She and her husband were major backers of the Portland Museum of Art, donating hundreds of works to the museum and schools, and have a map library at USM named after them.
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Philip Roth, celebrated author of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint,’ dies at 85
Roth, who won two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, was an uncompromising realist, confronting readers in a bold, direct style.
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Beloved Biddeford school employee played all-around role for sports programs
When Joseph Fairfield, 62, wasn’t preparing fields, announcing games, running scoreboards and transporting athletes, he was leading cheers from the stands.
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Feature obituary: Richard B. Smith, 87, cycled from Seattle to Brunswick when he was 70
Mr. Smith worked as director of the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department.
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Countercultural guru who founded Burning Man dead at 70
The weeklong celebration he created now draws as many as 70,000 people from around the world.
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Feature obituary: Sandra Featherman, visionary former UNE president, dies at 84
Featherman was chief architect of the 1996 merger of UNE and Westbrook College in Portland.
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William P. Soule, 90, retired South Portland insurance agent
The lifelong resident also started three travel agencies.
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Feature obituary: Robert Thomas, Edgecomb artist inspired by Maine landscapes, time spent in Beirut
Mr. Thomas worked as a media relations specialist before turning to painting after moving to Maine in 2003.
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Feature obituary: Kimmerly Maxfield-Fearon, 58, beloved police department assistant, mother
‘She may not have been a sworn officer, but she was one of us. She was someone I could count on every single day,’ said Falmouth Police Chief Edward Tolan.
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Feature obituary: Raymond H. Frank, 63, retired mover and construction worker
Mr. Frank’s body was found in a Scarborough street early Sunday by a newspaper carrier.