OPINIONS: Embden selectmen refuse to schedule special town meeting on citizens’ petition

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by Sandi Howard

At the Embden Select Board on September 4, 2019, town residents submitted a Citizen’s petition for a town vote on the CMP corridor and a vote to enact an electrical transmission moratorium ordinance.

The selectboard refused to schedule a special town meeting for this vote despite residents following all of the legal requirements to submit this petition. Embden resident and lead petition gatherer questioned the board about this decision. Selectboard Chairman Chuck Taylor responded that their decision was based on advice of the town’s attorney, Ken Lexier.

The board’s decision seems inconsistent with an email communication sent by Chuck Taylor, selectboard chairman to Sandra Howard on August 1, 2019, which reads as follows:

“Dear Mrs. Howard,
We’re good. There will be no permitting in Embden. Thanks for your concern.
-Chuck”

“We are disappointed with the Emdben selectboard’s decision to refuse town residents the opportunity to have a voice on the CMP corridor. Like in the town of Jay, Embden’s town leaders are not representing the will of their constituents,” said Sandra Howard, Director of Say NO to NECEC.

It is very important to understand that the municipal officers may not refuse a petition merely because, from their political or personal perspective on what is appropriate for the municipality, they believe the petition is unreasonable. A select board’s denial of a citizen’s petition must be objectively reasonable as a matter of law, not merely subjectively reasonable in the view of the municipal officers.

Because Embden’s Select Board is refusing to allow residents to vote on the CMP corridor, town residents are now circulating a new petition addressed to a state notary, who has authority to call a special town meeting for a vote on the CMP corridor. In addition, the petition will ask town residents to vote to enact an electrical transmission moratorium ordinance.

An electrical transmission moratorium ordinance would serve as a pause in any electricity transmission corridor development in a town for 180 days. To date, CMP has not received approval for most of state and federal corridor permits it needs. CMP is starting to ask towns for provisional permits, which would take full effect only after the state and Federal permits are secured. It is important to note that the U.S. EPA has raised serious concerns about CMP’s permit applications. CMP is under multiple investigations by state energy regulators right now, so allowing any municipal permitting to go ahead puts the town at risk.

Sandi Howard is Director, Say NO to NECEC. She can be reached at 603-475-4566.

SCORES & OUTDOORS: An ugly, scary looking wasp that isn’t so scary, after all

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Left, a giant ichneumon wasp photographed at a camp in Glenburn, and right, a pigeon horntail wasp.

Roland D. Halleeby Roland D. Hallee

A little while ago, the pastor at my church sent a photo to me of a bug he spotted at his camp. It was a scary looking bug that neither of us had ever seen before. It was yellow in color, had long legs and a long protruding appenditure that resembled a stinger.

So, it was time to call on my friends at the Maine Forest Service for some input. Here is what we found.

The bug is called the Giant Ichneumon Wasp, Megarhyssa macrurus.

There are several different species of Ichneumon Wasps, each with its own color variations. Some are black and yellow, others reddish and striped. All have the Ichneumon Wasps body shape: a thin waist and an abdomen longer than the rest of the body.

Females have a long, needle-like ovipositor which is often mistaken as a stinger. The sturdy ovipositor acts like a syringe, injecting eggs deep into wood (live trees or logs) where the larvae will feed on any other insect larvae already deposited there. It is not uncommon to see females poking around wood in an attempt to find a good place to deposit her eggs. Males do not have the ovipositor so their abdomen are shorter. Both genders are still wasps, however. Despite their large size and being “wasps” these are harmless to humans and unable to sting.

Giant Ichneumon Wasps tend to live in wooded areas and throughout all of North America, though they do stay away from arid and hot desert regions and scarcely treed central plains.

Ichneumon Wasp adults do not eat at all. Larvae are parasites of Pigeon Horntail larvae, another type of wasp that deposits eggs in wood. The Ichneumon wasp larvae will hatch and feed on the Horntail Wasp larvae.

