HARPSWELL — Peter Riesenberg, Professor of Emeritus History, for more than thirty years, at Washington University in St. Louis and longtime resident of Harpswell, Maine, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 92. He was born in New York City to Miriam (Handel) and Dr. Bernard Riesenberg. At the time of his death […]
May 2018
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Service Notice
Violet E. Vaillancourt BRUNSWICK — A graveside committal service for Violet E. Vaillancourt, who died on February 12, 2018, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19 at St. John’s Cemetery in Brunswick. Arrangements by Brackett Funeral Home in Brunswick. Barbara J. Bryant LISBON FALLS — Visitation for Barbara J. Bryant will be […]
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North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over drills
SEOUL, South Korea North Korea today threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest in a “one-sided” affair meant to pressure Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons. The warning by North Korea’s first vice foreign minister came hours after […]
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Justices seem skeptical of Portland landlord’s arguments in appeal of fire code conviction
AUGUSTA Justices on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court seemed dubious Tuesday about a claim that the state’s fire safety code is too vague to enforce. Gregory Nisbet, who owned a Portland apartment house where six people died in a fire in November 2014, is appealing his code violation conviction to the state’s highest court. He […]
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Maine counting recovering bald eagle population
PORTLAND Maine wildlife officials are conducting the largest statewide survey of bald eagles in the Pine Tree State in five years. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists and game warden pilots are conducting the survey of the iconic bird. It nearly disappeared from Maine in the 1970s, when there were only 39 pairs […]
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Baseball and its universal language
BRUNSWICK Ichino Honda is bringing a little bit of culture to Brunswick High School this year – Japanese culture, that is. While professional baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani came from Japan to the Los Angeles Angels this season amidst much hype and publicity, unheralded Ichino arrived at BHS last fall, a pleasant unassuming teenager from Tottori, […]
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Celtics survive James’s 42 pts, win Game 2
BOSTON The Celtics punched the Cavaliers first and never looked back in rolling to a Game 1 rout. LeBron James took a literal shot to the jaw in Game 2 but kept right on scoring. So did the Celtics. Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Boston withstood a 42-point night by James to beat Cleveland […]
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Sox fall to A’s, 5-3
BOSTON With a hand on his heart and a quick glance to the sky, Stephen Piscotty made an emotional salute to his late mother and helped the Oakland Athletics win in his return to the lineup. Hours after being reinstated from the bereavement list and flying crosscountry to join the A’s in Boston, Piscotty hit […]
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Hammerheads Racing set for Watkins Glen
BRUNSWICK — After spending the last six months prepping their new BMW, Brunswick-based Hammerheads Racing is ready for their 2018 ChampCar Endurance Series racing season to finally get underway. The team has been competing in sports car endurance racing since 2013 but took a hiatus last season to restructure their driver lineup, and purchase and […]