Brian Wilson and Sara Tardif Brian Wilson and Sara Tardif LEWISTON — Dr. Robert and Claire Tardif of Lewiston are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Sara Tardif, to Brian Wilson, son of John and Lois Wilson of Lewiston. Miss Tardif attended Maine College of Art and the University of Southern Maine. She is working […]
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Donald M. Nemeth
CHESTERVILLE — Don, better known as Nemo, lived his life like a busting bronco coming through the gate, bursting into rooms with loud greetings and embraces. He roared through life like he roared into rooms. With a thundering voice, he would ask people about themselves, their interests and families. He never met a stranger; everyone was […]
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Helen A. Cogswell
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Helen A. (Nickerson) Cogswell, 87, of West Bridgewater, Mass., passed away Wednesday, June 27. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Cogswell Sr. Born Aug. 4, 1930, in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helen (Hayden) Nickerson, formerly of West Bridgewater. Helen and Richard first met […]
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Rolande Y. Lebrun
LEWISTON — Rolande Y. Lebrun, 90, of 10 Oak St., Lewiston, died at her home Saturday, June 23, surrounded by her family. Born in Lewiston on March 7, 1928, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Alice Bilodeau Garneau. Educated in Lewiston schools, she married Joseph A.A. “Armand” Lebrun on Sept. 11, 1948. A devoted wife […]
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John F. "Jack" Prue
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — John F. “Jack” Prue, age 86, of Westborough, Mass., where he loved living at the Highlands for the last four years, died Tuesday, June 26, at UMass Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of 60 years to the late Dorothy E. “Betty” (Marsh) Prue, who died in 2015, with […]
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Ronnie L. Churchill
LIVERMORE FALLS — Ronnie Lee Churchill, 66, a resident of Livermore Falls passed away, Friday, June 29, at his home, with his family by his side, following a long illness. He was born in Farmington on Nov. 29, 1951, to the late Mahlon and Angelina (DeSoto) Churchill. Ronnie was educated in Jay and Livermore Falls public […]
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Mystery Photo Winner
Lots of people identified last week’s mystery photo, which was taken at the Roak Block on Main Street in Auburn, above Top-It Frozen Yogurt and Maine Gourmet Chocolates. Winner Dan Hanson of Lisbon often drives past the businesses and recognized it as soon as he saw it.
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Clara Stetson Milligan
WEST PARIS — Clara Stetson Milligan went from this life to life with the Lord Jesus in heaven on Thursday, June 28. She was a resident of Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. She was born Sept. 9, 1923, at her grandmother’s house in Buckingham, Fla. She is the daughter of Dave Lee Flint and Cora […]
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Congrats, Trump voters. You've been vindicated.
WASHINGTON — For those conservatives who voted for Donald Trump because of the Supreme Court, congratulations: You’ve been vindicated. Had Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election, she would have replaced the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia with a liberal jurist — giving the Supreme Court a left-wing activist majority for a generation. Because Trump won, […]
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An assault on meritocracy
LONDON — In recent weeks, you might have heard about two seemingly unrelated issues that are actually quite connected. In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio signaled his desire to scrap the highly competitive exam for eight New York public high schools, including Stuyvesant, and began taking more limited steps to admit more black and […]