BRUNSWICK — Aline Violet Morneau, 90, of Baribeau Drive, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2014, surrounded by her loving family, after a battle with cancer. Aline was born on July 5, 1924, in Ste. Eugene, Province of Ontario, Canada, a daughter of Damas Ranger and Levina LeFebvre, she was the youngest of nine children. […]
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Raymond E. Temple Jr.
BRUNSWICK — Raymond E. Temple Jr., 60, a resident of Kitt Street in Brunswick, died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick surrounded by his family. He was born on Sept. 10, 1954, in Brunswick, a son of Raymond E. Temple Sr. and Gloria Irene (Gross) Temple. He attended Brunswick […]
Kevin Rice
DURHAM — Kevin Rice, 55, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at his home as the result of a heart attack. He was born in Bath on Oct. 25, 1959, the youngest of four boys of Henry and Jeannette McLoy Rice and was raised in Woolwich. Kevin excelled at sports from a young age. […]
Franklin A. Severance
BRUNSWICK — Franklin Alexander “Alex” Severance, 75, a resident of Birch Meadow in Brunswick, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his residence. An obituary with notice of a memorial service will follow at the end of January. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Brackett Funeral Home in Brunswick.
Jury selection to get underway in marathon attacks
BOSTON People who lost loved ones or were injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings are clamoring for justice as jury selection gets underway in one of the nation’s most closely watched federal death penalty cases in two decades. Seating jurors in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was set to begin Monday under tight security […]
Suspect in state trooper shooting heads to court
MILFORD, Pa. A man who eluded police for 48 days after allegedly shooting to death a state trooper and wounding another is due in court for a preliminary hearing which could decide whether his case goes to county court for trial. A Pennsylvania district judge must decide Monday whether there are sufficient grounds to send […]
Obama tests his influence against GOP-run Congress
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama this week will test whether he still has the sway to keep Washington focused on his own priorities, even as a new Republican-run Congress descends on the Capitol eager to take him on. Fresh off a two-week vacation, Obama immediately began ramping up for his State of the Union address — […]
Raise your home’s IQ: smart gadgets take center stage at CES
LAS VEGAS Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The living room lights and heater turn on — perhaps the oven starts warming up, too. In the socalled “smart home,” cars, appliances and other devices all have sensors and Internet connectivity to think and act for […]
Infant abducted from Calif. home found dead
LONG BEACH, Calif. A 3-week-old baby who was abducted after her parents and another adult were wounded in a shooting at a Long Beach residence has been found dead and authorities are searching for a suspect. The identification of Eliza Delacruz came after detectives from Long Beach traveled to San Diego County to help authorities […]
Police join family to mourn slain NYPD officer
NEW YORK Police officers from around the U.S. joined grieving family members as they mourned a 32-year-old immigrant who realized his dream of being an NYPD officer but was gunned down in his squad car. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton eulogized Officer Wenjian Liu on Sunday as an […]