FREEPORT — Dolores Fern (Boswell-Sutherland) Pruell, daughter of Burt Boswell and Mildred Louise (Brennan) Boswell, born 11- 21-47 in Monet MO, succumbed to brain cancer on 11-16-16 peacefully in her own home in Freeprot Maine, after being diagnosed only 4 months earlier. Dolores will be most remembered for her love and care of her family, […]
2016
Roxanne L. Lawley
WEST BATH — Roxanne Louise Lawley of West Bath, passed away at the Barron Center in Portland on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Roxanne was born on March 11, 1952 in Bath. She was a true Mainer who loved Maine in every way except the cold winter, when she would dream of becoming a snowbird. She […]
Cora A. Kaler
BATH — Cora A. Kaler, 82, of Cummings Street died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 13, 1934 in North Adams, MA, a daughter of Alexander Lamond and Mary Arvilla (Dustin) Shand. She graduated from Adams High School in Massachusetts and moved to Maine in the 1950’s. On July […]
Scott D. Bean
BRUNSWICK — Scott D. Bean age 63 of Maquoit Road died Thursday, November 17th at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born in Brunswick, March 23, 1953, the son of John and Margaret Tassell Bean. He attended Brunswick schools and was a 1972 graduate of Brunswick High School. On September 11, 1976 he married Judy E. […]
Vt. group strives to preserve doggie haven
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. At Dog Mountain, canines and their human owners can take walks on a 150-acre Vermont hillside, enjoy several ponds, attend dog parties and even visit a chapel and an art gallery. Now, a group is hoping to preserve the doggie haven and the vision of Stephen Huneck, the late artist and children’s […]
Ski areas announce opening days
LINCOLN, N.H. A dozen New Hampshire ski areas are announcing their tentative opening days, starting with Loon Mountain Resort, which plans to open Wednesday. A list released by the state Division of Travel and Tourism and Ski NH shows six resorts planning to open in late November, a handful in early December and the rest […]
Trump’s pick for Justice Dept could influence immigration
WASHINGTON As a senator, Jeff Sessions became Congress’ leading advocate not only for a cracking down on illegal immigration, but also for slowing all immigration, increasing mass deportations and scrutinizing more strictly those entering the U.S. As attorney general, he’d be well positioned to turn those ideas into reality. Immigration laws are enforced by other […]
Americans who live near border say Trump’s wall is unwelcome
LOS EBANOS, Texas All along the winding Rio Grande, the people who live in this bustling, fertile region where the U.S. border meets the Gulf of Mexico never quite understood how Donald Trump’s great wall could ever be much more than campaign rhetoric. Erecting a concrete barrier across the entire 1,954-mile frontier with Mexico, they […]
School bus driver charged in deadly Chattanooga crash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. The driver of a school bus that was filled with elementary students when it crashed in Chattanooga, killing at least five children, has been arrested and faces charges including vehicular homicide. Calling the Monday afternoon crash “every public safety professional’s worst nightmare,” Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher told an overnight news conference that […]
Education Secretary King calls for end to paddling students
BUFFALO, N.Y. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders in states that allow student paddling to end a practice he said would be considered “criminal assault or battery” against an adult. King released a letter today asking leaders to replace corporal punishment with less punitive, more supportive disciplinary practices that […]