BRUNSWICK — Richard A. Lay, 80, died Feb. 12 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., on Sept. 21, 1931, the son of Hiram and Ruth Gray Lay. Lay graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif., in 1949 and later entered the U.S. Air Force at Andrews Air […]
February 2012
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Doris May Bailey, 83
BRUNSWICK — Doris May Bailey, 83, died Feb. 18 at Horizons Living Center. She was born in Greenville on Nov. 26, 1928, the daughter of George and Gertrude Raymond Libby. She graduated from Greenville High School in 1946 and from Maine General School of Nursing in Portland in 1949. In April of 1950 she began […]
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Topsham selectmen table tax exemption for military, OK manager's raise
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen last week unanimously tabled an excise tax exemption proposed for residents on active military duty. Town Manager Cornell Knight said at the board’s Feb. 16 meeting that the exemption used to apply to non-resident military personnel stationed in town. But a state law that took effect Jan. 1 allows […]
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Brunswick seeks input on school budget cuts
BRUNSWICK — The School Board is hoping members of the public will turn out at the first public forum on the 2012-2013 budget. Brunswick is facing a nearly $2 million decline in tuition dollars and state and federal aid over last year. Faced with another challenging budget season, officials and administrators want to hear from […]
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Richard D. Wyckoff Sr., 67: Energetic and charismatic
WISCASSET — Richard D. Wyckoff Sr., 67, died Feb. 14 at his home. He was born in Newport, R.I., on Aug. 26, 1944, son of William D. and Ruth F. Wyckoff. He attended Culver Military Academy and Miami of Ohio University. On July 15, 1967, he married Katherine E. Partridge. He served in the U.S. […]
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Panel: All adults should get whooping cough shots
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial disease that in rare cases can be fatal.
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Guitar hero: Scarborough 11-year-old jams at Lewiston pub
LEWISTON — Justin Lindsay doesn’t exactly look like he belongs roaming around open mic night at the local watering hole. In fact, he’s barely tall enough to see over the bar. He’s not much taller than the electric guitar he plays. Nope. The 11-year-old from Scarborough looks more like your typical middle-school student than a […]
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Two minor accidents snarl traffic, rattle nerves
Two minor accidents happened at the beginning and the end of the day in Westbrook today. At 9 a.m., a pickup truck went off the road, struck a pole, went airborne, and came to rest in front of a home at 637 East Bridge St. “It hit my front steps,” said Gardner Foss, 71, who […]
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Scarborough Police Beat: Feb. 22
Arrests 2/13 at 2:36 a.m. Crystal L. Miller, 25, of Bradley Street, Lewiston, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Garrett Strout on charges of unlawful possession of oxycodone, unlawful possession of cocaine, unlawful possession of penicillin and sale or use of drug paraphernalia. 2/13 at 11:31 a.m. Marcia M. Belanger, 47, of St. Mary’s […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Feb. 24
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Feb. 13-20.