of prominent community members is the governing body of a health care facility. They have been presented with evidence and information of inappropriate actions and probable elder abuse by the management, yet will not fully investigate these facts. The first report of this […]
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Arissa Shaw receives Maine Principals' Association award
LEWISTON — Arissa Shaw of Lewiston, a senior at Lewiston High School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Shaw is bright, witty, talented and conscientious, according to her teachers. She has […]
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Fall kindergarten registration open for Auburn School Department
AUBURN — The Auburn School Department has announced that kindergarten registration is open for the year 2017-2018. Parents or guardians will need to bring the following documentation to enroll their child or children into fall kindergarten classes: • Child’s legal birth certificate; • Record of immunizations; and • Proof of residency (driver’s license, utility bill, […]
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Looking Back on March 15
100 years ago, 1917City Clerk Charles P. Lemaire announces himself as a Democratic candidate for mayoralty nomination in Lewiston. He is the first of either the Democratic or Republican party to declare himself. “Yes, I am a candidate for mayor and will enter the Democrat caucus with full confidence of winning the nomination,” said Lemaire […]
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Harvey J. Proulx
LEWISTON — Harvey J. Proulx, MD, 92, of Lewiston, passed away March 11 with his wife by his side. He had been in a slow decline from Alzheimer’s disease for the last 12 years. He was born in Springvale on Dec. 20, 1924, and grew up in nearby Sanford. He was the third child in […]
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Joyce M. Bickford
AUBURN — Joyce M. Bickford, 87, of Auburn, LPN Retired, left this world on Sunday, March 12, on her journey to be reunited with her beloved husband, Walter and children, Sharon and Mark. She was born April 10, 1929, to Edward and Emily Welch in Auburn. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1946 […]
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Fear Factor champion: Speaking in front of an audience is another fear
LEWISTON — Tanya Vanasse, Fear Factor Live champion, was the presenter at the March 10 LA Senior College Food for Thought session held at the LA USM Campus. Vanasse, who describes herself as a mother, daughter, sister, partner and Auburn resident, with a BA in social and behavioral sciences, said, “Speaking in front of all […]
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Auburn library receives ‘Great Stories Club’ book club programming grant
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has been selected to receive a competitive grant from the American Library Association to host a reading and discussion program for at-risk youth about teen violence and suicide. As one of 75 Great Stories Club grant recipients selected from across the country, the Auburn Public Library will work with […]