Bryant Nicholson of Portland was a certified public accountant throughout his career, but his son said he was the “total opposite of what you would think of as a stereotypical accountant.” “He was warm, friendly, had a great sense of humor,” said BJ Nicholson of Cape Elizabeth. “He really enjoyed his life. He took a […]
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Feature Obituary: Dr. Peter Morgane, 83, UNE’s top donor
Dr. Peter Morgane, the largest individual donor in the history of the University of New England, died Monday after a brief illness. The Kennebunkport resident was 83. “He was a wonderful philanthropist to the university, but he also gave of himself to students and faculty to support their work and research in particular,” said Danielle […]
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Lyme Buddies on the run to raise awareness of disease
A 5K run in Portland will raise money for several efforts to raise awareness of Lyme disease.
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Feature Obituary: Margaret Wright, 65, devoted to family, students
Margaret Wright’s dream in life was to be an educator. “I think she did (become an educator), but not the way she intended,” said her son, James Wright. Mrs. Wright had a desire to be an English teacher, but she spent most of her career working in the field of special education. “She had a […]
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UNE mourns a professor and benefactor
Dr. Peter Morgane, a professor of pharmacology at the University of New England, died Monday at the age of 83 after a brief illness. In recent years, donations from Morgane funded the Cecile Morgane Research Laboratory at the Pickus Center for Biomedical Research and Peter and Cecile Morgane Hall, the newest academic building on the […]
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UNE’s Dr. Peter Morgane dies at age 83
A generous supporter of the sciences, Dr. Morgane’s donations funded the Cecile Morgane Research Laboratory and the Peter and Cecile Morgane Hall.
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Feature Obituary: George Murray, 86, mill worker, baseball fan, ‘man of many hats’
George Murray, a longtime resident of Westbrook who was a mill worker for S.D. Warren Co., died Saturday. He was 86. Mr. Murray was remembered Monday by his wife of 58 years, Beverly Murray, as outgoing. “He made friends quickly, easily,” she said. The couple met while she was teaching school and Mr. Murray was […]
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Global road race debuts in hopes of lifting kids’ lives
The Guatemalans who inspired a Maine nonprofit will benefit from Virtual Esperanza 5K.
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Play and Learn in Freeport to close
The children’s specialty toy store is expected to close by the end of the year.
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Feature Obituary: ‘Sig’ Knudsen, 66, devoted his life to social work
TOPSHAM — Sigurd “Sig” Knudsen had a passion for helping others. “Everything in his life was them, and then him,” said his partner, Michael Coughlin. “He was very caring, very concerned about how people were treated.” Mr. Knudsen, former executive director of People Plus in Brunswick, died Sunday at age 66. Mr. Knudsen began his […]