DEAR ABBY: I have rekindled a romance from my youth. “Jerry” and I were engaged to be married 47 years ago, but I felt he was too worldly and fast for me, so I broke off the engagement. I later married and had a happy marriage for 36 years until my husband died. Jerry found […]
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Joan F. Bailey
PORTLAND — Joan F. Bailey, 74, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Saturday, June 2, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, following a brief illness. She was born April 6, 1944, in Fayette, the daughter of Joel Bushie Sr. and Dorothy (Burnie) Bushie. Joan was a 1963 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. In 1969 […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, June 4
BAILEY — Joan F., 74, of Livermore Falls passed away, Saturday, June 2, in Portland. A graveside service and interment will be held 4 p.m., Friday, June 8, at Readfield Corner Cemetery, Church Road, Readfield. Arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. CHIZMAR — Mary Elizabeth, 93, died Tuesday, May 29. Funeral […]
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Richard A. Lemay
LEWISTON — Richard A. Lemay, 93, of Lewiston died Monday, May 28, at Marshwood Center. He was born in Auburn on Oct. 16, 1924, the son of Henri and Georgianna Pepin Lemay. Educated at local schools, he married the love of his life, Anne Marie Turcotte, on Sept. 7, 1954. He worked for Shaipro Brothers, General […]
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Douglas B. Ladd
AUBURN — Douglas Ladd, 82, passed away Thursday, May 31, at Clover Health Care in Auburn, after a brief illness. He was born, June 22, 1935, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, to the late Raymond and Francis Goggin Ladd. Douglas grew up in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada, where he attended school, played hockey and raced motorcycles. He married Shirley […]
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Richard E. Roy
LEWISTON — Richard E. Roy, 74, of 64 Oxford Street, Lewiston, died Saturday, June 2, at the Montello Manor, following a long illness. Born in Augusta on April 12, 1944, he was the son of Louis and Beatrice Delaware Roy. He grew up and was educated in Hallowell, then lived in Livermore Falls for several years, […]
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High blood pressure emergency
DEAR DR. ROACH: At what point is high blood pressure a medical emergency (i.e., needs to be treated TODAY, or at least before, say, going out of the country next week)? I’ve never had an issue with high blood pressure — at a gynecology appointment last year it was fine, and at a general internist […]
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Calling cooks for Moxie Festival Recipe Contest
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Sun Spots readers, do you have a favorite recipe that includes Moxie? If so, enter the Moxie Recipe Contest which will be held Friday, July 13 at 5 p.m. at Chummy’s Mid Town Diner in Lisbon. The categories include appetizers, salads, dressings, sauces, main dishes, meat dishes, casseroles, desserts, pies and pastries. […]
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Jacqueline C. Crowley
AUBURN — Jacqueline C. Crowley 96, died Thursday May 31, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice. Jackie Crowley was educated at area schools and was a lifelong resident of Lewiston, Maine. She was married to Thomas W. Crowley for more than 45 years, until his death in 1991. They had one daughter, […]
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Ronald Robert Ouellette
WALSENBURG, Colo. — Ronald Robert Ouellette quietly passed away in his home in Walsenburg, Colorado, on May 22, 2018. He was born Jan. 17, 1949, in Lewiston, Maine. Ron graduated from Brunswick High School, then served in the U.S. Army. Returning to Maine, he built a 50-foot ferro-cement sailboat, designed for offshore sailing with live-aboard accommodations, […]