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Peter R. Mullen, 70

PORTLAND — Peter Randall Mullen, 70, died July 7 in Portland. Born Oct. 21, 1944, the only son of Harold and Leonora (Newbert) Mullen, Peter attended Greely High School in Cumberland. Honest and hard-working, he was employed in farming, construction and shoe manufacturing with companies such as Etheridge Foundry and H.F. Farnum. He also worked […]

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James R. Costello Sr., 81: Sun Media leader was dedicated to news, community, family

SCARBOROUGH — James R. Costello Sr., 81, of Scarborough, died July 9 at home, surrounded by family, following a courageous eight-month battle with cancer. Born June 14, 1934, in Lewiston, son of Russell Hill and Jane Cassidy Costello, James graduated from Lewiston High School and the University of Maine. He served in the U.S. Army […]

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Katharine H. Bell, 90: Travels, students spanned the world

TOPSHAM — Katharine Hubbard Bell, 90, a resident of The Highlands retirement community, died June 14. Bell was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Feb. 2, 1925, the daughter of Burritt Seymour Hubbard and Elizabeth Harmon Hubbard and a descendant of one of the town’s founding families. She initially attended local schools, but graduated in 1942 from […]

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Russell A. MacLeod, 97: Longtime B&M employee founded lab

YARMOUTH — Russell Allen MacLeod, 97, died quietly at his home in Yarmouth on June 29. He was born July 1, 1917, in Scotstown, Quebec, the son of Herbert and Ora (Skinner) MacLeod. He grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts, and earned a degree in industrial biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939. Upon his graduation, Russell was hired […]