In the 1950s, the great neo-conservative intellectual Irving Kristol acknowledged Joe McCarthy’s stark failings, but famously refused to take the side of his critics. “For there is one thing,” he wrote, “that the American people know about Senator McCarthy: He, like them, is unequivocally anti-Communist. About the spokesman for American liberalism, they feel they know […]
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Briefly: Local
Local students graduate MSSM LIMESTONE — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics graduated 45 students on May 26. Local graduates include: Brooke Bolduc of Livermore; Wyatt Giroux, Wales; Riley Hagerstrom, Strong; Grace Kurtz, Raymond; Fariel LaMountain, Brownfield; Samuel Murray, Freeport; and Aidan Sites, Leeds. WorkReady Job Skills Training MEXICO — Region 9 Adult Education is accepting applications for WorkReady, a […]
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Harold W. Sargent
LEWISTON — Harold W. Sargent, 69, died Wednesday, June 27, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Bangor, son of Berphe and Josephine Marino Sargent. With a father in the service they traveled and lived in many locations before making a home in Rumford. […]
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James V. Weston Jr.
PERU — James Vernon Weston Jr. was born Jan. 21, 1962, to James Vernon Weston Sr. and Janet Marie Scott at Rumford Community Hospital in Rumford. He passed at his home in Peru on Tuesday, June 26. He joined his wife in heaven, who passed July 6, 2017. At the age of 17, James enlisted in […]
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Funeral notices for Saturday, June 30
CANTERBURY — Cynthia “Cindy,” 65, formerly of Rumford passed away Sunday June 24, in Auburn. A celebration of life and time of sharing and remembering will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 6, at the Rumford Eagles Function Hall. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation […]
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Macular degeneration doesn't stop artist, 91
Walls Gallery features workby Robert Andrew Parker, ‘Artist, Muscian, Poet’ CAPE ELIZABETH — Now showing at Rachel Walls Fine Art in Cape Elizabeth is the work of Robert Andrew Parker which includes 125 oil paintings, watercolors, pen-and-ink drawings, stand-up cutouts, fascinating model planes, prints, and small portraits. The exhibit, titled “Robert Andrew Parker: Artist, Musician, […]
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The following local students are recent post-secondary graduates: Alfred University, Alfred, New York — Reed S. McLean of Norway. — American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts — Elizabeth Moulton of Hiram. — Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts — Chantal Jordan of Lewiston; and Ashley Richardson, Durham. — Becker College, Worcester, Massachusetts — Wyatt Luke of Topsham. — Bowdoin College, Brunswick — Mason Andrew […]
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Ranked-choice and the instant-runoff tradition in small Maine towns
No doubt the best known and most historic feature of Maine elections last month was introduction of ranked-choice voting, making us the first in the nation to put it to the test in a statewide election. But the concept of “instant runoff” is actually deeply rooted in a more than 230-year-old practice in many local […]
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Jared Golden will bring us together
As a veteran, a mother and factory worker, I’m really angry at the record of my congressman, Bruce Poliquin. This year, he’s voted to give tax breaks to millionaires and giant corporations, while supporting cuts to critical safety programs like SNAP that our seniors, kids and veterans depend on. I worked so hard to pass […]
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Drivers, be aware of pets
There is a farm on my road that had a very sweet dog. He lived outside with the animals and kept an eye on them. Whenever we walked by, he would run out to greet us with a little happy dance and woof. I would give him dog biscuits and pat him on the head. […]