AUBURN — Philip Ray Morse Sr. of Readfield died Saturday, Aug. 11, at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 1, 1937, the son of Burton R. Morse Sr. and Evelyn (Harmon) Morse. Phil and his sister, Beverly, grew up near Brownfield with Charles and Alice Baker, who […]
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Rita A. Galipeau
LEWISTON — Rita A. Galipeau, 88, of Lewiston died Friday, Aug. 10, at D’Youville Nursing Home. She was born in Lewiston on July 21, 1930, the daughter of the late George and Regina Gauthier Roux. She was educated in Lewiston schools and attended a school of sewing. She was an accomplished seamstress. She married the love […]
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Scorpio: Keep moving forward
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mila Kunis, 35; Halle Berry, 52; Jackee Harry, 62; Steve Martin, 73. Happy Birthday: You’ve got plenty going for you this year, so don’t sell yourself short. You don’t have to go overboard to get things up and running. Baby steps will lead to the success you’re looking for. Plan, […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 14
100 Years Ago: 1918 (from a Sun Journal ad): WANTED: Experienced man for office work, he must draft exempt or in deferred class. Excellent opportunity for a good man. Apply in own handwriting, giving details of experience, references and salary expected. P.O. Box 295, Lewiston, Maine. 50 Years Ago: 1968 Mrs. Charles Dwight of Auburn […]
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Jean Beverly Levesque
INMAN, S.C. — Jean Beverly Stevens Levesque, 85, of Inman SC, passed away Aug. 9, 2018. Jean was born in Lewiston, Maine, on Dec. 21, 1932, to Irwin and Gertrude (Foster) Stevens. She graduated as salutatorian with the Class of 1951 at Lisbon High School in Lisbon Falls, Maine. On Sept. 6, 1952, she married Harold […]
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Lewiston to purchase land for new fire station
LEWISTON — The city is poised to enter into an option agreement to purchase 10 acres at 55 North Temple St. to build a fire substation. Funding for the $3.3 million project is included in next year’s Capital Improvement Plan, and city officials have since been narrowing down a list of potential sites for the […]
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U.S. Amateur: Kannegieser, Wyman far back after first round
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — If Mainers Will Kannegieser and Jack Wyman want to play more rounds on a couple of the country’s most picturesque golf courses then they have some work to do. Both players were far behind the leaders after the first round of the United States Amateur Championship on Monday. Kannegieser, of Minot, […]
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College football: Defense dominates in UMaine intrasquad scrimmage
ORONO — When outsiders talk about this year’s University of Maine football team, the conversation invariably begins with the defense – and how good it can be. After Monday afternoon’s intrasquad scrimmage at Alfond Stadium, it’s easy to see why. The defense, nicknamed “The Black Hole,” was dominating at times when the first units were on […]
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Golf: Mia Hornberger trails Plourde at Janet Drouin Memorial
VASSALBORO — Bailey Plourde is used to being first at the Janet Drouin Memorial Open Championship. She’s finished first each of the past three years, and in the first round of the tournament on Monday she was in the first pairing of the day. She finished the day in first, alone, with an even-par 72 […]
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Former UMaine football star Wheeler dies
Former University of Maine football standout Manchester “Manch” Wheeler has died, the school announced in a press release on Monday. Wheeler, who was born in Augusta before graduating from Maine in 1962, was 79. “The University of Maine football team extends our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Manch Wheeler,” current UMaine […]