BRUNSWICK — Edmund H. Gibson, 91, died Dec. 9 at his home. He was born in Newton, Mass., on Oct. 2, 1921, the son of Alec and Ethel Cary Gibson. He graduated from Watertown High School, Lawrence Academy and Bates College. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Gibson married Patricia Hall in East […]
2012
Eleanor S. Parody, 80
BRUNSWICK — Eleanor S. Parody, 80, died Dec. 11 at her home. She was born in New York City and graduated from Bryant High School in Queens in 1949. She worked as a medical secretary at New York Hospital, and later as secretary for the head of the chemical engineering department at the Cooper Union […]
Ruth M. Currier, 96
BRUNSWICK — Ruth M. Currier, 96, died Dec. 6 at Horizons Living Center. She was born in Greene on April 16, 1916, the daughter of Edward Card and Blanch (Mitchell) Card. After her first birthday, the family moved from Greene to Bowdoin, where she lived on a farm with her parents and grandmother. She graduated […]
South Sports Roundup
SMCC hoops teams wrap up first semester The Southern Maine Community College men’s basketball team probably doesn’t want to see the first semester end. The Seawolves closed with victories at the University of Maine-Augusta (81-77) and the University of Maine-Machias (75-70) to improve to 13-3 overall (10-1 in the Yankee Small College Conference). Jose Nouchanthavong […]
Stephen Francis Austin, 73,
TOPSHAM — Stephen Francis Austin, 73, died Dec. 2 after a brief struggle with brain cancer. He died at home surrounded by his family. Austin was born on Sept. 25, 1939, in Brattleboro, Vt., the son of James A. and Euretta (Fuller) Austin. He graduated from St. Michael’s High School, class of 1957, and then […]
John Thomas Riley Horgan, 26
BRUNSWICK — John “Jake” Thomas Riley Horgan, 26, formerly of Stowe Lane, Brunswick, died Dec. 6 at his home in Olympia, Wash. He was born Nov. 10, 1986, in Boston, the son of Matthew D. Horgan, of Bath, and Patricia L. Riley, of Brunswick. Horgan attended the St. John’s School, Brunswick High School and […]
Ulrike Vachon-Frisch, 65
HARPSWELL — Ulrike “Ulli” Vachon-Frisch, 65, died Dec. 11. She was born in Bad Nauheim, Germany, on Feb. 20, 1947, the daughter of Peter Frisch and Hedwig Frisch. She obtained her master’s degree from Germany’s Frankfurt University in English and geography. She taught German for the U.S. Army and also at a private German high […]
Winter season underway
The 2012-13 basketball and hockey seasons are underway and local teams have produced their share of excitement. Boys’ basketball Mt. Ararat’s boys lost their opener at Edward Little, 81-52, then turned around and downed visiting Oxford Hills, 53-45, and host Erskine, 67-65. Shyheim Ulrickson went off for 25 points against the Vikings. The Eagles were […]
Scarborough hockey wins showdown
Scarborough junior Garrett McDonald battles Falmouth’s Andrew Emple for possession of the puck during the teams’ showdown Monday afternoon. Widely considered the two best teams in Western Class A, the Red Storm and Yachtsmen put on a show. Falmouth tied the score, 3-3, late in regulation, but Scarborough senior Nick Bagley scored on a breakaway […]
Another tough loss for Falmouth hockey
LEWISTON — With one quick surge past the defender, the anticipation of the crowd suddenly heightened. Matt Poulin was racing against time, against the opposing goaltender and against his own adrenaline. With the defender beat and regulation ticking away, Poulin was trying to take the implausible and make it possible. “I was a little nervous […]