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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Former central Maine district attorney remembered for toughness on crime, compassion for victims
David Crook, who served six terms in office from 1978 to 2002, focused his career on child abuse and drug cases and worked to advocate for victims of crimes. He died in November at age 77.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
‘The Sheriff’ of Portland’s Blackstones bar, Rusty Wilcox, remembered as a friend to all
Wilcox was a fixture at the Pine Street establishment, where he looked out for others and was a talented pool player.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Auburn woman with ALS declares in obit she opted to end her life
Kathryn Begg's obituary says she died Saturday, 'which was the date and time of her own choosing.'
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, doyenne of bridal couture, dies at 99
Legions of brides-to-be converged on Kleinfeld's, her Brooklyn wedding dress emporium, for their turn at a nuptial rite of passage.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Bernie Newcomb, blind programmer who created E-Trade, dead at 79
Born legally blind, he co-founded the company that revolutionized stock trading – “a broker in a box,” as one newspaper put it.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Leon Levine, retail contrarian who founded Family Dollar, dies at 85
He competed with malls and big-box discounters by focusing on lower-income neighborhoods in cities and rural areas.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Craig Breedlove, once the fastest man on wheels, dies at 86
He was the first person to set land-speed records above 400, 500 and 600 mph, using a jet-powered car to race across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Seymour Stein, music industry executive who signed Madonna, dies at 80
He and his label, Sire Records, also championed punk and new-wave bands including the Ramones, Pretenders and Talking Heads.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
Gloria Dea, first magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100
Dea went on to perform in Hollywood in the '40s and '50s before vanishing into obscurity until David Copperfield learned of her exploits two years ago.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2023
Carlo Cimino, founder of Maine construction company, dies at 84
The business he launched 57 years ago has led the construction of schools and multifamily housing projects throughout the state.