2016
Colin Niles Quinn
WEST BATH — Colin Niles Quinn, born October 21, 2016, was taken from us on November 10, 2016. Colin was so tiny, precious, yet so bold, an angel with wings of gold. Though here for such a short time, he left a footprint in our lives. We hold our family up in prayer as we […]
Mary Wallace
BRUNSWICK — Mary Little Huggins Wallace died on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in Brunswick. She was born in Portland, Maine on May 24, 1924 to Bowdoin professor Noel C. and Margarite Little. Mary graduated from Brunswick High School in 1941 and attended Vassar College graduating with the wartime class of 1944-1945. From Stanford University, she […]
Let it snow
MONTPELIER, Vt. Before the ski and snowboard season gets cranking, here’s a look at what’s new at resorts around the Northeast. SNOWMAKING, SNOWMAKING AND MORE SNOWMAKING After a dismal snow season last winter with frequent warm-ups, resorts across the Northeast continue to invest in snowmaking to better cover trails, open earlier and stay open longer, […]
Manchester picked as site for drug abuse prevention project
MANCHESTER, N.H. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has chosen Manchester as the first city in New England to implement a new strategy to address prescription opioid misuse, heroin abuse and violent crime. The 360 Degree Strategy project started last year in Pittsburgh and has since been expanded to several other cities. It focuses on dismantling […]
Principal cellist of BSO dies at age 85
BOSTON (AP) — Jules Eskin, the principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than half a century, has died after a long struggle with cancer. He was 85. Eskin died Tuesday at his home in Brookline, said BSO spokeswoman Bernadette Horgan. Eskin began his tenure as the orchestra’s principal cellist in 1964. He […]
Authorities report man posed as doctor
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Texas man is facing charges alleging that he posed as a medical researcher in order to sexually assault a Vermont college student. NECN reports 31-year-old Nam Vu Bui, of Houston, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Middlebury to charges including illegal advertisement of medical services and sexual assault. Authorities say Vu […]
New name for unified Vt. colleges coming
LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Officials at Vermont State Colleges are expected to decide on a new name for a new institution after approving a plan to merge Johnson State College and Lyndon State College. The Caledonian Record reports that students, Lyndon State College staff and faculty, a delegation from the VSC Board of Trustees and […]
Amid strains, Trump says only he knows finalists for cabinet
NEW YORK President- elect Donald Trump hadn’t been seen in public for days when he walked into New York’s 21 Club to applause from fellow diners. The unannounced evening out with family was a contrast to the behind-the scenes machinations that suggested a struggling transition as names surfaced and sank for top administration positions. Not […]
Senate Dems ready for new leader, GOP staying with Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON Senate Democrats are turning to Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Brooklyn-bred partisan infighter with a pragmatic streak, to steer them into the Donald Trump era. Republicans are sticking with the genteel Kentuckian, Sen. Mitch McConnell, who lacks Schumer’s instinct for soundbites but has been a brutally effective legislative tactician. Senate Democrats and Republicans are meeting […]