Her career included working as a social worker, as an alcohol and drug counselor and as a food addiction and chemical dependency consultant.

She was a strong, beautiful and compassionate woman.

Charles Hannaford spent more than 40 years running a machine at the former Jordan’s Meats plant in Portland that stuffed and linked sausage and hot dogs for packaging. Outside the plant, Mr. Hannaford was a husband and father of five children who embraced his love of family, the outdoors and the community. He died Tuesday […]

He was part of a husband-and-wife team operating a business that has been a fixture in downtown Biddeford for 38 years.

Retired Deputy Fire Chief John Hayworth, who served with the South Portland Fire Department for more than 25 years and was active in the International Association of Fire Fighters Local No. 1476, died Saturday. He was 86. Mr. Hayworth, known by most people as “Jack,” joined the fire department as a volunteer for the city’s […]

In the summer of 2008, Rocky and Peggy League of Durham set sail on a cruise to Alaska that offered extra activities, such as a train excursion, gold panning and zip-lining in Juneau. “She was a little hesitant about (zip-lining), but once we got there she was the first in line,” Rocky League said Tuesday, […]

She previously worked for Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, the former Popeye’s Ice House and the Silver House Tavern, all in downtown Portland.

Mrs. Gowen is remembered as a patient, kind and giving woman who made a difference in many lives.