When an insect develops on a single host, and kills the host in the process, it is called a parasitoid. Parasites, on the other hand, tend to nibble on their hosts without killing them. And predators kill more than one of their prey items.

The giant ichneumon wasp is a parasitoid, notable for its extremely long ovipositor which it uses to deposit an egg into a tunnel in dead wood bored by its host, the larva of a similarly large species of horntail. Another of its common names is stump stabber, referring to its behavior.

When a parasitoid kills its host, it can indeed be a gruesome sight. Typically, an adult female parasitoid lays an egg on the surface of, or into the body of, a living larva of another insect. When the egg hatches, the parasitoid proceeds to consume the host, piece by piece. Like a cat with a mouse, it keeps its victim alive as long as possible. Dead larvae rot quickly, and this makes the meal less attractive. First the parasitoid eats the fat bodies of the larva, then the digestive organs, keeping the heart and central nervous system intact for as long as possible. Finally, they are eaten as well and the long-suffering victim dies, leaving an empty caterpillar shell.

The slow death inflicted by parasitoids that attack other insects tested the concept of a benevolent God for 19th century theologians who discussed this practice at length. Even Darwin had trouble with the largest parasitoid family as he wrote to Asa Gray in 1860: “I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars….”

The female giant ichneumon wasp is a striking animal, two inches long, boldly patterned in brown, orange and yellow. Her two- to -four-inch long ovipositor with its two protective filaments looks like three long tails. Some parasitoids can choose to lay their eggs on a variety of host species, but giant ichneumon wasps need to find a larva of a pigeon horntail. Nothing else will do.

The ovipositor looks like a single filament, but it comprises three filaments, the middle one of which is the actual ovipositor, which is capable of drilling into wood. This central filament also appears to be a single filament, but is made of two parts, with a cutting edge at the tip. The two parts interlock and slide against each other.

Although very thin, the ovipositor is a tube and the egg being laid moves down a tiny channel in its center. The outer two filaments are sheaths which protect the ovipositor; they are out to the sides during egg-laying

The presence of giant ichneumons on a tree is not a good sign because they are an indication that horntail wasp are attacking the tree. Horntail wasps attack trees that are already under stress. Often by the time the wood-boring insects have started attacking the tree it is in irreversible decline.

Fortunately, for my pastor, the giant ichneumon wasp he saw was on a dead stump of a tree, and not on a healthy one.

Roland’s trivia question of the week:

For how many teams did NFL quarterback Joe Montana play?

Answer can be found here.

Roland’s Trivia Question for Thursday, September 19, 2019

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For how many teams did NFL quarterback Joe Montana play?

Answer:

Two. San Francisco 49ers 1979 – 1990 & 1992; Kansas City Chiefs 1993-94.

Lasell College honors class of 2019 at 165th commencement ceremony

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A record number of graduate and undergraduate students at Lasell College, in Newton, Massachusetts, were awarded degrees on May 11, 2019, in a ceremony featuring remarks from Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Kennedy III.

Vincent Marchesi, of Waterville, graduated with a BS in accounting.

Chad Martin, of Fairfield, graduated with a BS in finance.

Local Residents initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi

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The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Brooke Curtis, of Skowhegan, was initiated at University of Maine.

Jazzy Osborn of Clinton, was initiated at University of Maine.

Waterville receives $229,334 to purchase breathing apparatus

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photo from Waterville Fire & Rescue Facebook page

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today $40.8 million in direct assistance grants to 202 fire departments nationwide through the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Additional phases will soon be announced.

The Waterville Fire Department will receive $229,334 from FEMA for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). The grant will be used to purchase 34 breathing apparatuses for Waterville’s firefighters.

In addition, the announcement includes Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Windham, Cascp, Standish, Gorham and Brunswick.

The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.

This grant is funded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Eligible applicants include local fire departments, fire districts, nonaffiliated EMS organizations, tribal fire departments and State Fire Training Academies. The grant applications are submitted from each agency directly to FEMA, where the applications are reviewed and scored by fire service personnel from throughout the nation.

