FREEPORT — Robert Michael Knight, known and loved by family and friends for his unfettered generosity, his sardonic wit, and his unparalleled intellect, died December 14, 2016 at his home in Freeport, Maine after suffering a heart attack. A lawyer by profession, Bob worked for the last 25 years for the State of Maine. Early […]
December 2016
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Patricia V. Huberdault
GEORGETOWN — Patricia V. Huberdault, 68, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Bangor on September 2, 1948, a daughter of Laurence P. and Vesta V. (Calderwood) Hall. She graduated from Foxcroft Academy and was employed at South Street Market in Dover-Foxcroft where she met her husband […]
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North Carolina lawmakers meeting to consider ‘bathroom bill’ repeal
RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina’s legislature is reconvening to see if enough lawmakers are willing to repeal a 9-month-old law that limited LGBT rights, including which bathrooms transgender people can use in public schools and government buildings. House and Senate members planned to meet in the capital today for a special session two days after the […]
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Tillerson: The oilman who brought Trump, Bush family together
WASHINGTON Throughout the presidential campaign, the Bush family and many of its Republican allies turned their backs on Donald Trump. Now, they’re finding common cause with Trump over his pick to lead the State Department: Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who has long orbited their same political, philanthropic and business worlds. Former President George W. […]
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Death sentences decline as public attitudes shift
WASHINGTON Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s and a further sign of the steady decline in use of the death penalty. The number is a sharp drop from the 49 death sentences last year and just a fraction of the peak […]
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Deadly Mexico fireworks blast hit market packed for holidays
TULTEPEC, Mexico The San Pablito fireworks market was especially well stocked for the holidays and bustling with hundreds of shoppers when a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through its stalls, killing at least 29 people and leaving dozens more badly burned. The third such blast to ravage the market on the northern outskirts of Mexico’s capital […]
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Delays hamper the last evacuations in Aleppo
BEIRUT Delays hampered the last evacuations of Syrian rebels and civilians from what is left of the opposition’s enclave in Aleppo as its residents waited today for the arrival of 20 U.N. observers meant to monitor the final exodus from the city. Some 3,000 rebel fighters and civilians stood outside in harsh wintry conditions overnight, […]
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Investigators seek Tunisian in Berlin market truck attack
BERLIN Investigators hunted today for a Tunisian man whose documents were found in the truck that plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others, German media reported. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack on the market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the […]
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Morse swims by Belfast
BATH There’s one sure-fire way to improve upon a season that ended with a boys Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference title, a girls second-place finish and two fifth-place state championship finishes — bring everyone back. Coach Todd Marco and the Morse High School swim team did just that this winter, and if Tuesday night’s KVAC meet […]