The 2018 Billboard Music Awards paid tribute to the students and teachers affected by recent deadly shootings in Texas and Florida, while the night also featured show-stopping performances by iconic singer Janet Jackson and K-pop group BTS. A tearful and emotional Kelly Clarkson, who hosted the awards, opened the show in honor of the 10 […]
May 2018
Syrian government resumes anti-IS offensive
BEIRUT Syrian government forces today resumed their offensive against the Islamic State group in the south of Damascus, after evacuating a group of civilians from the area, Syrian state TV reported. The TV quoted an unnamed military official as saying a truce had been in place to evacuate women, children and elderly on Sunday night […]
Man faces charges in restaurant crash
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. A man intentionally rammed a vehicle into a steak and seafood outlet in North Carolina on Sunday, killing his daughter and daughter-in-law who had been seated inside the restaurant with other family members, police said. The vehicle’s driver, Roger Self, was immediately arrested and the preliminary evidence indicates he purposely drove all […]
Germaine B. St.Pierre
TOPSHAM — Germaine B. St.Pierre, 102, formerly of Mallett Drive, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick. She was born in Lewiston, on November 24, 1915 the daughter of Alphonse & Roseanna (Gagne) St. Onge. She was married to William St. Pierre in April of 1941 and […]
Gayle Othuse
BATH — Gayle Othuse, 77, passed away on April 25, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Morningside Cemetery in Phippsburg. A celebration of life will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Linden Tree Meeting House, Phippsburg Congregational Church, Phippsburg. www.desmondfuneralhomes.com
Patricia A. Rideout
BRUNSWICK — Patricia Ann “Pat” Rideout, 65, passed away on March 29, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, Southside, Bath. A celebration of life will be held at the American Legion on Saturday, May 26, 2018, from 1–4 p.m. www.desmondfuneralhomes.com
Lendall Alexander
PHIPPSBURG — Lendall Alexander, 85, passed away on January 27, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath. www.desmondfuneralhomes.com
Rose Hill
AUBURN — A memorial service will be held for Rose Hill, Hill’s Upholstery, on Monday, May 21, at 11 a.m. at the East Baptist Church in Auburn. Rose is survived by daughter Pamela Karcher, son Michael Karcher, stepson J.C. Hill and special grandson Justin Karcher.
Texas mourners endure grief that ‘none of us can comprehend’
SANTA FE, Texas Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first services since a gunman blasted his way into a high school and killed 10 people, with one pastor lamenting the grief “that none of us can comprehend.” Just two days after the deaths of eight students and two substitute […]
Lava from Kilauea volcano enters ocean, creates toxic cloud
PAHOA, Hawaii White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago. Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the toxic steam […]