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PublishedMay 7, 2010
Feature Obituary: Carolyn Boothby, 81, ‘a gentle fountain of positive energy’
YARMOUTH – When Carolyn Boothby’s hopes for a brood of girls turned into the reality of three sons and one daughter, she didn’t hesitate to learn the sports that interested them. “She was the original ‘good sport,’” said her son Richard Boothby III. Mrs. Boothby, who was one of two girls when she was growing […]
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PublishedMay 6, 2010
Shoptalk: He turned a picnic tableinto a woodworking career
Q: How long have you been in the furniture-making business? Roger Rheault, owner of Rheault’s Furniture: I’ve been making furniture since 1987. Q: Why did you get involved with custom-built wood furniture? A: Actually, it happened by chance. A woman that I was working for owned a bakery and needed some picnic tables, she asked […]
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PublishedMay 6, 2010
Feature Obituary: Barbara Fogg, 82, believed in having fun with family
FREEPORT – Barbara Fogg had determination, no matter what she was doing. When her children began planning their own family ski trips to The Balsams in Dixville Notch, N.H., she decided to learn to ski. After all, when she was in her mid-50s, she wasn’t willing to just sit around the lodge while her children […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2010
USM student seeking peaks experience in Africa
Kaitlyn Oddy is hoping to summit the three highest points on the continent in 21 days and raise funds, too.
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PublishedMay 5, 2010
Feature Obituary: Boris Ponomarenko, 65, made helping people his life’s work
WESTBROOK – Boris “Jake” Ponomarenko helped countless low-income individuals and families become self-sufficient during the time he worked for Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services. “He had been very poor as a child and he understood the plight of the people in poverty,” said his wife of 40 years, Karin. “He was very helpful […]
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PublishedMay 4, 2010
Feature Obituary: Robert J. Hewlett, 75, loved people, family, church
SOUTH PORTLAND – Robert Joseph Hewlett was devoted to his church. “Faith and religion was his thing,” said his daughter Gail Mills. Mr. Hewlett died Thursday. He was 75. Born and raised in the Boston area, Mr. Hewlett came to Maine after marrying his wife, Charlene, in 1952. He worked with Casco Printing and Maine […]
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PublishedMay 1, 2010
Feature ObituaryYvonne Mitchell, 86, shared baked goods, helped at food pantry
SACO – Yvonne Mitchell was known for her baking. Whether it was her strawberry rhubarb pie, her whoopie pie cake or her banana bread, everyone enjoyed it. “When she’d go shopping, she’d deliver banana bread to all the girls in the deli at Shaw’s,” said her granddaughter Billie-Jean Steere. Her specialty was the whoopie pie […]
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PublishedApril 29, 2010
Feature Obituary: Joseph Gallant Jr., 91a Maine pioneer of scuba diving
PORTLAND — Joseph Gallant Jr. was considered the father of scuba diving in Maine. “He was a diving guru, really,” said his daughter Deborah Gallant. In the 1950s, Mr. Gallant brought to Maine the diving techniques he learned while stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. Back then, diving equipment wasn’t nearly as […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2010
Walk in Portland raises money, awareness for obscure disease
The scleroderma event will be held May 15 at Back Cove.
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PublishedApril 28, 2010
Feature Obituary: Jack Spiegel, 92, business owner and philanthropist
PORTLAND – Jack Spiegel, described as a “giving man” by friends and family alike, passed on his philanthropic drive to his grandson, David Spiegel, when the boy was very young. “He gave (his grandson) some money so he could research and find a place to give the money,” said his daughter-in-law, Nancy Spiegel. “He wanted to […]
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