Mr. Cressey, a respected Portland firefighter, was the retired captain of the city’s Munjoy Hill fire station.
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Feature obituary: Loss of Windham High graduate leaves a hole in the community
Jared Malier, a 2011 graduate of Windham High School and a standout athlete, took his own life on Thursday.
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Phyllis Austin, prominent Maine environmental journalist, dies at 75
Friends and colleagues say the Brunswick native excelled at her craft by immersing herself in the places she wrote about.
Posted inNation & World
Denton Cooley, pioneer in heart transplant surgery, dies at age 96
He performed some of the nation’s first heart transplants and implanted the world’s first artificial heart.
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Founder of body armor company dies at 61
David Brooks dies in prison while serving a sentence for running a stock fraud scheme.
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Singer Bobby Vee dies, stood at crossroads of ’60s pop music
His hits included the chart-topping ‘Take Good Care of My Baby’ and he helped a young Bob Dylan get his start.
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Former Rwandan king dies after decades of exile in U.S.
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, 80, reigned for less than two years before his removal by the Belgians in 1961.
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Donn Fendler, hero of classic ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine,’ dies at 90
At age 12, Fendler survived nine days in the woods without food, walking 48 miles and losing 16 pounds before finally stumbling upon a hunting camp.
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Renowned naturalist, tracker of Yellowstone grizzlies dies at 100
Along with a twin brother, John Craighead was one of the great pioneers of modern wildlife research.
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Prototype ‘gonzo’ journalist Warren Hinckle dies
Under his stewardship, Ramparts framed hard-hitting investigations with crusading opinion pieces.