EAST WILTON — Stanton Farnum Collins, 97, passed away Saturday, July 21, in East Wilton. He was born May 14, 1921. “The Movie Man” worked at the State Theater, Farmington. Stan married Maylene Townsend in 1953. They had three children, Stanton E., Verlie and Alan.
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Richard Rines Sr.
LISBON — Richard “Dick” Rines Sr., 89, of Lisbon Falls died Saturday, July 21, at Bolster Heights, Auburn. He was born in Plymouth on Dec. 11, 1928, to Cleveland and Margaret (Pelkey) Rines. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth (Betty) Jane McCarthy, on July 4, 1945. They resided in Lisbon and raised three children […]
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Kelly Louise Houlihan
PORTLAND — Kelly Louise Houlihan, 60, a resident of Jay, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, July 22, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born Oct. 27, 1957, in Bangor, the daughter of Michael Houlihan and Marilyn Hardy. Kelly graduated from Jay High School in 1976. She married Leonard Goding in 1977 and later divorced, […]
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Alberta Louise Harlow
FREEPORT — Alberta Louise (Thurlow) Harlow, 90, of Freeport passed away Saturday, July 21, at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born in Oxford on Dec. 28, 1927, the daughter of Alfred and Marcia (Keller) Thurlow. Condolences to the family can be made by visiting our website at www.brackettfuneralhome.com where a […]
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Mary Louise Goodridge
PORTLAND — Mary Louise Goodridge, 88, of Portland passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 18, at Maine Medical Center following a long battle with cancer, and more recently a stroke. She was born in Lewiston on May 3, 1930, the daughter of Ovide J. Theberge and Margaret McCarthy Theberge. She was a graduate of Lewiston High […]
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Funeral notices for Wednesday, July 25
BISBEE — Rodney C. Sr., 76, of West Poland died in Auburn on Saturday, July 21. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls. COLLINS — Stanton Farnum, 97, passed away Saturday, July 21. Services are at 4 […]
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Louis Philippe to play Poland Spring gazebo
POLAND — The Poland Spring Preservation Society will be hosting Louis Philippe at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 30. Louis Philippe is a versatile entertainer with more than four decades of music business experience. Phillippe has recorded eight albums and many singles in his recording career and produced more than 60 products released by Reindeer Records. […]
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Reason to halt Medicaid
Welcome to Maine, the land of equal opportunity. This state will not discriminate; everybody gets a fair chance for a better future. Easier said than done. Pregnant women, drug addicts and those who are allergic to work (to name a few) have chosen to make a career for themselves here. You know, in baseball, after […]
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OTC pain relievers
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband suffers from systemic pain, sometimes it is worse than others. He has osteoarthritis in his lower back. He has been resistant to taking over-the-counter pain medication because he thinks it upsets his intestinal tract. He has been taking two glucosamine tablets each morning for quite a while, but doesn’t think […]
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Photo of naked stepsister
DEAR ABBY: I don’t like my stepsister, and when she stays with us, I’m forced to share a room with her. The last time she was here I got so mad at her I pretended to send a text message on my cell and secretly took a picture of her as she got out of […]