2012
Unemployment benefit applications jump to 399,000
Applications for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the holiday season. Economists said such a jump is typical in early January and downplayed the increase. Weekly applications rose by 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 399,000, the Labor Department said today. That’s the highest level in […]
Christian E. Deschaine
BATH — Christian E. Deschaine, Jr., 74, former resident of Magean Street in Brunswick, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Winship Green in Bath following a long illness. He was born September 26, 1937 in Bath, ME a son of Christian E. and Myrna G. ( Campbell) Deschaine, Sr. He was educated in Bath schools. […]
Andrew Joel Kennedy
BILOXI, MS — Andrew Joel “Joe” Kennedy, age 60, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012, in Biloxi. He is survived by his wife, Genny Kennedy, and two daughters, Laura Kennedy Griffin and Courtney Kennedy, his son- inlaw, Gabriel Griffin, and his grandson, Eli Griffin, all of Biloxi. He is also survived by […]
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
BATH — Jan C. Bijhouwer, 78, died on Thurdsday, December 22, 2011. A celebration of his life will be held at the Phippsburg Congregational Church on January 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM. To share your thoughts and condolences with Jan’s family please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
Karzai condemns video of Marines urinating on dead
Afghan President Hamid Karzai today condemned as “ completely inhumane” a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. Pentagon officials said commanders believe they have identified the men’s unit and that it is back in the United States. The Marine Corps said Wednesday it was investigating the […]
Retail sales up in Dec., ending record year
WASHINGTON ( AP) — Retail sales barely rose in December, but the gain was enough to lift sales to a record level for 2011. It marked the largest annual increase in more than a decade. Sales inched up 0.1 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted $400.6 billion, The Commerce Department said today. It was […]
Ala. judge asked to declare Natalee Holloway dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has scheduled a hearing in Birmingham on whether to sign a court order declaring Natalee Holloway dead more than six years after the 18- year- old woman disappeared in Aruba. This afternoon’s hearing was scheduled before a suspect questioned in Holloway’s disappearance, Joran van der Sloot, decided to […]
Haiti quiet as quake marked with holiday
PORT- AU- PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians are marking the second anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake with church services throughout the deeply religious country. Women in white dresses and men in dark suits walked to church through streets were unusually quiet on what is a national holiday of remembrance. Memorial services were planned at […]