FARMINGTON — A retirement party for Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tom Ward is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. It is a “wonderful opportunity for our community to thank and celebrate a person who has truly given his all to the Mt Blue School District for the […]
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A different look at retirement
After reading the Associated Press article about retiring at an older age (Sun Journal, May 9), I thought that the writer should have added some other pertinent facts. According to Social Security average retirement amounts, a 65-year-old male would get $1,152 per month income, or $13,824 per year. At age 70, the average increases to […]
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‘A far better place’ to bid adieu to Finch
HARRISON — An open invitation has gone out to the community-at-large to come say goodbye to Town Manager George “Bud” Finch as he retires from a long and successful career. An Open House will be held at the Town Office meeting room on Thursday, May 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to wish Finch […]
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Conrad J. LaCourse
LEWISTON — Conrad J. LaCourse, 82, of Lewiston, died at the d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston on Thursday, March 29. Born in Lewiston on Jan. 12, 1936, he was the son of Joseph and Rose Jutras LaCourse. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a hand sewer in the local shoe industry. Survivors include three sisters, Claire […]
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Many Americans can't afford to retire
Many Americans now face retirement, hearts full of dreams, bank accounts full of nothing. For them, those Wall Street ads showing silver-haired couples sailing warm blue seas may seem aspirations beyond their grasp. Instead, they may find themselves the 72-year-old hired to drive the platinum couple from the airport to the docks. Some 45 percent […]
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Susan Collins pushes bill to promote saving for retirement
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins proposed legislation Tuesday that would help small businesses offer retirement plans and make it easier for people to put money aside. Collins told colleagues that many seniors in Maine “rely almost entirely on Social Security to cover their monthly expenses, despite the fact that the average annual benefit is only about […]
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Forbes: Lewiston among top cities to retire
LEWISTON — You could hardly say that Edward A. Barrett was stunned by the news. Forbes on Friday named Lewiston one of the top 25 places to retire and for City Administrator Barrett, that was simply news just waiting to be announced. “Lewiston is a unique community; there are no two ways about it,” Barrett […]
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Norway town manager announces retirement
Town Manager David Holt tells the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he’s planning to retire June 30 after 28 years of serving in the position. NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he would retire June 30 after 28 years on the job. Holt told […]
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Lewiston assistant superintendent Tom Jarvis to retire
LEWISTON — Lewiston School Assistant Superintendent Tom Jarvis is retiring this summer. The announcement was made Monday night to the School Committee by Superintendent Bill Webster. Jarvis, of Lewiston, has worked in education for 43 years, the past 17 years for Lewiston public schools. He’s retiring in August when he turns 65. In a letter […]
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Lisbon Police Chief David Brooks retires after 36 years
Telling parents that their son had died. Handling a car crash that killed a child. Trying to talk a man out of killing himself and watching helplessly as he did it anyway. And then there were the good days, like the one a couple of years ago when a man walked into the Lisbon Police […]