FEMA obligates funding for this project directly to the recipient agencies. It is the recipient agency’s responsibility to manage their grant award within federal guidelines with technical assistance and monitoring provided by FEMA Fire Program Specialists.

Additional information about FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program(s) may be found at https://www.fema.gov/firegrants.

SOLON & BEYOND: News from Solon Elementary School

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Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percyby Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy
grams29@tds.net
Solon, Maine 04979

Good morning, my friends. Don’t worry, be happy!

As always I was very happy to receive the Solon School newsletter. The Principal’s Message states: “The Solon staff and I wish to welcome our new students in grades PreK-5 and their families to our school and to welcome back those who have been with us before. I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful summer.

“I am the principal of both Solon Elementary and Garret Schenck Elementary School so I split my time between the schools. I am here for half of each day. Our school secretary Mrs. Tanya McFadyen can help parents with any issues they may have and can help you make contact with me if you wish to.

“Mr. Terry Corson will serve as our lead teacher and will help me handle discipline issues.

“We are pleased to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students again this year under the district’s community eligibility program. Students can buy milk or juice for snack or to go with a cold lunch if they wish to for 30 cents.

“Again this year our students will have healthy snacks provided through a fresh fruits and vegetables grant program on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

“Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank-you for your cooperation. We look forward to a great new year!

“An open house will be held on Wednesday, September 25, from 6 – 7 p.m. Enjoy refresments , visit the classrooms. Please join us!

“On August 23, our new kindergartners attended an open house to acquaint them with their teacher Mre. Jen LaChance and to find out what life would be like in kindergarten. They listened to a story, participated in a scavenger hunt , enjoyed a snack, and played outside on the playground.

“The following is if you have bus questions or concerns. If you have general questions about bussing, please call our Transportation Director Lorie Agren at 431-8812. When your children are on the bus and you have concerns about pick-up or drop-off, please call Bonnie (a.m.) or Candy (p.m.), at Carrabec Community School, at 635-2209 and they can radio the bus driver.”

GROWING YOUR BUSINESS: Answer your darn phone!

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Growing your businessby Dan Beaulieu
Business consultant

I know you’re busy, out there in the job. Working as hard as you can to please your customers, and grow your business. But there is still one thing you need to do to make sure that your business always looks professional. One thing, that if you do better than anyone else, will set you apart in a big, way, a very big way, and that is the way you handle phone calls, yes, the way you answer your phone.

There is nothing more aggravating to a customer — or potential customer — than not having anyone on the other end of the line when they are trying to reach you. Whether it’s a current customer who wants to talk to you about a job; or worse, has a complaint that he wants to talk to you about, she wants to talk to you now! Or maybe it’s a new potential customer who wants to ask you about your services and rates, now that’s a phone call you really want to answer if you are serious about growing your business. There is no doubt that answering the phone in a timely fashion is one of the most important things you can do for your business and for your customers.

If you think about it for a minute you will come to realize that in the case of a new potential customer, for example, the way you “do phone” will be the first impression that person has of you, your company and the way you do business. So, you’d better be good at it.

Personalize the situation, it has happened to all of us. Many of us have called a plumber because the toilet is overflowing, or an electrician because yours is the only house on the street whose power is off. You really want to talk to someone now! Or your porch roof looks like it is about to collapse under the weight of the 40 inches of wet snow that fell last night, you want someone to answer that phone, now. But instead you wait by the phone for hours feeling helpless as the situation seems to get worse by the minute! And the longer you wait the more resentful you get. If you’re the person not calling them back… don’t count on growing your business.

We all get it. The way you answer your phone, the way you deal with phone calls is critical to the way you keep your customers happy and grow your business.

