WASHINGTON — Home rental prices are climbing across much of the United States — with the biggest gains coming from not from New York or San Francisco but Jackson, Mississippi, and Portland, Maine. Real estate data firm Zillow said Tuesday that prices nationally climbed a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in May from a year ago. […]
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Junk food bill passes House
AUGUSTA — A bill that would see Maine ask the federal government for permission to disallow the purchase of junk food with state and federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds, once called Food Stamps, cleared the House of Representatives on a 73-70 vote Monday. The bill, LD 526, directs the Department of Health and Human […]
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Pauline M. Turgeon
1927 – 2015 FORT MYERS, Fla. — Pauline M. Ouellette Turgeon, 87, a longtime resident of Westbrook and Florida, died peacefully Thursday, June 11, with her sons by her side. She was born in Lewiston on Nov. 20, 1927, the daughter of Napoleon and Regina Ouellette. Pauline enjoyed cooking and entertaining. All who knew her […]
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Barbara J. Flick
1934 – 2015 LEWISTON — Barbara J. Flick, 81, of Lewiston, passed Tuesday, June 16, at Central Maine Medical Center at 8:30 a.m. Born Feb. 3, 1934, in Portland, she was the daughter of Gordon and Jennie Day. She worked at Holiday Inn by the Bay for many years and also Salvation Army. Her interests […]
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David W. ‘Mossy’ Morse
1958 – 2015 PORTLAND — David W. “Mossy” Morse, 56, a resident of River Road, Livermore, passed away Thursday, June 18, at Maine Medical Center. He was born on July 25, 1958, in Lewiston, the son of Linwood Morse and Constance “Connie” (Morris) Morse. David graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1976. David was […]
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Class A West baseball championship: South Portland, Curran survive Portland, win first title since ’91
STANDISH — Henry Curran was almost unhittable his first time through the Portland lineup Wednesday afternoon. He was indomitable on the second journey; unflappable on the third. The results are indisputable: South Portland is Class A West baseball champion for the first time in 24 years. Curran survived a seventh-inning threat and hoisted the No. 3 […]
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Roswell C. Hamilton Jr.
1930 – 2015 ORANGE CITY, Fla. — Roswell Clinton Hamilton Jr. died June 10, in Florida. He was born in Portland, March 28, 1930, to Roswell and Mable Hamilton. He married Winifred J. Allen on Aug. 11, 1952. They were married until her death on Sept. 17, 1987. He worked for Snow’s Tires in Auburn […]
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Portland, Lewiston, Auburn consider routes for daily bus service
AUBURN — A study of the best commuter routes between Portland and the Twin Cities is just the first step towards regional bus service, according to Greg Jordan, general manager of the Portland Metro bus service. “This is a very preliminary study, a high level look at what might work and what ridership might be […]
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Jeannine J. Jacques
1935 – 2015 PORTLAND — Jeannine J. Jacques, 79, of Turner died on Thursday, June 11, at Maine Medical Center with her family by her side, following a long illness. She was born in Lewiston, on July 15, 1935, the daughter of the late Armand and Jeanne (Bourgoin) Pelletier and had been a resident of […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston comes back, tops Portland in East A quarterfinal matchup
Freshman Jayden Wilson netted the game-winning goal 1:54 into overtime to keep Lewiston’s postseason alive in an 8-7 victory over Portland in an Eastern Class A quarterfinal Wednesday. “It feels amazing, but it wasn’t just me,” Wilson said. “It started with the pass. We had great teamwork all game. It was a wonderful game to […]