CANTON — The Poodunck Snowmobile Club will hold its annual cookout at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the clubhouse on Canton Point Road. It is free. Members and former members are welcome to come. For more information, including membership, call 207-357-2223. — FAYETTE — Friends of Starling Hall will serve a turkey supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 13
100 Years Ago: 1918 The crowds at Auburn Hall, last night, would have inspired any of the politicians interested in the recent campaign if they could have delivered one of their addresses to such an audience. The Fort Williams band gave one of the best concerts ever heard in these cities. They also ran […]
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A better test for balanced reporting
A prediction. When the history of this era is written, when future generations wonder how a mostly educated and largely literate nation became mired in “truthiness,” when they ask how we became so mentally muddled that we lost the ability to identify facts and the capacity to care, they’ll find many culprits. They’ll blame Fox […]
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Douglas Rooks reads from his new book at Winthrop library
WINTHROP — Veteran Maine journalist and columnist Douglas Rooks will read from his newest book, “Rise, Decline and Renewal,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Bailey Public Library. The event is part of the ongoing Winthrop Lakes Region Forum put on by the Bailey Library and sponsored by the Winthrop Public Library Foundation. […]
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Vernon L. Damon
FARMINGTON — Vernon Lewis Damon, 84, of Mexico for many years, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Sandy River Center in Farmington, due to complications of dementia. He was born in Kingfield on May 23, 1934, the son of Vernon and Edith (Gifford) Damon, and graduated from the Strong High School, Class of 1952. Vernon […]
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Roland L. Potvin
LEWISTON — Roland L. Potvin, 72, of Poland peacefully passed away Sunday Sept. 9, at CMMC in Lewiston. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 7, 1945, the son of the late Lionel and Stella (Dion) Potvin. He grew up in the Lewiston area and attended local schools. He was a graduate of St. Dominic Regional […]
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Donald Rene Laverdiere
SKOWHEGAN — Donald Rene Laverdiere, 71, a resident of Embden and formerly of Jay, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Redington-Fairview General Hospital. He was born Aug. 5, 1947, in Lewiston, the son of Armand P. and Carolyn (Scott) Laverdiere. Donald graduated from Jay High School in 1965, and […]
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Florence E. Hoy
AUBURN — Florence E. Hoy, 86, of Lewiston died Monday, Sept. 10, at the Auburn Hospice House. She was born April 13, 1932, to Ernest and Iola (Priest) Brown. She never completed high school, but she endeared herself to her co-workers as a waitress, house cleaner, shoemaker and textile worker, but mostly she was a homemaker […]
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Death notices for Thursday, Sept. 13
CLARK — Maurice, of Brunswick passed away Thursday, Sept. 6. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick, with a reception to follow […]
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Obama's arguments fall flat against Trump successes
He’s back! President Obama has emerged from his supposed cloistered life to attack President Trump. Obama broke with a tradition apparently only modern Republican ex-presidents follow, which is not to speak ill of your successor. Obama, who reportedly has been running his “Organizing for America” operation, along with his White House aide Valerie Jarrett from […]