The Sun Journal asked readers and staffers to share some of their favorite Christmas memories, and we’ll run them over three more days. Today: the kindness of strangers, cow patties and sweet nothings. That stinks “On a snowy Sunday afternoon in December 1970, my father and I drove to a relative’s nearby dairy farm to […]
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Child — Murphy
Joshua Murphy and Mallory Child DIXFIELD — Tom and Pam Child of Dixfield are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Teresa Child, to Joshua Lee Murphy, son of John and Jaye Murphy of Leeds. Miss Child is a graduate of Dirigo High School and the University of Maine in Farmington. She is […]
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Well done – Jaimee Thibodeau
STANDISH — Jaimee Thibodeau of Leeds was recently inducted as a member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. A junior communications with a journalism concentration major, she is a resident adviser, summer orientation leader and editor of the student newspaper. She is also a member of Student […]
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Kenneth B. Harrington Sr.
BANGOR — Kenneth Brian Harrington Sr., 67, of Bucksport and Leeds, died Nov. 22 in Bangor. He was born in North Cambridge, Mass., on May 14, 1944, the son of Edward A. and Eleanor (Gates) Harrington. He was a 1962 graduate of Leavitt Institute in Turner. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 22 […]
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Leeds Historical Society views Harry Cochrane Murals
LEEDS — Members of the Leeds Historical Society met recently at the old Methodist Church on Quaker Ridge with artisan Tony Castro from New Gloucester. Castro has worked for more than 25 years in the field of decorative painting, and some of Maine’s finest historic buildings have had the decorative painting on their walls and […]
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High School Hockey: Leavitt hires Boucher
Dave Boucher went to officiate a pair of soccer games this fall, and a hockey coaching opportunity appeared. Boucher, of Lewiston, who last coached four years ago at Brunswick High School and previously had coached at Edward Little, is the new head coach of the Leavitt Hornets. “It really is a coup, we couldn’t be […]
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Soucy — Donnell
Owen Donnell and Nancy Soucy LEEDS — Announcement is made of the engagement of Nancy Soucy and Owen Donnell, both of Leeds. Miss Soucy is the daughter of Rodney Soucy and Claudette Soucy of Van Buren. She is a 1985 graduate of Van Buren District Secondary School and is a part-time student at Central Maine […]
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CMMC hosting art of two painters
LEWISTON — The works of two painters are on display at the Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery. Paintings by Joseph Cousins of Freeport and Nancy Bryant Trider of Leeds will be displayed at CMMC throughout November and may be purchased through the WHA Gift Shop, located adjacent to the main […]
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Downed power line causes outage, grass fire
LIVERMORE FALLS – Electrical service was restored at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to customers in Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Leeds and Wayne after a power line came down on Depot Street in Livermore Falls, a CMP spokesperson said. Livermore Falls firefighters responded to a report of a downed power line that started a small grass […]
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Joyce Mooney Clark
LEEDS — Joyce Mooney Clark, 44, of Leeds, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Oct. 17. Joyce was born Aug. 27, 1967, in Charlotte, N.C. She was a wonderful person and enjoyed helping others. She had a heart of gold and always made sure her family was taken care of. Joyce is survived by […]