WAYNE — Julian Clifford Holmes died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, five days after having a massive stroke caused by a blood clot that traveled from his heart to his brain. Julian was born on Nov. 20, 1930, in Portland. His parents, Cecil T. and Marion C. […]
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Barbara I. Black
AUBURN — Barbara I. Black, 81, a resident of Norway passed away, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at the Hospice House in Auburn with family by her side. She was born in Lisbon on July 27, 1931, daughter of Kenneth and Irene Jordon. She married Ralph Black Jr. on Aug. 6, 1949. She worked at the […]
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Edmond T. Prindall
BOWDOIN — Edmond Thomas Prindall, 78, of Bowdoin died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, after a long illness. He was the son of Ernest and Christine Prindall and was born on Oct. 16, 1934, at Simpson’s Point in Brunswick. He married the former Elaine Otis on Sept. 8, 1956, in Topsham. Together they raised three children. […]
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Candace Adams Meads
BOWDOINHAM — Candace Adams (Ballou) Meads of Bowdoinham died peacefully at home in front of her Christmas tree, with family at her side, on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Bradley Meads of Bowdoinham; two sisters, Sherry Ballou Hanson of Brunswick and Julia Ballou […]
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Weekly unemployment claims rise 17,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week by 17,000, reversing four weeks of declines. The Labor Department reports that a seasonally adjusted 361,000 people sought unemployment aid the week ended Dec. 15, from a revised 344,000 the week before. But the less-volatile fourweek moving average fell 13,750 to […]
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Marine vet of Iraq war guards Calif. school
HUGHSON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has taken up self-imposed duty in front of a central California elementary school in the wake of the Connecticut shooting. Sgt. Craig Pusley stood all day on Wednesday in fatigues in front of the flag pole at Hughson Elementary School, just southeast […]
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Maine ski areas cheer arrival of snow
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s ski areas are cheering this week’s storms that have dropped more than a foot of snow on their slopes. The Ski Maine Association says Sugarloaf and Saddleback ski areas have each received nearly 30 inches of new snow since Sunday, while Sunday River and Mt. Abram each got more than a […]
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Everyone’s busy through the New Year
BRUNSWICK Long gone are the days when high school sports took a breather around the holidays. There are festive tournaments galore, mixed with regular-season action to keep everybody busy through the New Year. This year, Christmas falls on a Tuesday, meaning a tough time to schedule practices around vacations, family trips, etc. The Brunswick basketball […]
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Pats shake loss to 49ers, focus on Jaguars
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots claim they don’t think about playoff seeding. They say the only games they focus on are the next one or two. Win and their postseason position will take care of itself. Winning their remaining two regular-season games, though, may not help this time around. Not after Sunday night’s 41-34 […]
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Niners-Seahawks a late-season classic
Under normal circumstances, Seattle’s CenturyLink Field rocks from the noise of the 12th Man. Imagine how far across Puget Sound the crowd’s cheers will reverberate when the Seahawks host the 49ers on Sunday night. The NFL flexed this one to prime time, and it was a wise choice. Although the 49ers (10-3-1) still can win […]