BIDDEFORD — On a typical afternoon at the Community Bicycle Center after-school program in Biddeford, there is a buzz of activity. Boys and girls work with staff and adult volunteers, to build and repair bikes for themselves and others, learning important life skills in the process. When the place is busy, adults and youth are […]
2013
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Prospective LePage rivals back minimum wage increase
All are Democrats, but independent Eliot Cutler and the governor prefer other ways to boost paychecks for low-income workers.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Mid-Coast Meetings: March 29-April 4
Bath Mon. 4/1 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CH Tues. 4/2 6 p.m. Planning Board CH Wed. 4/3 6 p.m. City Council CH Brunswick Mon. 4/1 7 p.m. Town Council BS Tues. 4/2 3:30 p.m. CIP Planning Committee MB Tues. 4/2 7 p.m. Planning Board BS Wed. 4/3 7 p.m. Marine Resources BS Thur. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Obituaries, The Forecaster
Norma Wise, 85
TOPSHAM — Norma Wise, 85, died March 21 surrounded by family. She was born in Pembroke Sept. 17, 1927, to Russell and Emma Carter. She attended local schools and graduated from Pembroke High School in 1944. She moved in 1945 to South Paris, where she met and married Ronald Willis Wise. They married July 4, 1948, […]
Posted inForecaster Obituaries, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Barbara J. Sawyer, 72: Beloved nursing assistant with thousands of children
SCARBOROUGH — Barbara J. Sawyer, 72, of Scarborough, died peacefully of end-stage liver disease at her home on March 18, her birthday. Sawyer was born in 1941 at Mercy Hospital in Portland, to Edward Knight Bayley and Bertha Leslie (McDonald) Bayley. She grew up in the Pine Point area, working in the family business, Bayley’s Lobster […]
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Harrison Jack Wakely, 89
TOPSHAM — Harrison Jack Wakely, 89, of Topsham, died March 6 at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. Wakely was born Sept. 15, 1923, in Lisbon Falls, a son of the late Charles J. and Genieva Wakely Jr. He attended schools in Topsham and graduated from Lisbon High School. He was a member of the American Legion, Topsham Garden […]
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Joan R. Dietrich, 82: Demonstrated strength and courage in her own quiet way.
BRUNSWICK — Joan R. Dietrich, 82, of Brunswick, died March 10 at Hawthorne House in Freeport, from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Dietrich was born March 31, 1930, in Presque Isle, to Edmund and Anna Beaulieu. Following graduation from Presque Isle High School in 1948, she worked at Northern National Bank and New England Telephone & […]
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Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46
ORR’S ISLAND — Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46, of Orr’s Island and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away March 17 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born April 30, 1966, in Brunswick, a son of Edgar and Leneler Wilson. He graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 1984. At the age of 14, Wilson began what […]
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Southern Meetings: March 29-April 4
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 4/1 7:30 a.m. School Board Policy Committee TH Tues. 4/2 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 4/4 7 p.m. Recycling Committee PW Scarborough Mon 4/1 7 p.m. Planning Board MB Tues. 4/2 8 a.m. Town Council Finance Committee MB Tues. 4/2 7 p.m. Board of Assessment Review MB Wed. 4/3 7 p.m. […]