February 2015
Commuter train crashes into SUV on tracks, killing 7 people
VALHALLA, N.Y A crowded commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a suburban New York crossing and burst into flames, killing seven people, seriously injuring nearly a dozen others and sending hundreds of passengers scrambling for safety, authorities said. The collision involved a Metro-North Railroad train and a Jeep Cherokee […]
Gilbert C. Robinson
PHIPPSBURG — Gilbert (Gilly, Gil) C. Robinson, 77, of Main Road, formerly of Bath, left this world peacefully in the loving arms of his wife and daughter on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. He was born in Framingham, MA, on June 7, 1937, the son of Philip M. and Gladys McGee Robinson. Gil graduated from Morse […]
Charlotte D. Allen
BATH — Charlotte Dillman Allen, 65, of Oak Street, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at her residence. She was born in Cambridge, MA, on July 24, 1949, a daughter of James W. and Muriel G. (Mains) Allen. She graduated from North Reading High School in MA and cum laude from Boston University with her bachelor’s […]
Pickup, MDOT plow crash leads to minor injuries
BOWDOIN A Lisbon man was taken to a Lewiston hospital with minor injuries after crashing into a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck early Tuesday morning. The crash occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Route 201 and Route 138 in Bowdoin. Maine State Trooper James Leonard said the MDOT plow truck was […]
Pentagon nominee: Budget allocation and spending are in need of reform
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s pick to run the Pentagon says he will seek better use of taxpayer dollars but that Congress must bring stability back to the military’s budget. Ashton Carter, in prepared remarks for his Senate confirmation hearing today, acknowledges that the Defense Department must end wasteful practices that undermine public confidence even as […]
Taiwan plane with 58 aboard crashes in Taipei; 19 killed
TAIPEI, Taiwan A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge and careened into a shallow river today shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 19 people and leaving 24 missing, officials said. Fifteen people were rescued with injuries. More than half of the passengers aboard TransAsia […]
Jordan, shaken by Islamic State killing, executes 2 inmates
AMMAN, Jordan Jordan executed two al- Qaida prisoners before dawn today, just hours after an online video purported to show Islamic State group militants burning a captured Jordanian pilot to death in a cage. The gruesome death of 26- year-old Lt. Muath Al- Kaseasbeh, captured while participating in airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition targeting the […]