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PublishedJune 19, 2010
Feature Obituary: Philip ‘Buggy’ Morine Jr., 66, jokester, farmer who loved animals
UNION – Philip “Buggy” Morine Jr. was a jokester . He enjoyed flying his ultra-light aircraft and even dared to “steal” his friend’s crop-duster for a short joy ride, said his wife, Donna. “We were all down to the cottage and we kept saying, ‘Isn’t that your plane going by?’” she said. Sure enough, when […]
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Tractor Supply Co. to open store in Sanford
The farm and ranch supply chain already has nine other stores in Maine.
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PublishedJune 16, 2010
Bagpipe band for beginners fine-tuning its skills
The Claddagh Mhor Pipe Band meets weekly and already has a few performances scheduled.
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PublishedJune 9, 2010
Feature obituary: Mary Blake, 80, homemaker who loved covered bridges
WINDHAM – Mary Blake was crazy about covered bridges. So much so that when her husband set about building a bridge over a stream running through their property, she made him build a covered bridge. “I went to all these places” to ask if someone could build a covered bridge, “but she didn’t want that. […]
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PublishedJune 9, 2010
Training dogs to help
The NEADS program provides companion dogs for people who are deaf or disabled.
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PublishedJune 8, 2010
Feature Obituary: ‘Skip’ Oakes, 75, spent his life enjoying the outdoors
FREEPORT – Lorin Eugene “Skip” Oakes had to be doing something, keeping busy, all the time. “If it wasn’t something related to the outdoors, like hunting or fishing, he’d be working in his garden or helping on construction activities,” said his son Russell Oakes. “Or he’d be out boating. He enjoyed boating in Casco Bay.” […]
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PublishedJune 5, 2010
Feature Obituary: Norman Fortin, 71, businessman proud to help others
RAYMOND – Norman Fortin was a well-respected businessman who often was sought for business advice. “He just loved working, consulting, being a leader, a friend, a guide,” said his wife, Gail Fortin. Mr. Fortin died Wednesday. He was 71. Gem Automotive Enterprises was born because Mr. Fortin saw a “wonderful business opportunity” in the area, […]
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PublishedJune 4, 2010
Merriconeag Waldorf School graduates first senior class
FREEPORT — The Merriconeag Waldorf School is graduating its first 12th grade class Saturday, marking 25 years as a Waldorf School in southern Maine. The commencement ceremony is the end result of the school’s founding board and parents’ dream when they started the school in 1984. In keeping with the school’s ideal of honoring the […]
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PublishedJune 4, 2010
Feature Obituary: David Wing, 65, a mechanical ‘genius,’ coach and sportsman
NEW GLOUCESTER – When David Wing’s family called him “the starter and alternator genius,” they were not joking. As owner and operator of D&D Starter Company, Inc., Mr. Wing repaired a lot of cars in his day. Once, when he received a phone call from a woman stranded in a parking lot, Mr. Wing packed […]
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PublishedJune 3, 2010
Shoptalk: Toy sellers think outside the box
Q: So what is Island Treasure Toys? A: Island Treasure Toys started nine years ago. We were an online store and we worked out of our home. After a year, we moved into a little brick-and-mortar shop on Main Street in Yarmouth. A year and a half ago we moved up to Route 1. It […]
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