A Brussels Griffon named Newton won Best in Show at the National Dog Show in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay photo) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Among the many winners on Thanksgiving Day: Newton, the Brussels Griffon. The furry little guy was crowned “Best in Show” at the National Dog Show, winning the Toy Group (also known as lap […]
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Getting a dog might just save your life
Having a dog can bring a lot of love into your life. It could also make it last a little longer. A group of academics from Uppsala University in Sweden analyzed the health records of 3.4 million people in that northern European country, where databases contain detailed information on most everyone’s hospitalizations, medical history and […]
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Chocolate Lab's nose knows when a diabetic emergency could be lurking
Slash the chocolate Lab jumped into Kate Rondelli’s bed in the middle of the night Tuesday, licking her face to wake her up. There was trouble. The dog led her to her son’s room, where Rondelli tested her 4-year-old’s blood sugar levels: Over 400 milligrams per deciliter, more than twice the maximum range desirable for […]
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A new company composts dead pets. Gross or strangely touching?
What happens to Fido after he dies? Yes, of course, all dogs go to heaven. Their bodies, however, are another matter. And when dealing with those, pet owners have options aplenty: Cremation, burial at a pet cemetery, taxidermy, even freeze-drying or turning their ashes into synthetic diamonds. Now comes another: Composting. A start-up in Washington […]
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Ronald R. Morin
AUBURN — Ronald R. Morin, 73, of 6 Jan’s Boulevard, Lewiston, died Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Health and Hospice Services in Auburn. Born in Lewiston on April 16, 1944, he was the son of Joseph Morin and Beatrice Sirois Ellis. Educated in local schools, he was a graduate of Lewiston […]
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Roland R. St. Amand
DURHAM — Roland R. St. Amand, 61, of Hallowell Road, Durham, died Thursday, Oct. 19, at his home, with his loving family at his side. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 12, 1956, a son of Roland and Jeannette (Bourgoin) St. Amand Sr. He graduated from Monmouth Academy. He married the former Cindy Ray in […]
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Coastal Humane Society rescues hurricane dogs from Puerto Rico
BRUNSWICK — The Coastal Humane Society welcomed 22 rescue dogs from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico late Wednesday night, Oct. 11. The dogs were 22 of 200 flown into Worcester Regional Airport on a specially chartered plane as part of a rescue mission coordinated by the San Juan-based All Sato Rescue, along with the help of Wings […]
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Michael H. Chicoine
AUBURN — Michael “Mike” H. Chicoine, 66, of Naples, passed away on Friday, Sept. 15. Mike was born in Manchester, N.H. on May 16, 1951, and raised in Goffstown by the late Willie and Meredith Chicoine. Mike owned and operated several successful businesses, including Chicoine Construction. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, boating and traveling with […]
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Susan Collins says whoa: Bills would ban people from eating cats, dogs and horses
Faced this summer with whether to allow the slaughter of horses for meat, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said nay. Collins, a Maine Republican, is among a bipartisan group of senators who hopes to bar permanently any horse slaughterhouses in the country as well as exporting horses for human consumption. “Horses hold a special place in […]
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Sick puppies spur New York scrutiny of non-profit rescues
ALBANY, N.Y. — When Alexis Kozmon and her husband decided to get a dog for their 6-year-old daughter, they chose to adopt rather than buy from a breeder to teach the child the value of rescuing. Four weeks later, the puppy the family named Sugar was dying painfully from distemper, and despite $3,000 in veterinary […]