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CORINTH – Drawn to the world of numbers at a young age, Harold Grant still enjoys sharing his financial knowledge with others. At 81, Grant has been the tax assessor’s agent in Corinth and Hudson for nearly 30 years and has been working in the… Read More
CALAIS – She said she’s sassy and loves to flirt, and at 92 years old, Esther Darling is the darling of Wal-Mart. She has worked at the store for the past 10 years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKPORT – Stan Catell may consider himself an old dog, but he’s still one hep cat. The 79-year-old jazz clarinetist has been a part of the region’s jazz scene for more than four decades. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BANGOR – Derald Cochran remembers the first car he sold as if it were yesterday. “It was a Dodge Dart. It cost $3,200,” said Cochran, a salesman at Bangor Chrysler Dodge, one of the first auto dealerships to set up shop on Hogan Road in… Read More
BANGOR – To call Frank Cande meticulous may be an understatement. At 83 years old, he’s not above getting on his hands and knees and with toothbrush or scrub brush in hand, to clean those hard-to-reach places at Bangor International Airport. Long past the time… Read More
ADDISON – Lewis B. Lovejoy is a perfect picture of job satisfaction. After all, he gets to sweep and mop the Lewis B. Lovejoy Gymnasium five days a week, and more when the Daniel W. Merritt School has extra events on weekends. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Elwood Hussey methodically pushed the lever of a grinder up and then down through the well-worn teeth of a circular saw, sharpening their bite. The 82-year-old man worried little about the fireworks of white stars that shot out around his worn hands each… Read More
SANGERVILLE – It was daybreak, and Shirley Campbell stepped from her warm kitchen out into the crisp, morning air and headed for her barn. The gray-haired woman trod gingerly over the dirt and gravel driveway with her steady companion, Faye, a mixed breed dog, beside… Read More
BANGOR – There are some jobs that require just the right touch, something Andy Taber has learned during his 58 years in the watch repair business. “You’ve got to know your work,” Taber said. “If you don’t know your work, you might as well leave… Read More
BELFAST – Belfast lawyer Roger Blake has been practicing law in the courtrooms of Waldo County for nearly a half-century and has no intention of taking a breather. “I enjoy it, and as long as my health holds out I intend to continue practicing,” the… Read More
HOULTON – Dr. Donald Woods wakes up every morning, gets dressed and walks across the road to the dental office that he shares with his son, Dr. Karl Woods, on McSheffery Road. He spends 41/2 days a week in his light-blue smock, bent over his… Read More
Many area residents may know William “Bill” Hunt from his live advertising for Hunt’s IGA on the “Al and Aileen” show on Channel 2 during the 1950s and ’60s. Others may know him from his days as a sideline official at Bangor High School football… Read More
BREWER – There is one person working in Brewer who considers himself a “couch potato” even though he’s 73 years old and still holds down a full-time job. Frank Sonia Jr., who was born and raised in Bangor and now lives in Hampden, said he… Read More
BREWER – Shortly after New Year’s Day, the daytime pizza delivery driver for the Brewer Pizza Hut will turn 80. Brewer resident Walden Lawson, who likes to be called “Wally,” said he loves to drive. That’s the main reason he stays behind the wheel and… Read More
FRENCHVILLE – Starting his eighth decade, Fernand Martin doesn’t want to think of not having something to do each day, especially during the warmer months of May through November when he can work outside. So unless something else happens to his health, Martin still will… Read More
BREWER – There are those who work a job 20 years and then retire. Then there are those, like Brewer resident Bernice Winslow, who work a job for 28 years and then retire to take on another job for 22 years – and counting. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – Today, Anna Bart turns 89. Even though it’s her birthday, Bart did not take the day off from her job at Bangor Motor Inn. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
MILFORD – The only medicine Horace “Spike” Moffatt takes are the vitamins his wife puts on the table each day, and at 72 he says slowing down isn’t in his plan to get to heaven. Moffatt can be found Monday through Friday working at the… Read More
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION – Even on the nastiest day of the year when few would venture out, John Bishop Sr. can be found cruising the highways. Seated behind the wheel of a dump truck, the 74-year-old is as comfortable plowing local roads and hauling cement from… Read More
On any given day, you can find Mary Cheney Gould of Brooksville glued to a computer at the Bagaduce Music Lending Library in Blue Hill, her fingers tapping the keys with the same dedication that she shows when she tickles the ivories. Though still an… Read More
BANGOR – If you’ve run out of heating fuel after business hours or on a holiday, chances are good you’ve spoken with Arthur Lutton. The 74-year-old Bangor resident is one of the night dispatchers employed at Webber Energy Fuels’ corporate headquarters on Main Street. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
GOULDSBORO – Edith Woodward, who has held her job for 47 years, says she has no plans to leave her position as head cook at the local grammar school. “I’m 86 years old and I’ve never retired,” Woodward said recently. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – When you devote your life to studying ice ages, the matter of your own age tends to be insignificant by comparison. That may help explain why University of Maine professor Harold W. Borns Jr. hasn’t really thought about retiring, even though he’s approaching his 76th birthday. Read More
BREWER – Earl Sherwood retired three years ago as an appraiser for the city of Bangor but now is behind the desk again, this time for the city of Brewer. At 70, Sherwood has taken a part-time job assisting Brewer assessor Mary Lynne Hunter. His… Read More
PITTSFIELD – “I’m retired, you know,” Leroy Starbird says as he climbs up the ladder and begins rolling primer on a newly sheet-rocked wall. He works in silence, no radio or distractions, just the swoosh, swoosh of the roller punctuated now and then by the scrape of the… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Robert “Bob” Wessel had been doing enough kayaking. That’s why he took an opportunity to come out of retirement and help sell kayaks at the L.L. Bean Factory Store on High Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
DEBLOIS – He keeps coming back. It’s not just for the money, but for the love of the job. Henry Dean, 77, of Bucksport has been raking blueberries off and on since 1949. He has raked berries every year for Jasper Wyman & Son since… Read More
Editor’s Note: The Bangor Daily News is profiling people age 70 and older who choose to remain in the work force, examining why they still feel the need to work and how they feel about their jobs. The profiles will run occasionally. MILFORD – Each… Read More