CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Helena Bonham Carter, 52; Lenny Kravitz, 54; Pam Grier, 69; Stevie Nicks, 70. Happy Birthday: Accept the inevitable, and you will find it easier to move forward. Use common sense when dealing with health or financial matters. Work alongside institutions in order to clear up issues that could keep you […]
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Births
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Skye Noelle Giffin, a girl to Danielle Fogg and Brandon Giffin of Lewiston, March 7. Siblings, Harmony, Delilah; grandparents, Kevin Fogg, Alana Fogg, Daphne Blodgett, Poland, Judy Giffin, Rick Giffin, Lewiston. Ayanna Emmalee Hitchcock, a girl to Kendra Bean and Jason Hitchcock of Lewiston, March 8. Siblings, Daniel, Tessa, Alexia, […]
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Trade wars would avenge only mythical casualties
America’s government declares “war” promiscuously — on poverty, on drugs, on cancer, etc. — except when actually going to war, which the nation has done often since it last declared war (on June 5, 1942, on Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary). But the incipient war du jour is being postponed. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the […]
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Red Cross calls for summer blood donations to prevent a shortage
PORTLAND — The American Red Cross is counting on volunteer donors to give blood and help ensure patient needs can be met this summer. Around Memorial Day, the Red Cross sees a steep decline in blood donations. Busy summer schedules, vacations and school breaks also cause a drop in donations. Accidents and medical emergencies don’t […]
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The Chinese threat isn't just trade
We are currently engaged in a high-profile negotiation that may or may not succeed in getting the Chinese to buy more of our stuff. This is a fine goal as far as it goes, although that isn’t very far. It doesn’t matter if China is a mercantilist, revisionist power that buys $14 billion of our […]
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Bertrand E. Nickerson Jr.
ANDOVER — On May 11, 2018, Bertrand E. Nickerson Jr., 57, of Andover passed from a car accident, to make his final home in heaven. He was the loving husband of Rebecca Simmons Nickerson, the father of Heather Henderson and grandfather to Micah, Logan and Atticus. Bert was born May 9, 1961, to Bertrand and Sandra […]
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Claire C. Aube
LEWISTON — Claire C. Aube died peacefully in her home Monday, May 21. She was the beloved only child of Robert Arthur and Cecile Tardif Aube. Claire was born in Lewiston on Oct. 9, 1950. She was a lifelong member of Lewiston’s Holy Family Church. She was a resilient individual who embraced the blessings and challenges […]
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Richard Warren Talbot
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Richard Warren Talbot, 66, of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at his residence. Born July 6, 1951, in Augusta, he was the son of the late Frederick Talbot and Elsie Brindley Talbot. He was a 1969 graduate of Leavitt High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Maine, […]
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Priscilla L. Richard
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Priscilla L. Richard, 92, of Grove Avenue passed away Tuesday, May 22, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Jan. 12, 1926, the daughter of Napoleon and Marie Lagasse Ducharme. Priscilla attended local schools and left early to work. She worked in manufacturing and food […]
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Funeral notices for Saturday, May 26
AUBE — Claire C., 67, of Lewiston died peacefully at her home Monday, May 21. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. A Liturgy of the Word Service will follow at 11 a.m. Entombment, St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum at a later date. Donations may be made in her […]