JAY — Reginald R. Cook, 80, of Jay is now home with Jesus as of Saturday, Aug. 25. He passed away at his residence, surrounded by his loving family, as a result of pulmonary fibrosis. He was born on Henry Ford’s 75th birthday, July 30, 1938, in Livermore Falls. He was the son of Erwin L. […]
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Bessie L. Bryant
WEST MINOT — Bessie L. Bryant, 92, of West Minot passed away at her home Monday, Aug. 27. She was born in Minot on Aug. 26, 1926, the daughter of Leonard and Grace Leach Lawrence. She received an associate degree in nursing from Central Maine General Hospital, graduating in 1948. She worked for many years as […]
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Sara J. Robbins
BRIDGTON — Sara (Sally) J. Robbins died Saturday, Aug. 25, at Bridgton Health & Residential Care Center surrounded by her family and friends who were also her co-workers. She was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Portland, to Elmer and Annie Johnson of Nova Scotia, Canada. Sally had many cousins in the Stewiake Valley of Nova Scotia. […]
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Garrett Russell Drew
OXFORD — Garrett Russell Drew, 30, passed away early Aug. 25, as the result of a car accident in Oxford. Garrett was born in Portland on March 24, 1988. Garrett was employed as a carpenter at Precision Siding. He loved hunting, fishing, auto racing, MMA and motocross. Garrett is predeceased by his Bampa, Homer Drew, and […]
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Barbara E. Plummer
RAYMOND — Barbara E. Plummer, 88, passed away Sunday, Aug. 26. She was born in Norway, a daughter of Wallace and Bessie Sargent. Barbara married Kenneth H. Plummer on Aug. 1, 1946. She worked at Sylvania in Standish and at Cole Farms in Gray. Barbara was a ballot clerk in Raymond for over 50 years. She […]
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Sagittarius: Stick close to home
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lauren Collins, 32; Lea Michele, 32; Carla Gugino, 47; Rebecca De Mornay, 59. Happy Birthday: This is a year of positive change. Don’t sit back and wait for things to come to you. Dig in and do your part; good things will transpire. You have the drive, skill and creative […]
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Briefly: Region
Down Maine Series talks monarchs BETHEL — Naturalist Paul Motts will discuss the many challenges that face the monarch butterfly on its journey for survival at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at McLaughlin Auditorium, Gould Academy. Every September, hundreds of monarch butterflies pass through Maine on a journey of more than 3,000 miles to the Sierra Madre […]
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Maine State Museum to present 'Bug Maine-ia' exhbit
AUGUSTA — “Bug Maine-ia,” Maine’s largest natural science education event, buzzes around the Maine State Museum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, with 14 exhibits providing hands-on displays, fascinating discoveries and fun for visitors of all ages. “’Bug Maine-ia’ is a wonderful, one-of-a-kind opportunity for visitors of all ages to explore the […]
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Schoolhouse Arts to hold new event this fall
STANDISH — The Schoolhouse Arts Center is holding a new event this fall called “Red Eye: a 24 Hour New Play Festival,” co-organized by actor/director Randy Hunt. Hunt, originally from Bangor, who now lives in the Portland area and has joined the southern Maine theater scene, has acted in more than a dozen fully-staged productions. […]
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Writer needs your apple stories
DEAR SUN SPOTS: It’s coming up on apple season. We all have our favorite varieties, but the Sun Journal would also like to know the variety you have absolutely no interest in eating; in other words, your least favorite. Writer Karen Schneider is conducting research for a features story about apples, their back stories and […]