To the editor: Angus King showed his political skill announcing his candidacy only after learning Senator Snowe was retiring. Also, his challenge to forgo PAC money took some steam out of news about candidates’ victories in the primary election. (Perhaps not so astute is his refusal to reveal which party he would caucus with, if […]
2012
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Phyllis Diller dies at age 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before Kathy Griffin was languishing on the D-list, Roseanne Barr was calling herself a domestic goddess and Joan Rivers was asking audiences if they could talk, wild-haired housewifeturned comedian Phyllis Diller was dishing one-liners about her husband, Fang. “I should have suspected my husband was lazy,” she once joked. “On […]
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Robert G. Burbank
BOWDOINHAM — Robert G. Burbank age 84 of Fisher Road died Friday, August 17th at the Horizons Living and Rehab Center in Brunswick. Robert was born in Haverhill, NH on January 17, 1928 the son of Ezra and Marjorie Hill Burbank. On June 18, 1954 he married Shirley Rathburn. For twenty years Robert served in […]
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George Francis Weekes
BOWDOIN — George “Santa” Francis Weekes, 62, of Bowdoin, died on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at his home on the Meadow Rd in Bowdoin surrounded by his family and friends. George “Santa” was born on May 06, 1950 in Canton, NY, the son of Ronald and Elaine (LaJoy) Weekes. He was a very sociable and […]
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Vivian L. Brown
DURHAM — Vivian L. Brown, 88, of Durham, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on August 14, 2012. She was born in Durham on August 24, 1923, a daughter of the late Charles W. Larrabee Sr. and Martha K. (Wilkinson) Larrabee. She lived her entire life in the Durham area and attended […]
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Carole Bunter
Carole (Armstrong) Bunter, died on Thursday, August 9. 2012 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Carole was the sole survivor of seven siblings. Carole, graduated from the University of Maine 1953, receiving her Bachelors Degree in Education. She later earned her Masters Degree at Loyola College in Baltimore and completed a sabbatical at Oxford University in […]
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Angela M. Black
BATH — Angela M. Black, 39, of Washington Street passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Brigham’s & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was born in Augusta on September 19, 1972, a daughter of Kendall M. Black and Esther M. Trask. She attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in the Class of […]
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Barbara P. Hagerthy
PHIPPSBURG — Barbara P. Hagerthy, 77, of Englewood, FL, passed away peacefully, at her summer residence in Small Point, with her family by her side on Sunday, August 19th, 2012. She was born in Bath on September 24, 1934 the daughter of William and Edith (Shorey) Parks. She grew up in Bath, graduating from Morse […]
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Robert B. Bussey
BATH — Robert B. Bussey, 68, of Bath, passed away at his home on Aug. 19th, 2012 with his family by his side following a twelve year battle with ALS. A memorial service will be held on Sept. 8th, 11am at the Grace Episcopal Church1100 Washington Street, Bath.
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Nyad ends Cuba-to-Fla. swim
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has ended her fourth bid to swim from Cuba to Florida today after four days of storms, jellyfish stings and shark threats. Nyad’s support team posted on her blog that the athlete made the call after being pulled from the water a day before her 63rd […]