CONCORD, N.H. — Michelle Tetreault’s daughter didn’t know what “repent” meant when she spotted a man with a sign around his neck warning “Repent! The end is near!” But she’s plenty sorry now that her mom is facing a $124 traffic ticket for using her cellphone to snap a picture of the man. The two […]
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Bertha L. Miller
1937 – 2015 BROWNFIELD — Bertha L. Miller, 78, of Brownfield died Sunday, Sept. 27, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, where she had been living for the past two years. She was born on Mar. 18, 1937, in North Conway, N.H., a daughter of, Chester A. and Molly B. (Douglas) Day. Bertha […]
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Shirley L. Poirier
1942 – 2015 LEEDS — Shirley L. Poirier, 72, a resident of Bernie Hartford Road, Leeds, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at her home in Leeds. She was born in Nashua, N.H., on Nov. 17, 1942, the daughter of George Mayor and Lillian Ford. Shirley attended school in Newport, R.I. Shirley was married to […]
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New Hampshire writer, professor reads at UMF
FARMINGTON — Acclaimed New Hampshire writer Ben Nugent read to a room of students and residents Thursday evening in the Olsen Student Center as part of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series. The UMF Visiting Writers Series, which is run by the BFA Creative Writing Program and the Writer’s Guild, invites writers […]
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Foes hit Donald Trump for not correcting Muslim statement
Questions start at the :30 mark. ROCHESTER, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew fire from Democrats and some Republicans Friday after declining to correct a questioner at a town hall event who wrongly said President Barack Obama is Muslim. “He knew, or he should have known, that what that man was asking was […]
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Bruce W. Hazelton
1927 – 2015 NORTH YARMOUTH — Bruce W. Hazelton, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 10. He was born on Nov. 2, 1927, in Chester, N.H. to Robert C. and Margaret (McComb) Hazelton. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., Class of 1946. Following high school, he attended Amos Tuck School of […]
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Georgette Coulombe
1927 – 2015 BERLIN, N.H. — Georgette Coulombe of Berlin, N.H., died Tuesday, Sept 1, at Coos County Nursing Home with her son, daughter and daughter-in-law by her side. She was born in 1927 to Treffle and Alice (Levesque) Lassonde. When she was 8 months old, her mother passed away and she was adopted by […]
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Leon A. Gorman
Chairman Emeritus, L.L.Bean, Inc., 1934 – 2015 YARMOUTH — Leon A. Gorman, who loved the state of Maine and shared its values and spirit with the world through the company his grandfather founded in 1912, died on Thursday, Sept. 3, in Yarmouth. Although Leon always considered himself a Mainer, he was born in Nashua, N.H., […]
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Myrtle B. Howes
1922 – 2015 PITTSFIELD, N.H. — Myrtle B. Howes, 92, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Concord Hospice House in Concord, N.H. Myrtle was born in Stratton on Nov. 6, 1922, a daughter of Oramendal and Bertha Blanchard and lived there until 1946. She later moved to Portland, Hampton Bays and Long Island […]
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Dorothy M. Bean
1928 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Dorothy M. Bean, 87, of Bethel, died Saturday evening, Aug. 22, at Ledgeview Center. She was born in Shelburne, N.H., on Aug. 12, 1928, a daughter of Roland F. and Margaret Wilson Hayes. She graduated from Gorham High School in Gorham, N.H., in the Class of 1948. She married […]