DAMON — Vernon Lewis, 84, of Mexico passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Farmington. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Mexico Congregational Church, 163 Main St., Mexico, and interment will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield. GRANT — Marilyn Joyce, 81, passed away in Auburn on Wednesday, Sept. […]
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Tinpanic Steel Band to perform as part of Art Walk LA
Tinpanic Steel Band will perform as part of Art Walk LA at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Auburn’s Festival Plaza. Tinpanic will play a repertoire of high energy calypso music along with popular hits. This event is free and open to the public.
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Jill M. Moffett
NORWAY — Jill M. Moffett, 64, of South Paris died unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 16, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. She was born on Sept. 29, 1953, in Rumford, a daughter of Ferroll P. and Marie E. (Corrigan) Witter. She attended Bethel schools, graduating from Telstar High School. Jill married James Moffett in Portland on […]
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Music of ship fiddler to be featured at Oasis
LEWISTON — The music of ship’s fiddler William Litten will be featured at this week’s Oasis of Music on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Greg Boardman will fiddle selections from Litten’s personal leather-bound portfolio, which he made between 1800 and 1802 while employed by England’s…..Company. Litten’s job while aboard was to play music while the crew worked, […]
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Christopher J. Matthews
LEWISTON — Christopher J. Matthews, 59, died unexpectedly with his loving family at his side at Central Maine Medical Center on Thursday, Sept. 13. He was born April 6, 1959, to Clayton L. and Beverly (Jones) Matthews. Christopher graduated from Edward Little High School in 1977 and received his Bachelor of Science in accounting from the […]
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Heléne Beth Krasner
NEW YORK CITY — After nearly 30 years of defiantly and successfully staring down multiple cancers, Heléne Beth Krasner, 69, of New York City finally succumbed, with loving friends and family by her side. The quintessential New Yorker was laid to rest among family who predeceased her, in Cedar Park and Beth El Cemeteries in Paramus, […]
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Joseph A. Unnold
AUBURN — Joseph A. Unnold, 89, a resident of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 17, 1929, the son of Joseph and Antoinette (Saydoc) Unnold. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson Vocational High School in Queens, N.Y., and went on to work as […]
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Bob Chabot
GREENE — Bob Chabot, 50, of Greene passed away at Thursday, Sept. 13, at his home. He was born Nov. 19, 1967, in Lewiston, to Carol Chabot and John Baker. Bob was predeceased by his uncle, Peter Chabot, of Greene, who was more like a father to him. He is survived by his wife, soulmate and […]
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Evelyn M. Jordan
SOUTH PARIS — Evelyn M. Jordan, 28, of South Paris passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 11, at her home. She was born in Pascagoula, Miss., on June 25, 1990, the daughter of William and Deborah Schuff Jordan. She graduated from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in 2009. She loved DVDs, anime, Halloween and costumes. She also […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 18
100 Years Ago: 1918 Labor Day proved the most profitable day of the year for a Rumford man who found a freshwater pearl somewhere in Oxford, which is now on display in that town, valued at $150. 50 Years Ago: 1968 Gov. Curtis announced the formation of a Maine Rural Youth Corps, the first of […]