BATH — Anna M. Largay of Bath, 81, passed away on January 22, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Portland, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of John and Mary Savka, Anna was born in Royalton, Illinois on August 16, 1931. She graduated Valedictorian from Royalton High School in 1949 and received a full scholarship […]
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Janet S. Rines
WISCASSET — Janet S. Rines, 56, of Johnson Street, passed away on January 22, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family after a very courageous battle with Melanoma cancer. Janet was born at Gardiner General Hospital on August 13, 1956, a daughter of Paul and Louise (Pratt) Skidmore. She graduated from Hale-Dale High […]
Gertrude Palmer
BATH — Gertrude Palmer, age 94, died at Winship Green Nursing Center Saturday, January 19, 2013. She was born August 25, 1918 in Gardiner, Maine the daughter of George Murphy and Narene Gorton Murphy. She married Lewis Palmer in 1955. Mr. Palmer died in 1976. She had one son Sherlock (Sonny) Murphy who died in […]
Jonathan W. Brown
CHELSEA — Jonathan W. Brown, 77, of Chelsea, died on January 19, 2013 at the Togus VA Hospice. An honors graduate of Harvard, he did early research in psychopharmacology and hallucinogens at the Harvard Medical School and then attended Northwestern University, where he received a degree in clinical psychology. He worked extensively in community mental […]
Virginia Walker
DELTONA, FL — Virginia Walker, age 92, formerly of Storer Road, Brunswick, died Tuesday, January 22nd at Water’s Edge Americare in Deltona, FL. She was born on February 14, 1920 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Ralph and Eve Connors Ellson. She attended Kansas Schools. On November 19, 1939, she married Harry A. Walker Jr. […]
Sidney L. Brewer
FREEPORT — Sidney L. Brewer, 84, resident of Flying Point Road in Freeport died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, January 20, 2013. He was born September 6, 1928 in Meriden, CT a son of Carlton and Elsie (Ulrickson) Brewer. At an early age Sidney moved with his family to Maine. He was educated in […]
DEATH NOTICE
BRUNSWICK — Gail L. Butler, age 88, of McLellan Street, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. There are no funeral services. Arrangements are by Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick.
Trial of 5 gang rape suspects begins
NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus began in a closed courtroom today with opening arguments by the prosecution lawyers in a special fast-track court set up just weeks ago to handle sexual assault cases. The brutal […]
U.K. immigration boss slams backlog woes
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief immigration inspector says he has found thousands of unresolved applications stretching back a decade — including boxes of paperwork forgotten after an office move. John Vine says the trove of more than 16,000 unprocessed applications for permission to live in Britain is “completely unacceptable.” The cases involve applications by spouses […]
Eagles host
TOPSHAM — The Bath Middle School girls basketball teams visited Mt. Ararat on Tuesday. In eighth-grade action, Bath prevailed 30-29. The host Eagles led 6-4 after one, trailed 16-12 at the half and 27-18 after three. For Mt. Ararat, Anna Manual had eight points, Nikki Broadstreet seven and Katelyn Cox four. In the Bath (4-4) […]