RICHMOND — Heaven gained an amazing angel on Jan. 4, 2015: Pauline Eva Fitzgerald DeRaps. Born in Quincy, MA, on July 17, 1928, Polly was a daughter of the late Thomas and Jennie Fenwick Fitzgerald of Belfast. She was educated in Belfast schools before marrying Ernest DeRaps; they would have celebrated their 64th anniversary this […]
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Lois J. Pervier
POWNAL — Lois Jeanne Strickland Pervier, of Pownal, Maine, died on Dec. 31, 2014, from complications of cancer and is mourned by her family and a wide community of friends and colleagues. Lois was born on March 8, 1956, in Cortland, N.Y., the fifth child of Leon and Beverly Strickland, and is remembered as a […]
Yvonne J. Arris
BRUNSWICK — Today, Heaven is a lot brighter with the arrival of Yvonne Jeanette Arris, who is resting in God’s loving arms. She passed away on Jan. 4, 2015. In October 2014, she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her fiery and determined spirit pulled her through some difficult days. Yvonne is survived by Granville, her […]
Bruins win in overtime
PITTSBURGH The Boston Bruins have fallen off their perch atop the Eastern Conference, scuffling so badly during the first half of the season new CEO Charlie Jacobs called their current state “unacceptable.” Patrice Bergeron did his best to kick start the long climb back. Bergeron scored twice, including a deflection past Pittsburgh’s Marc- Andre Fleury […]
Celtics snap 3-game skid
NEW YORK There was no yelling from Brad Stevens during the first timeout. Nobody got benched. It looked bad for the Boston Celtics on the scoreboard, but their coach liked what he was seeing on the court. “Even when we were down 10-2, I felt good about the way we were playing,” Stevens said, adding […]
After ugly start to playoffs, Pro Picks needs winners
Now that was ugly. No, not the performance of the Bengals in the second half at Indianapolis in our Upset Special. And not the controversy over the officiating in Dallas’ victory against Detroit. The way Pro Picks faltered out of the postseason gate, going 0-4 against the spread: THAT was ugly. So it’s time to […]
Manning and offense ready for Sunday
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. The longer Peyton Manning talked about his former team, the hotter he became. He wasn’t mad. Just cold. The Denver Broncos quarterback rarely took his reddened hands out of the pouch around his waist Wednesday following a twohour practice in 16-degree, windy weather. After nine minutes of chatting about a showdown with Indianapolis […]
Pats offensive line faces tough task vs. Ravens pass rushers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. New England’s offensive line was a work in progress that wasn’t showing much progress. The player the Patriots could least afford to lose was under pressure in the very first game behind a rebuilt line that had just lost its toughest blocker. Four sacks of Tom Brady in that 33-20 loss to the […]