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A Spruce Head town parade to celebrate the 100th birthday of Mainer Edgar Post.

Senior Newman Blanchard. SPRUCE HEAD — Senior Newman Blanchard, 87, of Spruce Head, Maine, passed away after a brief illness, on March 2, 2021, in his home, with his family nearby. Senior was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to George Russell Blanchard and Barbara (Senior) on November 4, 1933. He grew up in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, where his family had long owned and operated the Blanchard Bros. Quarry. He graduated from Uxbridge High School and then attended Vermont Academy, graduating in 1952. He then joined the US Army, being discharged in 1956 with the rank of SP3. He then briefly attende...

Dimitri James Stancioff (Photo courtesy Patrisha MacLean) CAMDEN — Talented seaweed scientist, gardener, mentor to mushroomers, poet, artist, beloved older brother, father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather Dimitri James Stancioff, took his last breath at home in Camden on February 10 at the age of 94. He was by nature a gentleman, in the eyes of all who knew him. He was born in London on April 18, 1926 to American-born artist and writer Carolyn Marion Mitchell Stancioff and Bulgarian diplomat Ivan Robert Stancioff.  The first of seven children, he earned the lifelong ...

Score a big one for the United States Coast Guard!

Rockland man charged with making false marine distress call Nathan Libby is accused of making a hoax call that led to a fruitless search on Dec. 3, less than 2 weeks after the Coast Guard had mounted an extensive search for 4 Portland fishermen who were lost at sea off Cape Cod. By Stephen BettsThe Courier-Gazette Read Article SPRUCE HEAD — A 31-year-old Rockland man has been charged with making a false distress call late last year that resulted in a large search effort and drew condemnation from the Coast Guard for coming shortly after a fishing boat out of Portland was lost at sea clai...