Mary Ellen Wright, 75, died on October 9, 2017, in Chicago, IL, due to Alzheimer’s. Longtime resident of Topsham, ME. The youngest of three, Mary Ellen is survived by her brother, Richard Lippincott, and sister, Virginia Lippincott, Maine residents. Her son, Richard Wright, of Chicago, IL; one daughter, Kathy Frey, of Grass Valley, CA; and […]
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Geraldine Mae Fenimore
TOPSHAM — Geraldine M. Fenimore 82, died Sunday October 22, 2017 at her home in Topsham. She was born January 20, 1935 in Brunswick to Joseph A. and Evelyn E. (Stubbs) Pardur. Lifelong resident of Topsham where she worked on the family farm. She also worked as a baker at Parkview Hospital in Brunswick for […]
Trump plans lunch with GOP senators as focus turns to taxes
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is planning lunch with GOP senators after sparring with several of them, as congressional Republicans turn to overhauling the tax code. It will be Trump’s first appearance as president at Senate Republicans’ regular Tuesday policy lunch at the Capitol. The gathering has the potential for awkward moments, because it follows spats […]
Sears-Whirlpool split after more than 100 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances, ending a business relationship that dates back more than 100 years. In a note sent to its stores last week, Sears said that Whirlpool was making demands that would’ve made it difficult to sell its appliances at a competitive price. Sears has been ravaged […]
Ghosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
NEW YORK For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Now it’s Donald Trump’s turn. The ghosts of Vietnam are stirring anew, just as Trump prepares to visit the nation on his first presidential tour of Asia. Vietnam […]
Judge concerned over Trump comments ahead of Bergdahl sentencing
FORT BRAGG, N.C. President Donald Trump’s criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has become a factor in the soldier’s sentencing as a military judge weighs the president’s impact on public perception of military justice. The judge deciding Bergdahl’s punishment for walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 heard defense arguments Monday that Trump recently […]
Women on trial visit scene of attack on North Korean scion
SEPANG, Malaysia The two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were taken back to the scene of the crime today as their murder trial moved from the courtroom to the Malaysian airport for a three-hour inspection tour under heavy police guard. The judge, prosecutors, defense lawyers and […]
Berry-Gaviria wins Regional title
BRUNSWICK The Maine High School Regional Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday, with northern runners at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast and southern competitors at Twin Brook in Cumberland. The top 30 individual runners, along with 50 percent of scoring teams in each region, qualified for this upcoming Saturday’s state championships back at […]
Fresh faces Correa, Altuve, Bellinger in World Series
LOS ANGELES Carlos Correa is such a fresh face, his first big league hit was assisted by technology. When he made his debut for Houston on June 8, 2015, Correa hit a three-hopper off White Sox ace Chris Sale and was called out by first base umpire Larry Vanover. About a minute later, a replay […]
Pats find footing, Falcons still stuck after Super rematch
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Last season’s Super Bowl teams are heading in very different directions as they approach the halfway point of the 2017 season. The Patriots (5-2) posted 23-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night , their third consecutive win. After weeks of questions, New England is again resembling the team that pulled off […]