May 2018
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: We moved to the country, but we’re not really far out of town. My educated, urbane, professional husband who has always lived in the city, now bypasses our 2 1/2 bathrooms and relieves himself outdoors in a “king of all he surveys” pose. We no longer have children living at home, and he […]
Barbara Bryant
BRUNSWICK — Barbara “Barb” Bryant of Colonial Gardens, Lisbon Falls, died on April 25, 2018. She was born in Gardiner, ME, on January 29, 1934, to Roy C. and Dorothy M. Fraser. She was the foster daughter of Clair and Priscilla Oakes, who lovingly raised her after her mother died in 1937. Barb was a […]
Gloria N. Card
BATH — Gloria N. Card, 89, of Washington Street, Bath, Maine died at her home on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Gloria, daughter of John A. and Dorris (Dexter) Nickerson, was born August 8, 1928 in Brewer, Maine. She graduated from Bangor High School in 1946. She attended the University of Maine where she met her […]
Carol J. Plourde
LISBON FALLS — Carol J. Plourde, age 61, of Lisbon Falls, died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, April 22, 2018. Carol was born in Worcester, MA, on October 9, 1956, one of three children born to Charles and Marion (Swenson) Aldrich. She grew up and was educated in Westminster, MA schools and attended Umass Amherst following […]
Karen Wertman
SABATTUS — Karen Wertman, 56, of Sabattus, died at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, after battling against Glioblastoma Multiforme for more than three years. Condolences and fond memories may be shared with Karen’s family at www.crosmanfuneralhome.com. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 1 […]
Service Notice
BOWDOIN — Geneva Velma (Newbegin) Adams, 89, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018. A committal service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018, at South Bowdoin Cemetery in Bowdoin. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Bowdoin’s Friends Helping Community Food Pantry, 1144 Main Street, Bowdoin, ME 04287.
Trump’s doctor describes ‘raid’ to obtain records
WASHINGTON The White House said that President Donald Trump’s former bodyguard did nothing out of the ordinary when he took possession of the president’s medical records last year, despite a claim by Trump’s former doctor that the episode felt like a “raid.” Harold Bornstein, Trump’s longtime personal doctor, told NBC News that Keith Schiller, the […]
West’s wild words stir again: Kanye calls slavery a ‘choice’
LOS ANGELES Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, Kanye West caused another stir, calling American slavery a “choice” in an interview Tuesday. “When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years, that sounds like choice,” West said on “TMZ Live” after questions on his pro-President Donald Trump posts and […]