WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A West Boylston man charged with striking a man with his pickup truck and then leaving the victim by the side of a Worcester road has been held on $5,000 bail. The Telegram & Gazette reports that Vincent Green pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Monday to charges including motor vehicle […]
2016
Dorothy A. Schott
BRUNSWICK — Dorothy Arlene Schott, 95, formerly of Topsham, passed away peacefully on Jan. 9, 2016, at Horizons Living and Rehab facility in Brunswick surrounded by family. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 6, 1920, to Ruby Berry Bragdon. Dorothy attended schools in Lewiston and Sabattus. She worked at various jobs throughout her life […]
Beverly Koenig
FALMOUTH — Beverly Arline Rand Koenig of Durham, Maine, passed away at the age of 86 on Jan. 6, 2016. She passed, peacefully with family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, at Keatings’ Maternity Home on Nov. 10, 1929, and was educated in schools in Bridgton and Fryeburg. She graduated from Bridgton […]
Virginia S. Stuart
Virginia (Ginny) Stuart died on Jan. 5, 2016, at Camphill Ghent in Chatham, New York. She was 94 years old, born on Dec. 4, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York, to Francis and Florence (Presbrey) Stanforth. She grew up in New York, attended Adelphi College in Garden City, New York, and received her B.S. in nursing […]
Betty C. Moore
RICHMOND — Betty C. Moore, 73, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Hospice House in Auburn after a short battle with cancer. She was born on Aug. 22, 1942, in Eastport, Maine, the daughter of Lewis and Millicent McPhail. Betty was raised and educated in Perry, Maine. In 1965 she […]
Mary Elizabeth (Williams) LaMotte
TOPSHAM — Mary Elizabeth LaMotte, 78, of The Highlands, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. She was born in Bethesda, MD, on March 9, 1938, the daughter of David J. and Gertrude (Jones) Williams. She graduated from The Punahou School in Hawaii in 1956 and received her associate’s degree from Mt. […]
Gerald S. Jordan Jr.
FAIRFIELD — Gerald S. Jordan Jr., 48, of Klearview Manor, died on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Brunswick on Oct. 6, 1967, a son of Gerald S. Jordan Sr. and Diann E. Stebbins. Jerry was a resident of Klearview Manor in Fairfield for the last 41 years. During his […]
Sheriff: Mother of Texas ‘affluenza’ teen posts bond
FORT WORTH, Texas The mother of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense for a deadly wreck is expected to leave jail soon after a judge on Monday sharply reduced her bond. Tonya Couch’s bond was lowered from $1 million to $75,000. Couch posted the bond and will be released this morning “barring any […]
Report charts history of abuse at Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. A new report by a federal watchdog outlines a history of harassment on river trips through Grand Canyon National Park in which male park employees allegedly propositioned female colleagues for sex, touched them inappropriately and made lewd comments. The report obtained by The Associated Press comes after 13 current and former Grand Canyon […]
Obama reaches for upbeat outlook in State of the Union
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will deliver a final State of the Union address today brimming with optimism — far more than most Americans possess. After six years of pitching ambitious proposals in his annual speech to Congress, Obama plans to take a rhetorical step back this year as he opens the final stretch of his […]