2015
Richard W. Davison
EDGECOMB — Richard W. Davison, who was born on March 5, 1939, to William Davison and Dorothy (Norman) Davison in Adams, Mass., passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, March 30, 2015, at the age of 76. Richard grew up in Holyoke and Westfield, Mass., and attended Westfield High School. He served in the […]
Virginia M. Kane
GARDINER — Virginia Malcolm Kane passed away peacefully on March 27, 2015, at the Hospice House in Auburn. This courageous woman battled frontal temporal dementia since 2002. Born in Gardiner on Feb. 25, 1944, the daughter of Viola and James Malcolm. She graduated from Gardiner High School in 1962. Four years later, she graduated from […]
Pauline B. Toothaker
CUNDY’S HARBOR — Pauline “ Polly” Baker Toothaker, age 88, of Holbrook Street, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2015, at Horizon’s Living and Rehab Center with her loving family by her side. She was born on Bailey Island on March 24, 1927, the daughter of Stanley I. and Edna Perry Baker. One of […]
Richard H. Willard Jr.
WOOLWICH — Richard H. Willard Jr., 71, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick. He was born on Nov. 15, 1943, the son of Richard H. and Mona A. (Tabasnuk) Willard Sr. He attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School and in 1966 graduated from the University of […]
School threats by text, phone apps frustrating both schools and police
WASHINGTON Threats against schools don’t just come written on bathroom walls these days. Spread using smartphone apps, social media and Internet phone services, anonymous reports of bombs or other threats of violence are forcing school evacuations and responses by police or other authorities. In the vast majority of cases, such a threat turns out to […]
Durst lawyers: FBI searched illegally
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Millionaire real-estate heir Robert Durst is returning to court in New Orleans, where his attorneys will argue that the FBI searched his hotel room illegally and police covered this up in statements used to get an arrest warrant on Louisiana weapons charges. Durst has waived extradition to Los Angeles, where he […]
Former educators in cheat scandal jailed
ATLANTA (AP) — A group of former Atlanta educators convicted in a test cheating scandal are locked up in Fulton County jails today as they await sentences next week that could send them to prison for years. In one of the nation’s largest cheating scandals of its kind, the defendants were convicted Wednesday of racketeering […]
Some ants have more taste for human food
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just people who love the food in New York City. So do certain ants. A study says the most common species of ant on New York City pavements has a taste for human food, more than other ant species that are found primarily in parks and other green spaces. […]