May 2014
Protester: 1st Lady orders arrests
LAGOS, NIGERIA A leader of a protest march for 276 missing schoolgirls said that Nigeria’s First Lady ordered her and another protest leader arrested today, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused them of belonging to the Islamic insurgent group blamed for the abductions. Saratu Angus Ndirpaya of Chibok town said State Security Service […]
At least 3 critically injured in circus accident
PROVIDENCE, R.I. At least three performers remain in critical condition following a circus accident in Providence. Authorities are trying to determine what caused a support frame to collapse Sunday during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey “Legends” show at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The accident occurred during an act in which the circus says […]
John A. Clements
CROYDON, NH — Former NH DOT Commissioner John A. Clements, of Croydon, NH, died at home on April 28, 2014, at the age of 83. He was born on Aug. 22, 1930, in Hyannis, MA, to Florence Pinkerton and George F. Clements. John graduated from Yarmouth High School and then Yale University, with a B.S. […]
Sophie Bezdighian
BRUNSWICK — Sophie Bezdighian, 89, died unexpectedly Monday, April 28, 2014, at Mid Coast Senior Health Care in Brunswick. She was born in Greece, April 5, 1925, and attended schools in Marseilles, France and moved the U.S. in 1957 with her husband Mesrop Bezdighian and their two children, Christine and Elizabeth. She was a dress […]
Janet L. Turcotte
BATH — Janet Lucille Turcotte, 92, of Dikes Landing, Bath, passed away on Feb. 22, 2014. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 8 at 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove Avenue, Bath. (Between the ponds, take first left, follow road to section L West.) The Rev. Fr. Frank Murray will […]
Plane crash kills pilot at Calif. air show
FAIRFIELD, Calif. A pilot who had thrilled audiences for decades with acrobatic stunts was killed when his vintage biplane crashed upside-down on a runway at a Northern California air show. Sunday’s tragedy brought to a quick halt the “Thunder Over Solano” show at Travis Air Force Base, which was attended by an estimated 100,000 spectators. […]
The Maine GOP’s ‘War on Women’
Among the many, many bills that were vetoed and sustained May 1 in Augusta was one possibly overlooked bill, LD 1247, that would have extended family planning and women’s health services, including cervical cancer screening, for 13,700 poor Maine women. Four Republicans changed their votes to sustain the veto, because they were angry over the […]