1932 – 2015 LISBON — Rachel C. Richard, 83, of Lisbon, died peacefully on June 19 at her home with her loving family of children and grandchildren by her side. She was born on Feb. 22, 1932, in Paquetville, New Brunswick, the daughter of Odonias and Alice (Pariseau) Blais. The family relocated to Lisbon in […]
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Corrine G. Gartley
1927 – 2015 LISBON — Corrine G. Gartley, 88, of Lisbon, died peacefully in her home on June 20, with her children by her side, after a brief illness. Corrine was born on Feb. 15, 1927, in Lisbon, where she lived her entire life. She married Garnet Gartley on Nov. 25, 1945. Corrine worked as […]
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Marguerita Heisterman
1916 – 2015 BELMAR, N.J. — Our beloved mother, Marguerita Buchanan Heisterman, 98, died at her home surrounded by family on Saturday, Feb. 21. She was fondly known by her nickname, “Mudge.” She was born May 6, 1916, in Auburn. Following graduation from Edward Little High School in 1934, she attended business school in Atlantic […]
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Lewiston man drowns in Androscoggin River
LISBON — Police say a Lewiston man was found dead Thursday in the Androscoggin River near the Worumbo hydro dam. According to a Lisbon Police Department statement, the body of Peter Bickford, 52, was found at 7:15 a.m. in the downstream fishway gates. Police said he had not been reported missing. The body was taken […]
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Dorothy A. McIntosh
1925 – 2015 AUBURN — Dorothy A. McIntosh, 90, of Lisbon passed away at Clover Manor Health Care in Auburn on Sunday, June 14. She was born in Lisbon Center on April 7, 1925, the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Toth) Ouellette. Dorothy married her husband, Burton McIntosh, on Aug. 22, 1944, and they were […]
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H.S. Baseball: Kyle Bourget of Lisbon finalist for Winkin Award
Kyle Bourget of Lisbon High School has been named one of eight finalists for the John Winkin Award, presented each year to the outstanding senior baseball player in the state. The winner of the award will be announced at the Maine Senior All-Star Game on Friday, June 26 at Husson University in Bangor. The trophy […]
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High school baseball: Maranacook stays steady, outplays Lisbon in West C quarterfinal
LISBON — If the Lisbon baseball team had the ability to hop into a time machine and travel to the start of Thursday’s Western C quarterfinal baseball game against Maranacook, the outcome might have been a little different. The No. 4 Greyhounds entered the game as the No. 4 seed. they committed four early errors that proved costly as […]
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Lisbon voters say no to school budget
LISBON — Voters on Tuesday rejected the $15.5 million school budget by more than a 2-to-1 margin. The tally was 308-790. A ballot question asked voters why they rejected the spending plan. A total of 659 checked “budget was too low” and 120 checked “budget was too high.” A total of 1,101 of the 6,416 […]
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Eastern A Local players to watch: Edward Little: Sarah Hammond, Jr. P, Emmy Lashua, Fr. C, Jordyn Reynolds, Jr. 1b; Oxford Hills: Anna Winslow, Sr. 1b, Annika Kahkonen, Sr. 2b, Shannon Fillebrown, Sr., OF, Erika Whitman, Jr. P/3b, Cody Akers Jr. P/3b. Favorites: Messalonskee is the top seed and has finished strong. Teams will have to […]
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H.S. Softball: Lisbon’s offense comes alive in prelim win against Maranacook
LISBON — Lisbon’s regular season ended with a thud. It’s postseason began with a bang. Less than a week after being shut out in their regular-season finale for the first time all year, the Greyhounds’ bats came alive in a 9-2 victory against Maranacook in a softball playoff preliminary Tuesday. Lisbon compiled 13 hits over […]