On May 9, the Israeli Air Force blasted Iranian military facilities in Syria. The huge conventional air campaign sent an unambiguous message to Iran’s dictatorship: the decades long “gray zone” and proxy war the clerical regime waged against Israel has left the covert shadows and become an overt war. Tehran can no longer kill Israelis […]
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Mysterious cholesterol drop
DEAR DR. ROACH: Something’s been puzzling me. I’m a 71-year-old female, and my cholesterol tends to hover around the 240 mark. However, I had to give up bread for several weeks due to oral surgery, and my next blood test results showed my cholesterol had plummeted 40 points, to 206. (I actually had them double-check, […]
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Funeral notices for Friday, May 25
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 […]
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Richard "Frenchie" Denis
LEWISTON — Richard Albert “Frenchie” Denis, 81, of Hebron died Monday, May 21, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. He was born April 15, 1937, in Lewiston, the son of Philomene and Frank Denis. He participated in Boy Scouts as a youth and was altar boy several years for Saints Peters and Paul Church. He worked […]
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Central Maine Dart League Banquet
The Central Maine Dart League will be hosting their banquet on June 16 at the Left Hand Club. Social hour will be from 12-1 p.m. with awards being handed out from 1-2 p.m. and food will be served at 2 p.m. Due to insurance policies and safety, no children will be allowed at the banquet. […]
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Donna R. Thompson
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Donna Rose (Dunlop) Thompson, of Chicopee, Mass., passed away due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Sunday, May 20, in Springfield, Mass. Donna was born June 28, 1946, in Lewiston. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1965. She retired from LEGO Systems Inc. after 24 and a half years […]
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100 years ago, 1918 At 10:30 Saturday morning, practically every one of the hundreds of Red Cross Tag sellers was out of tags. They scurried about the streets, hunting down someone to give them even one or two tags to sell. They stormed the W. C. A. but all the time they were industriously collecting […]
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Claire C. Aube
LEWISTON — Claire C. Aube, 67, of Lewiston died peacefully at her home on 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 an impressive individual who embraced […]
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Lions Club plans poker tournament
HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, June 2, at the VFW Hall on Waterford Road. There will be a $55 entry fee. Doors willopen at noon with starting time at 1 p.m. Players may bring beverages; refreshments will be available. The proceeds will be used to help […]
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Julien D. Desrosiers
AUBURN — Julien D. Desrosiers, 68, of Auburn passed away Tuesday, May 22, at the Hospice House, following a short illness. Julien (Bee) was born Nov. 7, 1949, to Julien and Antoinette (Dubois) Desrosiers. Julien went to Lewiston schools most of his younger life and was married to Carol (Campbell) Desrosiers. He really enjoyed spending time […]