Collins, 83, worked and as a nurse and volunteered in Portland for many years and had a home in Standish.
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Charles Harlow, former Portland city councilor and mayor, dies at 77
A native of Rumford, he was a teacher, coach and college placement director at Cheverus High School.
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Thomas Dyro, a mainstay of Portland’s recovery community, dies at age 70
Mr. Dyro got sober in 2002 and became active in several recovery programs.
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Feature obituary: Longtime owner of iconic Camp Ellis restaurant dies at 77
Colin T. Wormwood Sr. ran the former Wormwood’s – whose patrons included Red Sox and Patriots players and one president – for over 50 years.
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Clayton Grover, who worked at Bath Iron Works for 67 years, dies at 87
The Newcastle man began at the shipyard as a 19-year-old in 1952, leaving to serve in the Army in the Korean War for 2 years before returning to work at BIW until his death this month.
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Craig Wilson, greenskeeper at Nonesuch River Golf Course, dies at 72
The Scarborough man, a former dispatcher for Maine Central Railroad and captain for the Blackpoint Hose Company, is remembered fondly by his family.
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Betsy Parsons, 65, English teacher in Portland who advocated for LGBTQ youths
She helped found GLSEN Southern Maine and was instrumental in creating about 90 gay-straight alliance groups in high schools across Maine.
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Feature obituary: Michael Simpson, fixture of a South Portland family hardware store, 41
Simpson was a devoted father and longtime employee at the paint counter at Shoppers True Value Hardware in South Portland.
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Rino Nadeau, retired maintenance worker at General Dynamics in Saco, 73
He was a well-respected member of the 12-step recovery community in Biddeford/Saco.
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Featured Obituary: Toni Cassidy, beloved teacher at Portland’s Hall school for 37 years, dies at 66
Mrs. Cassidy was remembered Tuesday as a strong and independent woman who rose above challenges in her life.