CASCO — A motorcycle rider from Canada was killed Sunday evening when his bike left the roadway and crashed in a wooded area of Casco. Capt. Craig C. Smith of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Gaetan Charest, 66, of Quebec. Charest was operating a 2018 Harley Electra Glide with a group […]
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Jeanne D. Poulin
LEWISTON — Jeanne D. Poulin, 87, of Lewiston, died Saturday, April 14, at d’Youville Pavilion. She was born March 7, 1931, in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Canada. She was the daughter of Ernest and Cecile Lessard Drouin. Survivors include two sons, Jean-Claud Poulin of, South Portland, Roger and his wife Susanne Poulin of Auburn and three grandchildren. Condolences may […]
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Roger J. Jalbert
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Roger J. Jalbert died suddenly on Thursday, March 29, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, Mass. He was born in Lewiston on Sept. 4, 1921, the son of the late Alphonse and Clemence (Grandmaison) Jalbert. Roger attended St. Peter’s School and graduated from Lewiston High School. He worked as a station […]
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Junior hockey team bus crashes; 14 dead
NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police said early Saturday 14 people were killed and 14 people were injured after a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in Western Canada. Police say there were 28 people, including the driver, on board the bus of the Humboldt Broncos team […]
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Wilfrid A. Cloutier
YARMOUTH, Mass. — Wilfrid A. Cloutier, MD, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, March 12, at the age of 96. Born in Lewiston on Dec. 5, 1921, to Fedora (Bisson) and Amedee Cloutier, Wilfrid attended Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School. He then graduated from the College of Montreal for high school and college. During […]
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Seniors, Recreation Dept. plan trips to Red Sox, Canada
LISBON — The Sunshine Hill Seniors and Lisbon Parks and Recreation will host a trip to Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa from June 17 to 22. Some of the attractions will include Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica, Parliament Hill, Montreal’s Underground City and Byward Market. Guided tours of Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa will be included, […]
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Alan C. Gates
NORWAY — Alan C. Gates, A.K.A. “The Dictator,” 70, of South Paris, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 3, at Stephens Memorial Hospital after a short battle with lung cancer. Mr. Gates was born May 19, 1947, to Stanley and Priscilla Coady Gates, in Philadelphia, Pa., the second of three children: older brother William Gates of Vermont, […]
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Frederick Joseph Mayo
SOUTH PARIS — Frederick Joseph Mayo, 96, passed away at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris on Thursday, March 8, surrounded by his loving family. The son of Ephraim and Beatrice (Therrian) Mayo, Fred Mayo was born on Cinco de Mayo in Rumford in 1921. He attended Rumford schools and graduated from Stephens High School. […]
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Donald Trump rolling out big trade tariffs, sparing Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would soon announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. He suggested Australia and “other countries” might also be spared, a […]
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Edward J. Ledoux Jr.
TURNER — Edward J. Ledoux Jr. of Turner, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 2. He was born on May 25, 1935, in Nashua, N.H., a son of the late Edward J. Ledoux Sr. and Yvonne (Collier) Ledoux. Ed graduated from Nashua High School in 1953 and on June 23, 1956, he married the love of […]