TOPSHAM — Edward Duer “Ned” Reeves Jr., 77, formerly of Summit, NJ, passed away quietly at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, Maine, on Friday, December 23, 2011. A graduate of The Pingry School and Williams College, Ned worked for Tenco, a division of Coca Cola, before starting his own business, Templar Foods, in 1974. One […]
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Robert David Colfer
BRUNSWICK — Robert David Colfer, 84, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday December 24, 2011, at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick ME, from complications of a heart attack. He was born at home near Augusta, Maine October 15, 1927 to the late David C. and Marion (Fierling) Colfer. He graduated from Cony High […]
Russell G. Bernier
BRUNSWICK — Russell G. Bernier, 92, of Riverview Drive in Brunswick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at the Mid Coast Senior Center. He was born on April 28, 1919 in Brunswick the son of Joseph and Alberinte ( Fortin) Bernier and grew up in Brunswick graduating from Brunswick High School class of […]
Shirley Margaret Osborne
WEST BATH — Shirley Margaret Osborne, 92, of West Bath died December 24, 2011 in Pembroke, MA while visiting at her sons home for the Christmas Holiday. She was born in Bath on September 24, 1914, the daughter of John and Ethel Warner and attended Bath Schools. Shirley was employed by Bath Memorial Hospital and […]
Former football star, wife die Tuesday
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Houston Antwine, one of the Patriots’ top defensive players in their early years, and his wife, Evelyn, have died, the team said Tuesday. Antwine, 72, died Monday in Memphis, Tenn., of heart failure, and his wife died Tuesday of lung cancer, the team said. A member of the Patriots’ 50th Anniversary […]
N. Koreans salute, cry for late leader Kim Jong Il
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s next leader escorted his father’s hearse in an elaborate state funeral on a bitter, snowy day today, bowing and saluting in front of tens of thousands of citizens who wailed and stamped their feet in grief for Kim Jong Il. Son and successor Kim Jong Un was head […]
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Longshot Ron Paul’s rising chances in Iowa SAN ANTONIO ( AP) — Ron Paul wants to legalize pot and shut down the Federal Reserve. He thinks the federal government has no authority to outlaw abortion, no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and no justification to print money unless it’s […]
Preventive care: It’s free, except when it’s not free
CHICAGO — Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free. His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation’s 1-year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the […]
How to avoid costly surprises
Experts offer the following tips for avoiding surprise medical bills for preventive care: — Call your insurance plan — the 800-number on the back of your insurance card — to find out whether the plan must comply with the Affordable Care Act. If your plan is “grandfathered,” it’s exempt from the law’s requirement to pay […]
Lawyer says soldier-shooting client was attacked
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The lawyer for the 19- year- old California man charged with the attempted murder of an Afghanistan war veteran said his client was under attack when gunfire rang out. Ruben Ray Jurado was charged Tuesday with attempted murder and multiple sentencing enhancements for using a firearm in the shooting that […]