So, keeping that in mind, here a few tips on how to deal with phone calls:

  • If your company is small, and you have no one at the office, or the house who can answer the phone, then carry a cell phone and answer it wherever you are. Take the time to answer it to at least find out what the caller wants and let her know when you can get to her place to fix the problem, if it is an emergency. If it’s not an emergency then tell him when you will call him back, preferably that evening.
  • Another idea is to have two phone numbers; one for normal business and one for emergencies and get your customers to use the emergency number only when there is an emergency. Oh, I can hear you groan that some people will always use the emergency number, and yes, you’re right. But for the rest of the customers. It will be an impressive option and show how much you care about customer service, and they will indeed honor your system.
  • Put all of your current customers’ numbers in your phone so that you will see who is calling when they are calling which will allow you to instantly triage the calls thus giving you some idea of who is calling and more easily make a decision about calling them back.
  • If you are lucky enough to have an office with a person manning the phones then always make sure that person is courteous and is well trained enough to know when the call is important enough to notify you to call the customer immediately, or when there is time so that you can call when you have some free time later in the day. This person should also have your calendar so that he or she can make appointments for you.
  • And finally, the voice mail. That necessary evil of all businesses. Make sure your message is clear, concise and, of course, courteous and maybe add a clever little statement that will make the caller smile a bit when leaving the message. And always, always let the caller know exactly how long it will take for you to call her back

In the end, it’s all about looking and feeling professional to your customers. The way you answer your phone and the way you return phone calls will go a long way when you are truly serious about growing your business.

Square dancers attend New England convention

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Front row, from left to right, Dave and Ellie Mulcahy, Margaret Carter, Charllotte Sinclair and Nanci Temple. Back, .Cindy Fairfield, Bob Brown, Bruce Carter, Milton Sinclair and Fred Temple. (contributed photo)

A few of the Maine dancers who were able to attend the 61st New England Square and Round Dance Convention, held in Stowe, Vermont.

The clubs represented by these dancers were Squire Town Squares, of Winthrop, Central Maine Squares, of Waterville, Friendship Squares, of Wilton, Pine Cone Reelers, of Augusta and the LeVi Rounders, of Hermon. All of these clubs and other clubs in Maine offer beginner lessons. For more information, call Bob Brown at 447-0094 or Cindy Fairfield at 631-8816.

Obituaries for Thursday, September 19, 2019

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LINETTE B. DOSTIE

WATERVILLE — Linette B. Dostie, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, in Bangor. Linette was born on August 3, 1939, in Stratton, the daughter of Noel Bolduc and Rose Bolduc.

Linette attended Mt. Merici High School, in Waterville, graduating in 1957. She went to work, first as a secretary in a lawyer’s office and then as a secretary for doctors Pratt and Diel. It was at this time she met and married the love of her life, David V. Dostie.

They had one son, Douglas. Soon after, Linette began her service to the city of Waterville, first in finance, then with the city engineers. She then earned her certificate to become the assistant to the city clerk and eventually became the city clerk of Waterville, where she served for over 30 years. During that time, she was named Maine City Clerk of the Year, taught fellow city clerks in Rhode Island, and ran all the city elections (mostly!) without a hitch. Lynn was a faithful and active member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, in Fairfield, where she taught Catechism and served as a eucharistic minister.

Linette loved to travel. Along with her late husband, David, she managed to travel the world from Hawaii to Russia to much of Europe and the United States. She especially enjoyed taking her two grandsons to Ireland and her granddaughter to England and Scotland. She also treated them to three Disney trips where she was happy to simply enjoy their excitement. Lynn’s favorite place to travel was Jamaica where she enjoyed the warm weather and fruity, exotic drinks. Lynn also especially enjoyed quilting with her sisters. They spent many years gathering each week to make special quilts for their families and simply spend time together. If they weren’t quilting, they were playing cutthroat games of Scrabble or Dominos.

Linette was predeceased by her husband of nearly 50 years, David V. Dostie; her parents, Noel and Rose Bolduc; her brothers, Claude, Reginald, Guy and Germaine Bolduc; and her sisters, Huguette Sullivan, Lorraine Richardson, and Jane Leighton.

