Nilda Mlyniec, 86, died Friday March 9, 2018 in Brunswick. Nilda was born September 17, 1931 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Luis and American (Rivera) Ferreras. She was educated in Puerto Rico, relocated to Brooklyn, New York in 1943 where she continued her education and graduated from High School in 1947. Nilda had worked […]
March 2018
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Robert L. Moore
RUMFORD — Robert Lee Moore, 56, of Prospect Avenue in Rumford passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday March 3, 2018. He was born in Taylor County, Texas a son of Arthur T. and Donna Lee (Pero) Moore. Robert was educated in Bath Maine Schools and was a graduate of Morse High School Class […]
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DEATH NOTICE
HARPSWELL — Donald W. Anderson, age 85, of Harpswell, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Mid Coast Hospital. A memorial service with military honors will be announced for Friday, March 16, 2018. Condolences and memories can be shared with the family at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.
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Finland tops 2018 global happiness index
HELSINKI Fans of skiing, saunas and Santa Claus won’t be surprised to hear Finland is the happiest place to live. The World Happiness Report published today ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption. Unlike past years, the annual report published by the U.N. Sustainable Development […]
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Trump axes Sec. of State Rex Tillerson
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump unceremoniously dumped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday —via Twitter —and picked CIA Director Mike Pompeo to shift from America’s spy chief to its top diplomat. The abrupt announcement ended the turbulent tenure of the man who reportedly called the president a “moron” but wanted to stay, and deepened the […]
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Planned lobster facility could be US game changer
PORTLAND A seafood dealer is planning to build one of the largest lobster processing facilities in the country in Maine, potentially meeting a need the state’s lifeblood’s industry has long sought to address. Maine fishermen catch more lobsters than anyone else in the U.S., but the state has a lack of facilities to process their […]
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Climate whistleblower to speak in Lewiston
LEWISTON (AP) — A climate scientist who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump’s interior secretary and later resigned is speaking at a Maine college. Joel Clement was a leading official in climate change policy in the U.S. Department of the Interior before he was demoted. He is scheduled to speak at Bates College’s […]
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Tribes question Maine AG on water rights
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine tribal leaders and environmental groups are criticizing Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills for calling for review of a federal court ruling backing tribal fishing rights in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review a federal court order that could force Washington to pay billions of dollars to restore salmon […]
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IHOP: ‘Zero tolerance’ for server’s treatment of black teens
AUBURN (AP) — The IHOP (EYE’-hop) pancake restaurant chain has responded to a waitress asking some black teenagers to pay upfront for their meal at a franchise in Maine by saying it has “zero tolerance” for discrimination. IHOP President Darren Rebelez on Tuesday called the episode at a restaurant in Auburn an “isolated incident” and […]
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Police: Missing girl found, man who took her kills himself
SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old girl who went missing from a Maine foster home has been found safe in Georgia and the man who took her there has killed himself. Police had been searching for Heavenlee Benjamin for more than a week before finding her Tuesday. Heavenlee went missing from the Readfield […]