2012
Foes of gun control be damned
Somewhere in western Connecticut on Friday, a parent dressed her child warmly, making sure she had packed her lunch. She waited for the bus with her at the end of the driveway. When it arrived, she probably waved, and reminded her to have a great day. It’s Friday, she probably said, and we have a […]
Days turn to Eves at State House
A week after taking up the gavel, House Speaker Mark Eves seems to have settled in as if he plans to stay awhile. In an interview at his State House office, the 35-year-old speaker, a family therapist who lives in North Berwick with his wife and three young children, seemed quietly confident and self-assured. If […]
Office party blues
“You got fired because your company had a Christmas party? You’re going to have to explain.” “I’ve been going to company Christmas parties a long time. The mix of office politics and adult beverages has caused some nutty things to happen over the years.” “What did you do?” “Well, the owners of my company threw […]
Donald Joseph Appleby
NEW LIMERICK — Don “Apple” Appleby, 68, passed away Dec. 8, 2012. He was born Oct. 7, 1944, in St. Paul, MN. He attended school through high school in St. Paul before enlisting in the Navy in 1962. Don was a 1976 graduate of Foothill College in Los Altos, CA as part of the Navy’s […]
Kenneth Roy Toothaker
HARPSWELL — Kenneth Roy “K.R.” or “Wuke-E” Toothaker, 77, lifelong resident of Harpswell died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 surrounded by his loving family at home. He was born April 9, 1935 in Harpswell, ME a son of Maurice and Marion (Morgan) Toothaker. He was educated in local schoolhouses. K.R. worked for many years as a […]
Ulrike “Ulli” Vachon-Frisch
HARPSWELL — Ulrike “Ulli” Vachon-Frisch parted this life on Dec 11, 2012. She was born in Bad Nauheim, W Germany on Feb 20, 1947, the daughter of Peter Frisch PhD & Hedwig Frisch. Ulli obtained her masters degree from Frankfurt University, Frankfurt W. Germany in English and Geography. She taught German for the U.S. Army […]
Police: Dog mauls boy and mother
LIVERMORE FALLS (AP) — A 1-yearold boy is hospitalized with severe facial injuries and his mother is also recovering from injuries after authorities in Livermore Falls say they were attacked over the weekend by the family’s dog. The Lewiston Sun Journal reports the town’s animal control officer ordered the dog, a pit bull-wolf hybrid mix, […]