BANGOR (AP) — A Maine man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Leroy Eugene Dunn of Hampden was sentenced to 33 months on Thursday after pleading guilty to the charge in April. The 30-year-old Dunn admitted writing a letter to the president that read, “You […]
2013
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Recovery of three snowmobilers delayed
RANGELEY (AP) — Maine Warden Service divers will return to Rangeley Lake to continue searching for the bodies of three snowmobilers when the weather improves, officials said Thursday. A sonar used for several hours before equipment became inoperable in the harsh weather found several areas of interest on Thursday but divers will have to wait […]
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Actor: Tully’s bid appears successful
SEATTLE (AP) — Actor and Maine native Patrick Dempsey said it appears his bid to buy a small coffee chain has prevailed in a bankruptcy auction that included Starbucks Corp. Late Thursday night, Dempsey announced that his company, Global Baristas LLC, made the winning bid for Tully’s Coffee. He noted in a KOMO-TV interview that […]
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Employers add 155K jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff. The solid job growth wasn’t enough to push down the unemployment rate, which stayed at 7.8 percent last month, the Labor Department said today. The rate for November […]
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Military Update
Base grocery and department stores provide military members, retirees and their families with shopping discounts worth $4.5 billion annually. But that’s just a fraction of the overall value these stores deliver to the military and the nation, a new study from American Logistics Association argues in response to fresh threats on the shopping benefit. Discounted […]
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We remember
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of soldiers supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, of The Colony, Texas, died Dec. 24, in Baraki Barak, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 173rd Special […]
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MILITARY NOTES
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert E. Jerdon, a 1995 graduate of Chop Point School, Woolwich, Maine, recently received a flag letter of appreciation while serving as leading petty officer, combined bachelor quarters and cash collection, at the Naval Station at Newport, R.I. Jerdon consistently performed his duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. […]
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Army major admits accepting cash
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army major has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors while in Iraq. Federal attorneys said 40- year-old Ulysses S. Hicks of Sumter, S.C., pleaded guilty in court Thursday to conspiracy to accept illegal gratuities. Hicks was a U.S. Army captain serving as a pay agent […]
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CHURCH LISTINGS
Area church groups that would like to be included in this list may call, mail or deliver a note containing the church’s name and location, the pastor’s name and services schedule to Worship Page Editor Daryl Madore at 504-8247 or [email protected]. You may write to The Times Record at 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, […]
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Pro-lifers plan ‘Hands Around the Capitol’
AUGUSTA — The Christian Civic League of Maine is encouraging like-minded individuals to join hundreds of pro-life Mainers at the annual “Hands Around the Capitol” on Saturday, Jan. 12. The day’s events begin at 10 a.m. with a prayer service at RiverRock Christian Fellowship in Chelsea or a Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Augusta. […]