DEAR ABBY: I recently started seeing a self-made entrepreneur. He’s intelligent, and basically the most amazing man I have ever been with. Because of his position and stature, many beautiful and sophisticated women throw themselves at him. A friend of his told me that in the months that I’ve known him, he has had sex […]
2016
Nicholas D. Oram
Nicholas Daniel Oram, 22, of Topsham, passed in the early hours of November 24, 2016. Nick was born on February 2, 1994 in Brunswick, Maine to Dan and Michelle (Morin) Oram. He attended school in Topsham, graduating from Mt. Ararat High School in 2012. At the time of his passing, he was working with his […]
Paul MacDonald
Paul MacDonald, son of Francis G. and Edna Mac- Donald, passed away on November 15, 2016. He was born on December 30, 1933 in Bath, ME and graduated from Morse High School in 1952. In 1954, he volunteered to serve his country in the United States Army. He was stationed in Neckarsulm, Germany for 2 […]
To draw business, R.I. looks back
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Tax credits. Lower cost of living. Restaurants and beaches. And don’t forget Roger Williams and his experiment in protecting everyone’s liberty of conscience. One of Colonial America’s most important freethinkers has a new role as a marketing tool for the place he settled 380 years ago. Rhode Island started out as a refuge […]
Nuclear regulators return to Mass. plant
PLYMOUTH, Mass. Federal regulators have returned to the state’s only nuclear power plant for three weeks of inspections. About 20 inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission arrived earlier this week at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth. Officials said the inspection will cover several areas including what they describe as the “safety culture” at […]
Ski resort to open with $6.5M shortfall
JAY, Vt. A ski resort whose owner and president were accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of massive fraud months ago is set to open for the season on Saturday with what a federal receiver overseeing it says is a $6.5 million shortfall. In a court filing last week, the receiver said the Jay […]
Trump transition points toward presidency with new norms
WASHINGTON Donald Trump, that most unconventional of presidential candidates, last spring pledged that he would act perfectly presidential when the time was right. “I will be so presidential that you’ll call me and you’ll say, ‘Donald, you have to stop that, it’s too much,’” he promised during a March television interview. Less than two months […]
Clinton team sees recount as waste of resources
WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton’s aides and supporters are urging dispirited Democrats to channel their frustrations about the election results into political causes — just not into efforts to recount ballots in three battleground states. The former Democratic presidential candidate and her close aides see the recount drive largely as a waste of resources, according to people […]