BRUNSWICK — Robbin E. Levey, age 58, of Baribeau Drive, died on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at her residence. Arrangements are by Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick.
2017
UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
UNITED NATIONS The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, largely ignoring Trump’s threats to cut off aid to any country that went against him. The nonbinding resolution declaring U.S. action on Jerusalem “null and void” was approved 128-9 — a victory for the Palestinians, […]
High-speed internet to bring big change in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Jeff Kowunna used his drone to record this year’s celebration of another successful bow head whaling harvest for one of the oldest Alaska Native settlements. The video from the three-day event in remote Point Hope, at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, showed whaling captains sharing the flippers with residents, traditional drumming and […]
Birthday boy McAvoy lifts Bruins
BOSTON Tuukka Rask’s wire-to-wire dominance helped to ensure that Charlie McAvoy’s 20th birthday had a happy ending. Rask was nearly impenetrable for over 65 minutes before McAvoy scored the decisive goal in the shootout for Boston as the Bruins beat the Jets 2-1 on Thursday night. “A cherry on top of a great effort by […]
Beasley’s 32 powers Knicks past Celtics
NEW YORK Michael Beasley started heating up in the third quarter, and he really poured it on the fourth. So when did he know he had the hot hand? “Jan. 9, 1989,” Beasley said. Yes, Beasley started believing he would make every shot he took on the day he was born. He made most of […]
Patriots Gronk, ready for Bills
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. For the better part of two decades, the second meeting of the regular season between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots has had only mild drama attached to it. That won’t be the case for Sunday’s matchup. New England (11-3) wrapped up its ninth consecutive AFC East title with last week’s win […]
Ravens’ defense make them a formidable postseason foe
There are some folks in the AFC who shudder at the thought of facing the Ravens’ defense in the playoffs. That’s understandable, given Baltimore’s propensity for takeaways ( league- high 33) and its turnover margin (plus-17). That the offense is substandard tends to get ignored a bit, particularly if Terrell Suggs, C. J. Mosley and […]
Richmond boys down Seahawks to end slide
RICHMOND Zach Small and Matt Rines combined for 63 points as the Richmond High School boys basketball team cruised to a 79-63 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Boothbay on Thursday. The Bobcats are 4-2 and have a eight days to prepare for their next game — at Lisbon on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. Richmond […]
Cavaliers buck hot Bulls, 115-112
CLEVELAND LeBron James scored 34 points, Kevin Love added 27 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their 12th straight home game, 115-112 over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night as injured point guard Isaiah Thomas moved even closer to his return. James had 11 points in the fourth quarter and dropped a pair of free throws […]