BRUNSWICK — Eleanor S. Parody, age 80, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in 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 of […]
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Board: Toxics at base being cleaned on pace
BRUNSWICK Reversing the environmental effects of a military base in one’s backyard for more than 60 years is a long, deliberate process. But members of the Restoration Advisory Board said the project is moving more quickly than similar base decommissioning projects elsewhere. During the past 18 months, 2,695 acres — 83 percent of the former […]
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CORRECTIONS
The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Bob Mentzinger at 504-8209. The following items were listed incorrectly in Thursday’s and today’s Calendar page: The Holiday Gala Contradance, listed for this evening, will be held at […]
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Military Update
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has urged House-Senate conferees negotiating final details of the 2013 defense authorization bill to support the Obama administration’s “full proposal” for increasing drug co-pays on military family members and retirees. The higher fees, which would nearly triple out-ofpocket costs for brand-name prescriptions at Tricare retail outlets, are meant to encourage greater […]
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Navy accepts delivery of USNS Spearhead
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of its first Joint High Speed Vessel, USNS Spearhead, from Austal USA on Dec. 5, according to Navsea, a military public relations firm. The vessel is a versatile, noncombatant transport ship designed for fast intratheater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. The ship is the first […]
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Keel laid for USNS John Glenn
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — General Dynamics held a keel-laying ceremony for the future USNS John Glenn on Dec. 4 in San Diego, Calif, according to Navsea, a military public relations firm. The second ship in the Mobile Landing Platform program will provide the Navy capability to transfer vehicles and equipment at sea and to deliver […]
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We remember
The Department of Defense announced that the remains of a serviceman killed in action during the Vietnam War have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Capt. James M. Johnstone, of Baton Rouge, La., was to be buried Dec. 12, in Arlington National Cemetery. On Nov. […]
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Souza beats clock, Saints
AUBURN The ball bounced on the court after St. Dom’s senior Zak Johnson missed the front end of a one-on-one in the waning seconds of Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference boys high school basketball game. None of the four Wiscasset players moved, with Johnson realizing the situation and darting for the ball, but he had a […]
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Brunswick drops first; Hyde girls 4-0
BRUNSWICK — Lawrence jumped out to a 15-point first half lead and held on in a 59-49 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball win over Brunswick on Tuesday. The Dragons, 1-1 and scheduled to visit Edward Little (2-0) tonight at 7 p.m., got within four points with three minutes to go, but the […]
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Victorino a Red Sox; team signs Dempster
BOSTON Hawaiian Shane Victorino was so excited to arrive in Boston in the chill of December that he ordered some New England clam chowder at dinner and sent out a picture to his Twitter followers. Victorino joins Jacoby Ellsbury in the Red Sox outfield, with the opportunity to replace the 2011 AL MVP runner-up when […]