YARMOUTH — Ellen Paul Skelding Bernard, 87, died March 5 in Yarmouth. She was born in Boston, the daughter of Paul Skelding and Elizabeth Drake Skelding. She grew up in Hingham and Norwell, Mass. She attended the Putney School in Vermont and later graduated from the Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing in Burlington. She married […]
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Steven M. Wescott, 52
CUMBERLAND — Steven M. Wescott, 52, died March 31. He was the son of Bruce Wescott and Sandra Perry Wescott. He was born and raised in the East Deering neighborhood of Portland before moving to Cumberland Center at 17. He graduated from Greely High School in 1980. Wescott moved to California where he learned his lifelong […]
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Jimmy Fallon going strong, NBC boss says
Steve Burke has no fears about Letterman’s replacement.
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Edna A. Lyden, 102: Lifelong Portland resident, matriarch
PORTLAND — Edna A. Lyden, 102, formerly of Montreal Street and Peaks Island, died peacefully April 1, following a long and healthy life. She was born in Portland on Nov. 15, 1911, the daughter of William H. and Catherine McAleer O’Brion. She attended local schools and graduated from Portland High School, class of 1930, where she […]
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Key students and faculty involved in the USM protests
Phillip Shelley was still sitting in Hannaford Hall, listening to University of Southern Maine President Theodora Kalikow lay out millions in cuts – including laying off tenured faculty – when he knew he had to fight the cuts. He hadn’t even left the building before he’d given one of the most heated comments in the public forum, and he and others have emerged as a core members of the USM student protests.
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Cake becomes flashpoint in culture wars
Their beliefs, not politics, lead a baker and a couple into a clash between religious and civil rights.
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Beverly Packard Howe, 88
BATH — Beverly Packard Howe, 88, died March 26, at the Hillhouse with her family by her side. She was born in Rumford, March 16, 1926, the youngest child of Arthur Mellen Sr. and Eva Eudora Packard. Her early years were spent in Canton on Overlook Farm, a bed and breakfast, and the family business. Atop […]
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Philip Arthur Haskell, 83
BATH — Philip Arthur Haskell, 83, died March 18 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta. He was born in Bath, April 2, 1930, to the former mayor of Bath, Robert H. and Margery Chapman Haskell. He was the youngest of five children. He came from a long line of musically talented individuals. His pride and […]
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Bob Dascenzo, 61: Longtime car salesman, enjoyed living in Maine
BRUNSWICK — Bob Dascenzo, 61, died March 25 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston of heart failure related to Amyloid disease. He was born in Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 26, 1953, the son of Patsy and Audrey Pierce Dascenzo. He attended New Canaan schools and during his adolescence, assisted with tasks at his father’s gas stations, where […]
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Mary E. Roche, 91: Enjoyed traveling, camping and spending time with family
SOUTH PORTLAND — Mary E. Roche, 91, died peacefully March 24 at the South Portland Nursing Home, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Portland on Oct. 20, 1922, the daughter of Harold T. and Grace Griffin Keating. She attended local schools. During her younger years, she worked for many of the downtown […]