2013
Gertrude L. Knight
HARPSWELL — Gertrude L. Knight, 88, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Mid Coast Hospital with her granddaughter Rachael by her side. She was the daughter of Margaret Anna (Fitzgerald) Barnes and William Stover Barnes. A lifelong resident of Harpswell, she was born in the same home as her father and his mother in North […]
Henry Holloway Lonsdale Bird
The Rev. Henry H. L. Bird was part of the “Greatest Generation,” born in the roaring 20’s, witnessing the challenges of the Great Depression, serving in WWII, and playing a quiet, but substantial role in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s and 70’s. His service to the poor, attending to the indigent and pursuing […]
Russell F. Mosier
WESTPORT ISLAND — Russell F. Mosier, 73, of Westport Island, Maine, died June 24, 2013, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born in Everett, MA, on January 29, 1940, to Harvey L. and Rena (Colby) Mosier. He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers — Frank Mosier and Richard Mosier. He is […]
Detective on stand in Zimmerman trial
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The lead police detective who investigated Trayvon Martin’s fatal shooting last year is returning to the witness stand. Sanford Police detective Chris Serino testifies for a second day today about his investigation into the fatal shooting of the Miami teenager by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. The 29-year-old Zimmerman is […]
Ex-agent apologizes at trial for killing
BOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent who admitted taking payoffs from James “Whitey” Bulger appeared to choke back tears as he offered a dramatic apology to the family of one of the reputed gangster’s alleged murder victims. John Morris’ voice cracked as he told a widow and her three sons during cross-examination at Bulger’s […]
Doctor pleads in teen’s death in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The doctor of a 14-year-old Ohio girl who had cerebral palsy and weighed just 28 pounds when she died has agreed to plead no contest and give up her medical license. Fifty-one-year-old Margaret Edwards of Trotwood originally pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of failure to report child abuse or […]
Walled remains ID’d as missing N.Y. woman
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — A medical examiner in upstate New York says a skeleton found walled-up in a basement full of junk has been identified as a firstgrade teacher reported missing by her husband more than 27 years ago. JoAnn Nichols was reported missing in December 1985 by her husband, James. James Nichols died of […]
Gay in a red state
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court rulings Wednesday in favor of gay marriage, Nebraska’s ban continues to stand. Yet, even here there was jubilation. We suspect that support in Nebraska for the court’s historic ruling now is higher than the 30 percent who voted 13 years ago against putting a clause in the state constitution limiting […]
Like bikes
Some innovative Lansing folks are making the Capital City the state’s first with a program for sharing “smart” bikes, a system that will allow riders to rent a bike conveniently. Nationwide, large cities such as New York, Denver and Minneapolis have bike-share programs. Lansing’s effort is launching with help from the Capital Community Bike Share […]