PORTLAND – Former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Laker coach Phil Jackson once said, “Approach the game with no preset agendas and you’ll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.” While Jackson’s quote may work on athletes getting paid millions of dollars, It doesn’t quite apply universally to the game of basketball. Perhaps Jackson […]
February 2012
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Fireworks, paramedics, docks on deck for Harpswell Town Meeting
HARPSWELL — From hiring a paramedic to regulating fireworks, this year’s annual Town Meeting is expected to result in big policy changes, but not a big tax increase. Although the budget is up 7.4 percent over last year, taxes will likely not increase, according to Deputy Town Administrator Terri Sawyer. The most expensive item on […]
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Rev. Kenneth Wentzel, 88: Devoted to serving others
BRUNSWICK — Rev. Kenneth Wentzel, 88, died unexpectedly on Feb. 21. A huge fan of Kurt Vonnegut, Benny Goodman, donkeys, Portland Sea Dogs Baseball and chocolate chip cookies, Wentzel resided in Topsham with his wife of 35 years, Ruth, and their two corgis. The eldest of three children, he was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. […]
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John F. Rakestraw, 98
LEWISTON — John F. Rakestraw, 98, died Feb. 25 at D’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born on July 19, 1913, the twelfth of thirteen children of Freeman and Nellie Davis Rakestraw; he was the last member of his immediate family. Rakestraw grew up in rural Havana, Ill. As a young boy he worked with his […]
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12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South
Powerful storms and tornadoes thrashed towns in Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee on Wednesday, destroying property, buildings and families.
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Bernard Frederick Theriault, 85
TOPSHAM — Bernard “Fred” Frederick Theriault, 85, died on Feb. 24 at Mid Coast Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Old Town on Aug. 8, 1926, the son of Frederick and Addie Theriault. At the age of only 16 he entered the U.S. Army Air Force and proudly served his country. […]
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Saphira Sue Rich, 7 months
BATH — Saphira Sue Rich, 7 months old, died unexpectedly on Feb. 21 in Patten. She was born on July 13, 2011, in Brunswick and resided with her parents, Andrew D. Rich and Oshiana L. Caldwell in Bath. Throughout her seven months, Rich laughed and smiled, bringing joy and happiness to everyone she touched. She was […]
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Topsham gallery to display needlepoint tapestries
TOPSHAM — Maine Fiberarts will host a reception and gallery talk from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 4, for its current show, “The Art of the Needle.” The snow date for the 13 Main St. exhibition, a display of needlepoint tapestries by West Newfield artist Jill Vendituoli, is March 18. Vendituoli will discuss her work from […]
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Brunswick man indicted on drug charges
BRUNSWICK — A man indicted on three counts of drug trafficking faces a March 8 arraignment in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland. James K. Brawn, 25, of Farley Road, was indicted last month by a Cumberland County grand jury on a single Class A charge of aggravated drug trafficking and two Class B charges […]
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Stocks finish off best February in 14 years
The Nasdaq index briefly cracked 3,000 on Wednesday for the first time since the Internet stock-bubble burst more than a decade ago, and all three major U.S. stock markets surged in February.