WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki would be granted more authority to fire or demote senior executives under a bill headed to the House floor. The measure comes as pressure builds on Capitol Hill to overhaul the beleaguered agency in response to allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths. The VA’s Office of […]
May 2014
Sandra Marie Moreau
HARPSWELL — Sandra Marie Moreau, age 50, of Mountain Road, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014, at home with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 30, 1963, the daughter of Donald and Alberta Pickard of Topsham. She attended Topsham schools, and graduated from Mount Ararat High […]
Mary Jane (Miller) Header
MALVERN, PA — Mary Jane (Miller) Header, 74, of Malvern, PA, entered Eternity on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Mary and her late husband of 45 years, Reverend Harold Header, were longtime residents of Bath, ME, where they faithfully served the Bath Foursquare Gospel Church for many years. More recently, Mary worshipped with members of Trinity […]
SERVICE NOTICE
BATH — Beverly Packard Howe, 88, of Bath, passed away on March 26, 2014. A committal service will be held on Friday, May 23 at noon at Riverside Cemetery, Day’s Ferry, Woolwich.
’Builders take advantage in 10-4 win
BATH Over the first three innings of Tuesday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B high school baseball game at Kelley Field, Morse put runners on base. Between three Maranacook errors, three walks and two hit batters by Black Bears starting pitcher Logan McLaughlin (63 pitches over three innings) and a single by Trenton Moore, the […]
Red Sox drop fifth straight
BOSTON Edwin Encarnacion continued his torrid run through May, which is only two-thirds over. Encarnacion hit a pair of two-run homers for Toronto as the Blue Jays took a big lead early and held on to beat the slumping Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Tuesday night. Encarnacion has hit nine of his 11 homers this […]
Drew re-signs with Boston
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have re-signed Stephen Drew after the shortstop had rejected a qualifying offer from the club following the World Series to become a free agent. Drew, who spent one season in Boston, turned down a $14.1 million offer from the Red Sox last year after helping the team capture […]
Richmond’s Gardner gets 200th victory
RICHMOND — Longtime Brunswick High School boys soccer coach Peter Gardner told his son that 200 coaching wins means “that you’re getting old.” Richmond High School baseball leader Ryan Gardner, in his 17th season leading the Bobcats, led his team to a 10-2 East-West Conference win on Tuesday, giving the coach his 200th coaching victory. […]
Sea Dogs best Binghamton
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (28-15) used great pitching and a two-run fourth to topple the Binghamton Mets (24-18), 2-1 Tuesday night at Hadlock Field in Eastern League baseball action. Henry Ramos scored the goahead run in the fourth. The series continues today with a doubleheader, beginning at 5 p.m.