TURNER — Ethan Varney, 16, of Turner, a member of Boy Scout Troop 187 of the charter organization, Phillip S. Bryant Memorial Post 111, American Legion, was recently recognized by the Boy Scouts of America for achieving the highest rank in Scouting, Eagle Scout. Varney has been involved with Scouting for over 10 years, starting […]
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Timothy E. Emmert
LEWISTON — Timothy E. Emmert, 62, of Lewiston died Thursday, Sept. 20, of heart failure. Born June 13, 1956, in Lynn, Mass., Tim grew up in Salem before moving with his family to Maine, where he had lived for nearly 40 years. An avid hunter and fisherman, he loved camping, raising Labrador Retrievers and spending time […]
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Woman hurt to be left out of wedding party
DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I are middle-aged women. Throughout our long friendship, I have been one of the few people in her life who was there for her as she dealt with boyfriend problems, elderly parents, serious illnesses, deaths, etc. She became engaged for the first time recently, and asked me to go […]
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Therese M. Morin
LEWISTON — Therese M. Morin, 87, of Lewiston passed away at Russell Park Manor on Friday, Sept. 21, with her loving family by her side. She was born in St. Agathe on May 28, 1931, a daughter of the late Ernest and Emma (Colin) Martin. Her mother died when Therese was very young and Therese moved […]
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'The Met: Live in HD' returns to Fryeburg Academy theater
FRYEBURG — The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “Met Opera: Live in HD” series is returning to the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center for the 2018-19 season, starting Saturday, Oct. 6. Viewers can experience the Met’s world-renowned performances on the big screen with surround sound in the state-of-the-art theater. The season opens with Verdi’s “Aida” at […]
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Louise 'Nellie' M. Knapp
AUBURN — Louise “Nellie” (Morrell) Knapp, 79, of Gray and more recently of Hebron, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, at Clover Healthcare in Auburn. Louise was born in Windham to Clifford and Fannie (Plummer) Morrell on Oct. 28, 1938. After completing school in Windham and Gorham State Teachers College, she taught second grade at Memorial Elementary […]
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Sally Rowe to exhibit art quilts at SugarWood
FARMINGTON — Art quilter Sally Rowe will be the featured artist during October at SugarWood Gallery. An Open House reception will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. The public is invited and refreshments will be provided. Rowe’s work will be on display throughout the month of October for the public to view […]
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Norman J. Dube
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. — Normand “Norm” Joseph Dube, 76, died on Sept. 20, at Baystate Medical Center. Born April 9, 1942, in Lewsiston, he was the son of Thomas and Laura (Lajoie) Dube. Living in Belchertown since 2006, Norm lived in West Springfield for a number of years. Norm worked as a production planner at United Technologies […]
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Massage therapists, water concerns
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you provide me with a list of massage therapists in the Lewiston and Lisbon area? Thank you! I appreciate what you and all the readers do to help people. —No name, no town ANSWER: Massage therapists can be as different as snowflakes and I’m reluctant to just list the ones in […]
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Barbara A. Coburn
ORANGE, Mass. — On Sept. 18, Heaven became a little sweeter as Mom stepped into eternity. Barbara Coburn, 77, recently of Orange, Mass., was born Barbara Ann Ward to Elsie (Gordon) and William Ward on Aug. 15, 1941, in Monmouth. She married her knight in shining armor, Clayton E. Coburn, of Sabattus on July 22, 1962. […]