The observance begins at 4 p.m. with a candlelight procession from the Preble Street Resource Center to Monument Square.
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LePage calls for moment of silence for shooting victims
He joins other governors in asking state residents to observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. today.
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Maine election panel to begin drafting report
The five-member Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections has completed series of hearings around the state to gather public input.
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Bangor area rep posts he’s put in bill to allow guns to Maine schools
A gun-rights advocate who served on the Yarmouth School Committee is calling on Maine lawmakers to pass legislation to allow educators to have guns in public schools. State Rep. Brian Duprey, R-Hampden, appears to share that view. Duprey posted on Facebook Wednesday that he’s submitted legislation that will allow anyone with a concealed firearms permit […]
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Bowdoin winter season continues
Bowdoin’s Rachel Kennedy plays the puck during the Polar Bears’ 1-1 tie against Norwich in their final pre-holiday break contest. Kennedy had an assist on the lone tally. Bowdoin’s Erin Silva sets a new school record in the pole vault after clearing 3.71 meters in a meet against Colby, St. Joe’s, the University of Southern […]
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Thomas E. Elliott Jr., 72
WEST BATH — Thomas E. Elliott Jr., 72, died Dec. 14 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born in Boston on Dec. 1, 1940, a son of Thomas E. Sr. and Gloria Martin Elliott. He grew up in Portland and attended St. Dominic’s Sacred Heart School and Cheverus High School, where he […]
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Roy Lawrence Reed Jr., 78: Put family first
BATH — Roy Lawrence Reed Jr., 78, of Bath, died at his home Dec. 10 with his family by his side. He was born in St. Louis, May 14, 1934, the son of Roy Sr. and Albina Zuzack Reed. Reed grew up in Columbia, Mo., graduating from Hickman High School in the class of […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: Dec. 21-27
Harpswell Thu. 12/27 6 p.m. Selectmen’s Meeting TH
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Claire Frances Blanchard, 89; Cherished family memories
SOUTH PORTLAND — Claire Frances Blanchard, 89, of Jordan Avenue, South Portland, died Dec. 17 at a Portland hospital. She was born in East Boston on Aug. 22, 1923, a daughter of George and Margaret M. Kennedy Millington. Blanchard graduated in 1940 from Winthrop High School in Winthrop, Mass. She then worked for an insurance […]
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Kenneth Roy Toothaker, 77
HARPSWELL — Kenneth Roy (“K.R.” or “Wuke-E”) Toothaker, 77, a lifelong resident of Harpswell, died Dec. 12 at home. He was born April 9, 1935, in Harpswell, a son of Maurice and Marion (Morgan) Toothaker. He was educated in local schools. Toothaker worked for many years as a lobsterman, and was well-known in the community. He […]