She is survived by her son, Douglas Dostie and his wife, Karen, of Clinton; her sister Rita Fortin, of Benton, brother Raymond Bolduc and his wife Peggy, of New Hampshire; grandchildren, Ben Dostie and his wife Renee, of Clinton, Stacey Ramer and her husband Steve, of Fairfield, and Eric Dostie, of Shawmut; great-grandchildren, Cameron, Hannah, Isaac, Easton, Lanalynn, Audrey, and Addilynn; along with many in-laws, nieces, and nephews.

An online guestbook may be signed, and memories shared at www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are by Lawry Brothers Funeral & Cremation Care, 107 Main St., Fairfield.

BRUCE K. HALLEE

CLINTON – Bruce K. Hallee, 55, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019, at his home, in Clinton. He was born May 12, 1964, in Bath, the son of Francis R. and Darlene (Williamson) Hallee.

He graduated from Waterville Senior High School in 1983. On October 12, 1996, he married Jennifer Roy, in Waterville. He was employed for 20 years at Maine GeneralMedical Center and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with family and his dog.

Bruce is survived by his wife of 22 years, Jennifer (Roy) Hallee, of Clinton; son Matthew Dukett and husband Kris, of Waterville; daughter Hannah Hallee, of Clinton; father Francis Hallee, of Waterville; sister Kathy White and husband Wayne, of Anson; two brothers, Mike Hallee and wife Patty, of Waterville, Chris Hallee and companion Diane, of Massachusetts; three brothers-in-law, Dan Roy and wife Amy, of Lyman, William Kolreg and wife Maggie, of Oakland, Seth Poulin and wife Jessie, of Virginia; sister-in-law Elaine Harrison, of Waterville; mother-in-law Carmen Foster and husband Preston, of Benton; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, uncles, aunts and cousins.

He was predeceased by his mother, Darlene (Williamson) Hallee.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 10 a.m., at St. Francis Cemetery, Grove St., in Waterville. A celebration of life will follow at Winslow Parks & Recreation, Benton Avenue, Winslow, Maine.

In lieu of flowers, friends wishing may make donations in Bruce’s memory to Father Roger Hallee Missionary, c/o Francis Hallee, 7 Walnut Street, Waterville, ME 04901.

Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976.

BRADY T. MARTIN

CLINTON – Brady Thomas Martin, 22, of Clinton, passed on Monday, September 9, 2019, the result of a tragic accident at work, doing what he loved. Brady was born in Skowhegan on June 14, 1997, the son of Thomas Martin and Kirstie Martin (Scribner).

He attended Lawrence High School, in Fairfield, and then went on to graduate from homeschooling with a very special friend/ second mother to Brady, Dawn Powers.

Brady participated in football at LHS where he was known for his sideways grin and being a bit of a bull in a china shop, according to his teammates, and how can you forget the “EEEYEEEEEEE?” Brady also loved to play hockey. He played for Lawrence High School as well as multiple travel teams. He also played in the State Senior High School Allstar Game. While still in high school, Brady enjoyed working at the Fletcher Farm, in Pittsfield, where he made many friends. After high school, Brady worked in the woods, building a logging and excavation business, which was his passion. Brady loved to work, but when he had free time he loved to hunt and fish and spend time with his family and his dog, Diesel.

Brady is survived by his parents, Thomas and Kirstie Martin, of St. Albans; two sisters, Kimberlyn Martin and her partner Michael Kesslak, of Boston, Massachusetts, and Kaylie Martin and her fiancé Jake Martitz, of Waterville; grandparents, Joseph and Lorette Martin, of Fairfield, Merle and Jeanne Brann, of Avon, and Ken and Yvonne Scribner, of West Virginia; great-grandparents Walter and Ruth Smith, of Oakland, and Merle and Cathy Brann, of Benton; aunts and uncles, John and Tiffany Brann, of Avon, Tim Martin and Michelle Hreben, of Fairfield, Terry Martin, of Hermon, Tori Martin and Jim Carpenter, of Fairfield, Sarah and Phil Proctor, of New Hampshire, Jason and Betsy Brann, of Smithfield, and Doug and Bridget Hillman, of Clinton. Brady is also survived by his love Crystal Crowell and her daughter Stephanie, of Gardiner; and many great-aunts and uncles, as well as several cousins.

