Mainers weren’t supposed to defeat Michael Bloomberg’s agenda on the ballot Tuesday. His propaganda was too powerful, his budget was limitless and his paid “grassroots” army was unstoppable. The media seemed to be with him at every turn, echoing his talking points as fact and endorsing the question, one after another. And all along, the […]
November 2016
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband was recently offered a new job that carries with it a significant increase in salary as well as upward mobility. He was offered the job by a woman he used to work with years ago. She will be his new boss. It was recently brought to my attention that not only […]
Charles A. Bibber Jr., 90
HARPSWELL, MAINE — Charlie passed away peacefully from complications of cancer on October 22 at Togus VA Hospital with his wife, Beverly, children, and Masonic Brothers at his side. He was born February 7, 1926 to Charles A. and Affie V. (Morse) Bibber in Harpswell. His eleven brothers and sisters predeceased him: Medreth, Kenneth, Madelene […]
Jean A. Campbell
WISCASSET — Jean Austin Campbell, 85, passed away at the home of her daughter, surrounded by family and friends November 5, 2016. Jean was born in Greene, Maine, April 21, 1930. She was the daughter of Lester Austin Sr and Celestia Austin. She married Robert Campbell of Lewiston July 28, 1950. They moved to Wiscasset […]
Tiffany Barter-Ahearn
Tiffany Barter-Ahearn, 30 years old of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, died Monday, October 31, 2016, as a result of a car accident. She was born in Bath, Maine, and attended schools in both Wiscasset and Woolwich. She was best described by her friends and family as a “Little Fire Cracker” and lived up to that throughout […]