In wake of abuse allegations, endurance of ‘American Pie’ singer leaves a bitter taste
As his classic tune turns 50, Camden s Don McLean defies a damaged reputation, dismissing his family s accusations and continuing to profit from a beloved song.
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Don McLean performing during the Stars and Stripes Spectacular 4th of July celebration on Portland’s Eastern Promenade in 2013. Although some Maine venues stopped booking him after he pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges, he was scheduled to perform this weekend in New Jersey and Delaware.
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Chances are good, if you listen to the radio for long enough this weekend, you will hear Don McLean’s 1971 pop classic “American Pie.”
Obituary: David Warren Knudsen
GRAY - David Warren Knudsen, amazing husband, father and grandfather, died on June 15, 2021 at the age of 93.
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David Warren Knudsen
GRAY – David Warren Knudsen, amazing husband, father and grandfather, died on June 15, 2021 at the age of 93.
David was born in Portland to Helen (Warren) and Albert Knudsen. The youngest of three children, his early years were spent on the family’s farm in Gray until they moved to Portland, then South Portland, and Scarborough.
After graduating from Scarborough High School in 1945, David served in the Army as a Signal Corps Radio Operator, including a short tour in South Korea. He continued on to college and received degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maine (B.S., 1951), University of New Hampshire (M.S., 1965), and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Ph.D., 1972).
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Madison Keenan, of Clinton, who attends The Fire Dragon School in Sturbridge, was one of the winners of the 2021 Dave Nelsen Scholarship from The National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP).
The Dave Nelsen Scholarship was established in 1999 as a way to remember and recognize the commitment to education made by OESP member Dave Nelsen. The scholarship is awarded to students or technicians who are currently or planning to attend a technical college or trade school, pursuing a career in the oil & energy industry.
The trustees are:
• Blair Effron, Lori Dickerson Fouché and Bob Hugin, who were elected by the board to serve as charter trustees;
• Timothy Kingston and Elizabeth Myers, who were elected by the board to serve as term trustees;
• Marisa Demeo, Kathy Kiely and Kathryn Roth-Douquet, who were elected by alumni to serve as alumni trustees; and
• Morgan Smith, who was elected by the junior and senior undergraduate classes and the two youngest alumni classes to serve four years as a young alumni trustee.
Completing their terms as trustees on June 30 are Scott Berg, Class of 1971; Katherine Bradley, Class of 1986; Beth Cobert, Class of 1980; Yan Huo, Graduate Class of 1994; Ann Kirschner, Graduate Class of 1978; Melanie Lawson, Class of 1976; Laura Overdeck, Class of 1991; and Achille Tenkiang, Class of 2017.