Recently my son, JeanCarl, and I returned to Lewiston to make presentations on the SS. Peter and Paul Basilica. We thank those who attended and also the time and love provided by numerous wonderful folks. You are great people! Unfortunately, we discovered, and photographed, inexcusable damage that is slowly destroying your Central Maine gem. Evident […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Pact aims to boost Atlantic salmon numbers
Not a lot of Atlantic salmon have danced off the end of my Sage 9-weight fly rod over the years, but just enough to make me a believer. There is no other angling experience quite like it. Not even the 64- pound Alaskan King salmon that a guide netted for me on the Kenai River […]
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Talk of the town: This is not what it looks like
Doooooooughnuts On an early evening in Kennedy Park last week, while a handful of police had gathered to keep the peace, a woman came walking through with a big box of Dunkin’ Donuts in her hand. A weird moment ensued as the officers tried to deduce whether she had brought the doughnuts for them and […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, July 1
ANDERSON — Richard “Dick” W., 89, of Deltona, Fla., passed away April 19. Memorial Service to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at the First Congregational-Christian Church of New Gloucester. Donations can be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation. CHURCHILL — Ronnie L., 66, of Livermore Falls passed away Friday, June 29, […]
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Forming a circle. Again
As the old joke has it, if Democrats were to organize a firing squad, they would first form a circle. With almost everything going their way for the mid-term election and with the possibility of making Donald Trump a one-term president in 2020, Democrats may be circling up again. Their ability to snatch defeat from […]
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Jeraldine C. Gay
BRADENTON, Fla. — Jeraldine C. Gay, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away Saturday, June 23, at the age of 80. She was born May 20, 1938, in Knox. Jeri attended the Hungry Hollow Elementary School and graduated from South Paris High School in 1957. She always attended the Methodist church. She worked with various companies building lifelong […]
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We exist in a free market
This letter is in regard to your story “Companies avoid gun business.” Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho believes businesses that decide where they wish to invest or spend their money are replacing government regulation. That’s absurd. Choice is the essence of what free markets are all about. Furthermore, to gun owners of America, I’d like […]
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Betsy John
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Ms. Betsy John died unexpectedly at Portsmouth Regional Hospital on Saturday, June 9, in Portsmouth, N.H., at the age of 68. Betsy is survived by her mother, Hope Wiel; partner, Peter Royce; son, William David John; and siblings Cathy John, William Edgar John II and Arthur Rothafel. She is preceded in death by […]
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Scorpio: Listen to complaints; show interest in others
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Liv Tyler, 41; Missy Elliott, 47; Pamela Anderson, 51; Dan Aykroyd, 66. Happy Birthday: Take the initiative to do things your way and in your own time. If you allow others to dictate what you can and cannot do, you’ll never accomplish your personal goals. Explore what you feel passionate […]
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Richard "Dick" W. Anderson
DELTONA, Fla. — Richard “Dick” William Anderson, 89, of Deltona, Fla., formerly of Walpole, Mass., and Rochester, N.Y., passed away April 19. Preceded in death by his wife, Colleen Anderson; parents Bill and Nessie Anderson; and brother, Gordon Anderson. He is survived by his sons Mark and Ross.