BOWDOIN — J Remi Bouchard, 88, of Bowdoin, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. He was born to the late Edward and Rebecca (Coulombe) Bouchard, Feb. 22, 1926, in Topsham, ME. Remi attended Lewiston and Boston schools and was active in football and hockey while there. He worked at Bath Iron Works as a driller helper […]
October 2014
Roger Louis Talbot
BRUNSWICK — Roger Louis Talbot peacefully went to meet The Lord on Oct. 2, 2014, at the age of 81 after battling recent health issues. His wife and son were by his side. He was the youngest of 15 siblings with Louis and Rose Anna Talbot as parents. He attended the Brunswick School Systems and […]
Frances M. McDonald
PHIPPSBURG — Frances M. McDonald, of Parker Head Road, Phippsburg, Maine, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at the age of 85. Born in Brunswick, Maine, on Oct. 19, 1928, the daughter of Francis Leo McDonald and Emily Ida McDonald of Bath, Maine and Quincy, Ma. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Weymouth, Mass., […]
William J. Curtis
WISCASSET — William J. Curtis, 86, of Wiscasset, passed away on Oct. 3, 2014. Born on Jan. 9, 1928, “Bill” was the son of the late Joseph W. and Mabel M. Curtis. He grew up in Framingham, Mass., graduating from local schools. In 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in […]
Joseph A. Burton
BRUNSWICK — Joseph A. Burton died Oct. 4, 2014, at a local hospital after 97 years of a full life. He was born July 17, 1917, in West Warwick, RI, a son of Henry and Eva (Goulet) Burton. He graduated from West Warwick High School, and married Jennie Forgiel on May 4, 1940. Mrs. Burton […]
Muriel C. White
BRUNSWICK — Muriel C. White, 91, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Freeport Nursing Home. She was born in Brunswick, Feb. 27, 1923, the daughter of Glenwood and Nellie Bickford Rollins and graduated from Brunswick High School. She married Robert M. White in 1942. Mr. White died in 1975. Mrs. White lived on Hacker Road […]
GOP White House prospects grapple with gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took just a few words for the Supreme Court to deal with the question of whether gay marriage is legal. For Republicans thinking about running for the White House in 2016, it won’t be that easy. The court’s decision Monday to reject appeals from five states that sought to prohibit same-sex […]
Turkey: Syrian border town about to fall to IS
ANKARA, Turkey Turkey’s president says the Syrian border town of Kobani is about to fall to militants from the Islamic State group. Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the comments Tuesday during an address to Syrian refugees at a camp in Gaziantep province, near the border with Syria. Erdogan said aerial bombardments alone may not be enough […]
Smuggled phones connect N.Koreans with famly, friends
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A cellphone smuggled into North Korea helped Lee Seo Yeon take on two missions: one emotional, one financial. But at first, she feared there might be some mistake. Listening in Seoul, the 40- year-old defector didn’t recognize the voice on the other end. It was supposed to be a sister […]
Wolverines can’t slow Grady, Saints
AUBURN Wiscasset pushed the St. Dominic’s Academy defense back into its penalty area. Shot after shot was fired toward the Saints net, manned by goaltender Nicole Robitaille. Now the final score … St. Dom’s 4, Wiscasset 0. That’s right. Four goals by Saints forward Faith Grady, all on breakaways when the speedy standout just simply […]