Nick Penney can swallow three swords and then turn two consecutive cartwheels while keeping the swords in place. He has also swallowed three swords at once while suspended upside down. Other than that, he’s just an ordinary guy. Sort of. Penney, a 26-year-old from Augusta, is one of four Maine entries in “Eye-Popping Oddities,” the […]
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Jack M. Marsh
1924 – 2015 SPARKS, Nev. — Jack Marsh, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 14, while visiting his daughter in Sparks, Nev. He was born on March 1, 1924, in New Britain, Conn. While growing up, he spent his summers at Scout camps in Maine, He started his freshman year at Colby College in […]
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Maine Democrats say they will fight to protect Planned Parenthood
AUGUSTA — Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature said Thursday they intend to fight a “baseless” attack against Planned Parenthood by a trio of Republican lawmakers planning to sponsor legislation to cut funds to the organization. Planned Parenthood, which provides low or no-cost health care and other services to women, including cancer screenings, birth control […]
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Failed Maine DHHS lawsuit costs taxpayers $108,000
AUGUSTA — A failed federal lawsuit and subsequent appeal by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that was turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court has cost Maine taxpayers $108,000 in legal fees paid to a law firm outside state government. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services released the legal costs paid […]
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Walter L. Warren
TOGUS — Walter L. Warren, 87, of Buckfield passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16. He was born on Feb. 6, 1928, in Buckfield. Walter leaves behind his wife of 64 years, Charlotte; sons, Joseph, John, Mark, Paul, Steve and Daniel; daughters, Ruth and Rachel; nine sisters; two brothers; 22 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Online condolences […]
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Beverly Clark Daggett
AUGUSTA — Beverly Clark Daggett passed away in the early morning of Sunday, Sept. 6, after a long and courageous hospital battle. The underlying cause was complications from long-term kidney disease. She was predeceased by her father, the Rev. John G. Clark, from whom she inherited her height; and her mother, the Rev. Dr. Beth […]
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Doris T. Laverdiere
1935 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Doris T. Laverdiere, 80, of Augusta, died on Thursday, Sept. 10. She was born on May 7, 1935, in Lewiston, a daughter of Mabel and Conrad Bilodeau. She loved to sew, play the guitar and spend time with family and friends. Doris retired from Fleet bank in Augusta after 25 […]
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Former Turner man arrested after police chase
A former Turner man was arrested Thursday after a high-speed chase with police that ended when a trooper forced the man’s car off the road in Augusta. Police said John J. Gagnon, who lived in Turner in 2012, was being booked Thursday afternoon on a slew of charges as a result of the chase. Police […]
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Rep. Chellie Pingree files disclosure report without Donald Sussman info
Maine’s 1st District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has filed her financial disclosure report for 2014, nearly four months after the original May 15 deadline. Pingree, a Democrat, filed the report Tuesday but excluded any financial information about her billionaire husband and Wall Street hedge fund manager, S. Donald Sussman, also announcing she and Sussman were […]
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Doris E. Laskey
1928 – 2015 WINTHROP — Doris Evelyn Laskey died at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta on Monday, Sept. 7, at the age of 87. Doris is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Henry Laskey of Winthrop; four sons, Samuel H. and wife, Polly, of Mexico, David W. and wife, Laurie, of Topsham, Timothy […]