BRUNSWICK — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man, believed to be schizophrenic, who has been missing for more than two weeks. Jason Reil, 33, was reported missing by his family on Jan. 25, but was last seen Jan. 12. Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan described Reil as 5 feet 9 […]
February 2012
Maine treasure hunter takes aim at $3B sunken bounty
Greg Brooks of Gorham says he’s located and will soon start salvaging a World War II-era ship that holds 71 tons of platinum.
Clinton Ray, 65
BRUNSWICK — Clinton Ray, 65, died Jan. 28 at Bodwell House with his family by his side after a year-long battle with kidney cancer. He was born in Majestic, Ky. on Oct. 20, 1946 and was a son of Virginia Tennessee and John Nelson Ray Sr. He was educated in the Majestic school system. At […]
Sprague pulls Scarborough Beach project
SCARBOROUGH – A 64-acre beachfront lot adjacent to Scarborough Beach State Park will remain farmland, and not a 370-space parking lot, as proposed by property owner, The Sprague Corp. Citing cost overruns, Seth Sprague, president of the Sprague Corp. and its subsidiary company, Black Point Resource Management, has pulled the Planning Board application that asked […]
Michael D. Reid, 53
BATH — Michael D. Reid, 53, died Jan. 28 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a sudden illness. He was born in Princeton, W. Va. on Nov. 16, 1958 and was the son of Darryl and Imogene Reid. He attended Gray-New Gloucester High School and served in the U.S. Army as a Unit Supply […]
Rita Nell Hudson, 71
BATH — Rita Nell Hudson, 71, died Jan. 25 with her family by her side after a long illness. Born on July 11, 1940 in Panama City, Fla., she was the daughter of Bueford L. Hoskins and V. Burnell Rutherford Gainer. On May 8, 1965 she married John E. Hudson and together they raised three […]
Daughter testifies in Dapolito murder trial
Angel Dapolito, 20, says Patrick Dapolito and Kelly Winslow ran a very organized drug dealing business before Winslow’s slaying in 2010.
Shirley Mae Parshley Swearingen, 90: Loved raspberries and John Wayne
BATH — Shirley Mae Parshley Swearingen, 90, died at Mid Coast Hospital on Jan. 21. She was born in Bath on Dec. 20, 1921 in the family quarters of the Shepard St. Fire House to George and Ethel Varner Parshley; her father was the driver of Engine 3, a horse-drawn steam pumper. She attended elementary […]
Joan P. Tibbetts, 79
GEORGETOWN — Joan P. Tibbetts, 79, died Jan. 21 at Winship Green Nursing Home in Bath with her loving husband, beloved children and dog by her side. She was born in Nashua, N.H. on Dec. 29, 1932 and was the daughter of Frank E. Burnham and Sylvia R. Burnham. On July 11, 1950 she married […]
Irma Caldwell Russell, 94
BRUNSWICK — Irma Caldwell Russell, 94, died on Jan. 23 at Mid Coast Hospital. She was born Nov. 16, 1917 in Starks and was the youngest of four children born to Roy and Idea Caldwell. She attended schools in Starks and Madison. She married Donald Wayne Newell and they lived in Connecticut and Maine, settling […]