The New Vineyard resident directed the university’s Fitness and Recreation Center after working as director of parks and recreation, as well as public works, in Waterville.
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Feature obituary: Priscilla Krasnow, Portland school volunteer known as ‘Mama K,’ dies at 92
Ms. Krasnow, known to students as ‘Mama K.,’ volunteered at Portland Arts and Technology High School for three years.
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Joseph Jackson – father of Michael and Janet Jackson – dies
While he also launched the careers of the Jackson 5, his legacy was tarnished by accusations of abuse.
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Feature obituary: Nancy Grape, 84, former Portland Press Herald editorial writer and columnist
Mrs. Grape was raised in Auburn, worked for the Portland Newspapers from 1982 through 1997, and continued to contribute columns and book reviews for years afterward.
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Former U-boat captain who sank ships off U.S. coast dies at 105
Reinhard Hardegen, a World War II hero in Germany, later came to the U.S. to visit victims’ families.
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Rock pioneer D.J. Fontana, who rose to fame as drummer in Elvis’ band, dies at 87
Fontana, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame who gained prominence as a member of Presley’s Blue Moon Boys band, was the last surviving member of the King’s original core of musicians.
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Pamela Wood, founder of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, dies at 88
Her family and colleagues hail the institute’s longtime leader as a visionary teacher with a passion for storytelling.
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Ella Brennan, icon of New Orleans food scene, dies at 92
The feisty matriarch of the Commander’s chain once told Emeril Lagasse, ‘Leave your ego at home.’
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Ryan Greenlaw, 37, big-hearted man who ‘loved his girls more than life’
Family and friends say the Biddeford man, who died of a suspected heroin overdose, went out of his way to please the people around him.
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Dick Tuck, political operative who pranked Nixon, dies at 94
His practical jokes and pranks helped define modern election combat.