George Ayers taught Mainers about the wonders of the celestial world for decades at UMaine and in his monthly column ‘What’s Up.’ He died at home in Gorham on May 10 at age 96.
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Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87
Once implicated in insider trading, Boesky cooperated with a brash young U.S. attorney named Rudolph Giuliani in a bid for leniency.
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Clarence Sasser, medic in Vietnam battle awarded Medal of Honor, dies at 76
Pfc. Sasser rescued more than a dozen others during a daylong ordeal even as he was bleeding from his own injuries.
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Pete McCloskey, Republican congressman who called for Nixon’s resignation, dies at 96
A decorated Marine, he led dissent against the Vietnam War and called for President Richard Nixon’s impeachment over his conduct of the war.
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Falmouth woman remembered by friends for service, generosity
Nancy Goddard, 78, was a lifelong Mainer and longtime public servant to her home state, known for her work in social services and volunteering.
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Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75
Witnessing 2 chimpanzees fight and then reconcile began de Waal’s exploration into the inner lives and emotions of primates.
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Martin Greenfield, tailor to presidents and stars, dies at 95
Greenfield dressed generations of entertainment stars, among them Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
Laurent de Brunhoff revived his father’s popular – and in some cases controversial – picture book series about an elephant-king.
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
Laurent de Brunhoff revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king.
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Dan Wakefield, novelist, reporter and spiritual chronicler, dies at 91
Dan Wakefield, a versatile and adroit writer who chronicled the civil rights movement as a journalist, recounted his journey from atheism to Christianity as a memoirist, and explored questions of love, friendship, joy and despair as a novelist, notably in his best-selling book “Going All the Way,” died March 13 at a care center in […]