During the month of August, paintings depicting scenes from Weld by artist Shelah Horvitz will be on display at the Weld Free Public Library. An opening artist’s reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. (Courtesy photo) WELD — “Heaven and Earth Paintings of Weld” by Shelah Horvitz will be on display in […]
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Jo-Ann DiFrederico MacDougall
RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Jo-Ann DiFrederico MacDougall was celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at Parish of the Holy Savior. The Rev. Nathan March officiated. Arrangements were under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home and Life Celebration Center, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford.
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Residents can save their mountains
How often do people read an article about a wind power project in which the term “wind farm” is used? When most people think of a farm, they picture open fields and pastures where the hard-working owners practice good stewardship of the land to make it more productive. On the contrary, a “wind farm” only […]
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Dog has earned an early retirement
Dear Sombra, So you’re the German shepherd so good at sniffing out stashes of cocaine that drug traffickers in Colombia want you dead. Your story — how your laser-guided snout helped the Colombian National Police seize at least 9 tons of drugs, leading to 245 arrests — has gone global. You are also a gentle […]
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Elizabeth C. Bazinet
Elizabeth C. Bazinet GREENE — Elizabeth C. Bazinet, 81, of Greene passed away Thursday, July 26, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 23, 1937, in Boston, a daughter of the late Forrest and Helen (Voelker) Clark. In 1941, the family moved to Swanville, just outside Belfast, where she attended school. She […]
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William F. Mace Jr.
AUGUSTA — William Francis Mace Jr., 86, passed away peacefully July 18, 2018. William, born July 4, 1932, is the son of Laura Stephens and William F. Mace. He leaves behind a sister, Janice Burgess; his nephew, Calvin Burgess; niece, Laura Robbins; and seven grandnieces and grandnephews. William was a veteran of the Korean War and […]
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Hazel G. Holden
BRIDGTON — Hazel G. Holden, 94, of Fryeburg passed from this life Friday, July 13, at Bridgton Health Care Center. She was the youngest of seven children of Ernest and Alma Gurney, born in 1923 in Hebron, where she spent her early years until the family moved to Norway in 1936, after the untimely death of […]
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Walter J. Goulding Sr.
AUBURN — Walter “Walt” James Goulding, 76, of New Gloucester passed away Saturday, July 28, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice in Auburn, surrounded by his loving family and after a courageous battle with lung disease. Walter was born Aug. 27, 1941, in Danville, the son of Fred C. and Mary Pittepas […]
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Roberta C. French
FARMINGTON — Roberta Cleora Weeks French, 101, went to join her beloved husband, Earle French, on Monday afternoon, July 30, at the Pierce House, with loving family by her side. She was born May 8, 1917, in Wilton to loving parents Robert and Fannie (Priest) Weeks; one of six children, she had two sisters and three […]
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Helen B. Gossom
FARMINGTON — Helen Beverly Gossom, 92, died Sunday afternoon, July 27, at Pinewood Terrace, where she had resided for four months, with loving family at her side. She was born June 5, 1926, in Portland, a daughter of Elmer and Nellie (Osgood) Lawrence. Helen was a graduate of Deering High School and on Nov. 17, 1945, […]