An online guestbook may be signed, and memories shared at www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are by Lawry Brothers Funeral & Cremation Care, 107 Main St., Fairfield.

CLAIRE S. NICKERSON

VASSALBORO – Claire S. Nickerson, 94, died Wednesday, Wednesday, September 11, 2019. She was born in Hulls Cove on October 12, 1924, to Adfer and Helen (Hanscom) Strout.

She was a 1942 graduate of Bar Harbor High School and a 1946 graduate of Nasson College, in Springvale, making the Who’s Who book in 1946.

She married the late Maine State Police Capt. Millard E. Nickerson, Jr., of Sanford on July 6, 1946, in Bar Harbor. They had three children, Millard E. “Nicky’ Nickerson III, Michael E. and Mark E. Nickerson. She was the matriarch of both the Strout family and the Nickerson family.

She did bookkeeping for several businesses in the Brunswick area, Dr. Wilson, Senters, and the old Woolen Mill, in Topsham, before moving to Vassalboro when her husband became a trooper in 1953. She was a first grade school teacher at Riverside School, in Vassalboro, for over 25 years and helped her husband Nick run the Kennebec County Federal Credit Union when she retired from teaching for many years. She was inspiration to many, many of her students even at the first grade level.

Claire was loved by all who knew her. She loved a good time and never wanted to miss anything!

She was predeceased by her husband, Millard and a son, Michael.

She is survived by her sons, Millard, who lost his wife Linda of 50 years, on August 25, and Mark and his companion Debra Violette; grandchildren, Lisa Taylor and husband John, Lori Tungseth and husband Nathan, Richard and wife Gretchen, Jenny and husband Bobby, Jimmy and wife Heidi, and Max; great-grandchildren, Brooke, Abby, Zachary, Emily Thompson and husband Thad, Emery, Kolby, Kayleigh, Owen, Austin and Myla; great-great-grandchild, Mary Frances Thompson; a brother-in-law, Charles Nickerson and his wife Linda, of Wells Beach; and countless nieces and nephews from Maine to California and beyond.

Arrangements by Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME.

Condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.plummerfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Riverside Congregational Church 38 Webber Pond Rd. Vassalboro, ME 04989

CAROLYN J. BRAGG

WHITEFIELD – Carolyn J. Bragg, 84, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the Country Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Windsor on September 9, 1935, a daughter of the late Elbridge and Irene (Bartlett) Jones.

Mrs. Bragg attended Erskine Academy, in South China. She had been employed most of her life spending her younger years on Monhegan Island every summer. She also spent a lot of years working in the family restaurant (Nelson’s Restaurant). Most of her jobs were cooking for people, including a cook at Togus VA, a dietary aide at the Maine Veterans Home, in Augusta.

Mrs. Bragg was a lifetime member of the Windsor Fair Association. She enjoyed any and all time spent with her children and grandchildren. She loved the simple things in life.

She was predeceased by her husband, Edson “Bub” M. Bragg, her brother, Lewis Jones and her infant sister, Elizabeth Jones.

Mrs. Bragg is survived by her daughter, Terry I. Haskell and son-in-law Ronald Haskell Sr., of Palermo; two sons, Scott E. Bragg, of Windsor, and Troy E. Bragg and his wife Anne, of Washington; six grandchildren, Kerstin Palmer, Connor Bragg, Jessica Bragg, Joshua Bragg, Ronnie Haskell, Jr. and Melissa Haskell; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, Windsor Chapel, 983 Ridge Rd., Rt. 32, Windsor, ME.

Condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.plummerfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Carolyn’s memory be made to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, ME 04330.

OTHERS DEPARTED

CAROLYN J. TRASK, 75, of Waterville, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019. Locally, she is survived by children Mark Tulley and partner Midge Ouellette, of Madison, Kelley Frazee, of Fairfield, and Matthew Tulley and partner Sara Goodridge, of Waterville.