Webber served as city historian for nearly three decades after a career teaching at Hall-Dale High School.
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Charles Shay, Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, dies at 101
Shay, who grew up on Indian Island, near Old Town, was an Army medic during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. He spent his final years in France.
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Karmo Sanders, Maine’s ‘Marden’s Lady,’ dies at 74
A playwright, teacher and performer, she delighted audiences with her over-the-top yet relatable bargain-hunting character in TV ads for the Maine salvage chain.
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Bau Graves, who helped shape Maine’s music and cultural scene, dies at 73
Graves was artistic director of the Maine Festival, the state’s showcase summer arts and music event for decades. He and his wife started the New Year’s Portland celebration in the early 1980s and also ran the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland.
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Dennis Fogg, legendary Maine comedian and pancake artist, dies from cancer
Fogg, 64, was twice voted New England’s Funniest Comedian and ran the landmark Uncle Andy’s Diner in South Portland for nearly 2 decades.
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Penobscot elder ‘Butch’ Phillips dies at 85
A celebrated culture-bearer and artist, Reuben Elliot ‘Butch’ Phillips also was part of the team that negotiated the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
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Robert Monks, who died at 91, built a legacy of activism in Maine
Monks helped shape the modern corporate landscape during a decades-long career as a lawyer, venture capitalist, author and corporate leader.
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Judy Kahrl, philanthropist and reproductive rights activist, dies at 90
The Arrowsic resident was an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune and founder of Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights.
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Photographer Paul Caponigro, who died this month in Cushing, brought a spiritual quality to his work
He was among America’s foremost landscape photographers.
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Stan Eames, longtime Kennebec Journal editor, remembered for civility, dignity in the newsroom
Eames, who grew up in Hallowell, died Nov. 5. He was 83.