AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers hoping to enter the lottery for moose hunting permit had better do it soon. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is accepting online applications until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Winners will be announced June 14. The recently announced that it would reduce the number of permits to 3,095, […]
May 2014
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Douglas E. Abbott
WISCASSET — Douglas E. Abbott, age 27, of Pinewood Drive, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Maine Medical Center. Doug attended Wiscasset High School and then moved to Bath, where he became an accomplished musician. His undeniable talent and artistic ability shined through his lyrics and his extraordinary vocal expression. He was in […]
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Rose A. Livernois
BRUNSWICK — Rose A. Livernois, 91, died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Brentwood Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born in Brunswick on Sept. 9, 1922, a daughter of Thomas E. Sr. and Yvonne Bouchard Michaud. She graduated from St. John’s School and attended Brunswick High School. Rose worked at the Verney […]
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SERVICE NOTICES
James W. Read A funeral service for James W. Read, who passed away on Feb. 15, 2014, will take place on Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. to the Richmond Church of the Nazarene, Alexander Reed Road, Richmond. Burial will follow at Bayview Cemetery in Bowdoinham, with a celebration of life following at the Topsham […]
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Paris woman’s manslaughter trial to get started today
PARIS, Maine (AP) — The trial of a 21-year-old Paris woman charged with being drunk and reading a text message when she crashed her car, killing two teenage passengers, is getting started. Kristina Lowe’s trial on two counts of manslaughter, two counts of aggravated operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a fatal […]
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Lewiston man convicted of stabbing wants new trial
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Lewiston man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend 21 times has asked the state’s highest court for a new trial. Cleveland Cruthirds was sentenced to serve 22 years of a 28-year sentence after he was found guilty last summer of elevated aggravated assault and other charges in the December 2011 attack. […]
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Justice delayed
Three employees of the railway company that was involved in the deadly runaway train disaster at Lac-Megantic in Quebec last summer, incinerating 47 people and destroying the majority of a vibrant small town, are finally going to face a judge. It took long enough. The completely preventable accident occurred about 10 months ago. And it’s […]
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Minimum wage or lower taxes?
Once again we are hearing about a higher minimum wage. But, basic economics shows that raising the minimum wage is nothing but a feel-good Band- Aid on a festering problem. The strength of any wage is its buying power. In 1966, the minimum wage was $1.25 per hour. But gas was only 24.9 cents a […]
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Supporting Ralph Tucker
I write to support Ralph Tucker for the Democratic nomination in House District 50 — the eastern half of Brunswick — and urge registered Democrats to vote for him on Primary Day, Tuesday, June 10. Given that Tucker has lived in town for 37 years, raised three children here with his wife Nancy, served on […]