LEWISTON — Dean Vaillancourt, 66, of Lewiston passed away Thursday, March 16, in Lewiston. She was born on Nov. 9, 1950, in Van Buren, to parents Gerard and Rosella Vaillancourt. Dean was an extreme couponer. If there wasn’t a coupon for it, she didn’t buy it. She also enjoyed spending time with her family, friends […]
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Community meals
AUBURN — William J. Rogers Post 153, American Legion, will serve a breakfast buffet 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday, March 19, at 71 South Main St. Proceeds will benefit Odyssey of the Mind. Cost: $7 for adults, $4 for children younger than 12. FMI: 207-782-1118. — AUBURN — The second annual Maine Fallen Heroes spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be […]
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Robert P. Bowen Sr.
AUBURN — Robert Perkins Bowen Sr., 83, passed peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, March 16, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn. Robert was born April 19, 1933, in Lewiston, to William Andrew Bowen Sr. and Verna Perkins Bowen. He grew up in Durham and was educated […]
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Concerning illegal aliens
A number of non-citizens causing concern include illegal aliens, foreign visitors who overstay their time, and legal immigrants from terrorist countries. An estimated 11,000,000 illegal aliens are in the United States currently. The situation has deteriorated into a national security problem and made worse by “sanctuary cities,” where local police are forbidden to ask the […]
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Looking Back on March 18
100 years ago, 1917W. A. Annis has sold his house on Auburn Heights to Lester Stevens. Real estate is moving lively this spring since houses can be bought ready-made much below cost of production, and population of these cities is increasing by leaps and bounds. The abundant transfers at Androscoggin registry of deeds indicate that […]
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Nation deserves better
I agree with the sentiments expressed in letters by Ellen Field, Eileen Fair and Carole Richards (March 11). Michael Flynn is exposed as a foreign agent, pocketing $530,000 for his lobbying efforts. Ben Carson, President Trump’s HUD secretary, claims that slaves came to America as immigrants seeking a better life. Jeff Sessions and Trump’s son-in-law […]
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Build the wall
The March 2017 issue of Judicial Watch’s pamphlet “Verdict” includes the following statements: “… Earlier this year, Judicial Watch obtained State Department documents showing that for more than a decade the U.S. government has known that ‘Arab extremists’ are entering the country through Mexico … classified as Special Interest Aliens (SIA). … Once in the […]
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Lewiston Farmers Market to host Spaghetti (Squash) Dinner
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Farmers Market will host its first-ever Spaghetti (Squash!) Dinner on Sunday, April 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the YWCA at 130 East Ave. In addition to all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatballs, including spaghetti squash, the dinner will feature farm-fresh seasonal and local ingredients included in delicious recipes like creamy butternut squash […]
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Lifetree to examine murder mystery
LEWISTON — An unsolved murder mystery will be examined at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Lifetree Cafe, 1919 Lisbon Road. The program, “An Unsolved Mystery: Living with Life’s Unanswered Questions,” will feature a filmed interview with Gary McMahan, an eye witness to an actual unsolved killing that occurred on the plains of northeastern Colorado. […]