Brunswick — Jessica L. Johnson age 45 of Starflower Lane died Saturday December 9th in her home in Brunswick. She was born in Loveland Colorado October 12, 1972 the daughter of Stephen and Lynn Wolfe Stuntz. She attended Loveland schools and was a 1991 graduate of Thompson Valley High School. Mrs. Johnson received a Bachelor’s […]
2017
Philip R. Anderson
Philip R. Anderson, age 93, of Holland Lane, Durham, Maine, passed away December 23rd. Philip was born in Sanford, Maine in 1924, son of Stephen and Hope Anderson. Philip graduated from Brunswick High School in 1942. Philip married Louise Aldrich of Hobart, New York on October 5th, 1947 in Durham, Maine. Philip served in the […]
DEATH NOTICE
GEORGETOWN — Marjorie Oliver, of Georgetown, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017
Days of bitter cold ahead for Midwest, Northeast
CHICAGO (AP) — A white Christmas for much of the Northeast and Midwest has given way to bitter cold until the New Year. Residents should expect colder-than-normal temperatures for the rest of the week, according to Chicago-area National Weather Service meteorologist Amy Seeley. Temperatures hovered around zero degrees in Chicago on Tuesday. A Christmas storm […]
Obama to Prince Harry: leaders must use care on social media
LONDON Former President Barack Obama told Prince Harry in an interview broadcast Wednesday that people in leadership roles must be careful in their use of social media and warned against spending too much time immersed in the internet at the expense of the world outside. He did not, however, directly mention his successor, President Donald […]
Sex assault complaint against former Trump aide
WASHINGTON A singer and potential congressional candidate says she has filed a sexual assault complaint against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager for hitting her twice on her buttocks during a Washington gathering in November. Joy Villa, a Trump backer who wore a “Make America Great Again” dress at the Grammys this year, said Tuesday […]
Construction temporarily stopped at church destroyed on 9/11
NEW YORK Construction on a Greek Orthodox church to replace one that was crushed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been temporarily suspended amid rising costs and questions over how donations have been managed. The St. Nicholas National Shrine next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza was to replace a tiny church obliterated when […]
4 teens charged with murder in death of man hit by sandbag
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Four teenage boys have been charged with murder in an Ohio juvenile court in connection with the death of a man struck by a sandbag thrown from an interstate overpass. The Blade reports prosecutors filed the charges Tuesday in Toledo against the boys, ages 13 to 15. The teens initially were […]
Ex-Steeler signs with Pats, looks to playoffs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. James Harrison is no longer the odd man out or the oldest man in the locker room. The ex-Steelers star signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, three days after his unceremonious departure from Pittsburgh. The 39-year-old linebacker posted a photo on Instagram showing himself with 40- year-old quarterback […]
Freeport ref hangs ’em up
FREEPORT When Dean Gilbert began refereeing hockey while attending the University of Southern Maine, it was a part-time job to help make ends meet. What Gilbert didn’t realize, that 20 years later, he’d still be on the ice. After 20 years of refereeing and officiating NCAA hockey games, the Freeport resident has decided to hang […]