Keywords: retirement
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Site Pages
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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3
"… Brothers to his son Stephen Herring at his retirement. Malcolm turned his half of Herring Brothers over to his daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew
"Bev McAloon is a year-round island resident. She retired to the island after 20 years in social work and public school education."
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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3
"… in Cape Elizabeth shows the newly constructed retirement home of longtime Portland physician James M. Cummings."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street
"Mr. Hill retired for a short time, moving to Florida. With his return to Bath, he worked at a gentlemen’s clothing store at 134 Front Street, until…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson
"… interviewed Andrew Anderson, age 85, at the retirement home he resides in, in Thomaston, on January 14th, 2009."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777
"… friend of George Washington, left his duties and retired to Thomaston in 1795, arriving on a sloop via the St."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
"Fly Rod retired to a quiet life in downtown Phillips. Much of her memorabilia and many of her writings are on display at the Phillips Historical…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden
"Willard retired from racing in 1935 and passed away in Bucksport on January 16, 1947. Byron Verge once wrote a song for John R Braden and dedicated…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families
"Donald retired from his position in 1983, and passed away in 2002. His wife, Marguerite, passed away in 2004, and their property in Seal Harbor…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby
"He was retired for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was fighting to keep the country together under…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"… carpenter’s tools is astonishing.” Litchfield retired as a station agent at Candia, New Hampshire in 1941 and received a golden pass for his fifty…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4
"John Cottle, retired in 1816, a series of doctors worked in the town. One of the most beloved was Dr. Charles Bell."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"… masters who had run offices out of their homes retired, and a single post office now serves the entire island."
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3
"… the death of his brother Henry in 1882, Samuel retired from the ministry and moved to Cambridge to devote himself to writing a three volume…"
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Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection
"… teaching, first in Dexter and then in Brewer, retiring in 1981. Early in his teaching career, he earned a master’s degree in history from the…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens
"… in Baltimore from 1923-1930, after that he retired to Southern Pines, North Carolina where he died on June 2nd, 1943 at the age of 90."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"… a day, now borders the present-day Avalon Village Retirement Community off Route 1A. But memories are kept alive in the stories told by an…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row
"… his business, Wilson still worked there until he retired in 1972. Wilson's Drug Store still stands today."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4
"… but have been drawn back to their roots as they retired. Others grew up summering or vacationing in Blue Hill and ultimately determined to make the…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth
"Until his retirement in 1844, Pratt launched two to three vessels annually, mostly small schooners or brigs ranging in size from 46 tons to the…"
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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community
"… for the lowest possible rate. Albert Lucas, a retired Episcopal priest spent several weeks receiving emergency care at Mercy in 1965, and insisted…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"… and remained the North Village doctor until his retirement, September 28, 1955. Dr. Hutchins was both doctor and friend to everyone in the North…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"Johnson was thinking of retiring and thought perhaps Gould would be interested in his business. Gould asked for a tour of the mill."