Zvi Zamir, an Israeli spymaster who watched in horror in 1972 as the hostage-taking of Israeli Olympic team members by Palestinian militants at the Munich Games ended in a deadly firefight, and who then directed a covert campaign by Mossad agents to strike back at Palestinian terrorist networks, died Jan. 2 at 98. The office […]
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Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia’s ideological divide, dies at age 68
The Colombian lawmaker championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians and undertook huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups.
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Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81
The jazz and R&B vocalist toured for more than 50 years and put out 17 albums.
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Obituary: Cecile (Ross) Caya
LYMAN – Cecile (Ross) Caya, 72, of Lyman, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Cecile was born in Biddeford to …
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Obituary: Lisabeth “Lisa” Ann Brown
SCARBOROUGH – Lisabeth “Lisa” Ann Brown, 72, of Scarborough, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 16, 2024 at The Woods at Canco Retirement …
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Obituary: Marcus Van Barlow
PORTLAND – Marcus Van Barlow, 86, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2024 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. …
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Obituary: Cindy Shaw
SANFORD – Cindy Shaw, 76, passed away peacefully at her home on Shaw’s Ridge Farm Jan. 14, 2024, after a courageous …
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Obituary: Richard W. Caron Sr.
WINDHAM – Richard W. Caron, Sr., 78, of Windham, passed away on Jan. 18, 2024, unexpectedly in Portland.
He was born in …
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Obituary: Nicola Clare McKenney
FALMOUTH – Nicola Clare McKenney, 61, of Falmouth, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2024.
Nicola, or “Nicky”, as many called her, …
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Obituary: Stephen Eric Lawrence
HOLLIS – Stephen Eric Lawrence, 61, husband of Susan, passed away on Jan. 11, 2024, in Boston, Mass.
Visiting hours will be …