Gerlinde Wilhelmine Rickel, 79, passed away peacefully September 8, 2018 in Melbourne, FL after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Stuttgart, Germany to Karl and Maria Brendle she attended Realschule in Stuttgart where she studied typing, shorthand and played the harmonica. In 1960, Gerlinde came to America to study English at Southern Methodist University […]
September 2018
Stanwood Curtis Fish Sr.
TOPSHAM — Stanwood Curtis Fish Sr., age 80, of The Highlands, died on Saturday, September 8, 2018, due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Stan was born in Hartford, CT. on June 28, 1938, the son of Helen Curtis Fish and Stanwood Shumway Fish. Stan attended and was a 1952 graduate of Southwest Elementary School in […]
Marian R. Perkins
Marian Perkins, 101, died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at The Lamp Memory Care Center in Lisbon. Marian was born on Rosedale Farm, West Bath, Aug. 2, 1917. She was the daughter of Fred J. and Ida Betty Lorentsen Rose. In 1947, she married Harold S. Perkins, who died in 1973. A 1936 Morse […]
Daniel J. Venuto
BATH — Daniel J. Venuto, age 63, peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by loved ones on September 4th 2018. Beloved husband to Valadon Venuto and stepchildren Christopher Coombs, Rikilyn Moser, and Rhonda Coombs Halpin. He also leaves behind four grandchildren Robert Coombs, Brandon Murray, Ericka Murray and Victoria Moser; three great grandchildren Aria-Lynn […]
Weaker, still dangerous, Florence edges closer
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Time is running short to flee Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm zeroing in on the Southeastern coast with more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights. Florence’s top sustained wind speeds dropped from a high of 140 mph to 110 mph as its outer rain bands approached the […]
Musk apologizes for snags in Model 3 delivery information
DETROIT Tesla apparently is having trouble informing customers about deliveries of the Model 3 mass-market electric car. In a Twitter response to a Model 3 buyer Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk wrote that customers “may experience longer response times” because of a large increase in vehicle deliveries in North America. He wrote that resolving the issue […]
Nixon hopes for upset in battle with Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats across New York state will soon decide the winner of the long and sometimes nasty primary contest between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and activist and former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon. The outcome of Thursday’s Democratic primary will likely resonate around the nation, as it is a particularly high-profile […]
Falcons soar to victory, 8-2
STANDISH Freeport found the back of the cage on its first three shots within a two-minute span in the first half to roll to an 8-2 victory over Gray- New Gloucester at St. Joseph’s College in Western Maine Conference field hockey play on Wednesday. The Falcons received goals from six different players as they improved […]
Red Sox beat Jays, reach 100 wins
BOSTON The scoreboards at Fenway Park were all flashing “100 WINS” to celebrate the Red Sox reaching the milestone for the first time since Ted Williams returned from World War II. David Price was already thinking about No. 101. “That’s what we’ve done all year,” Price said on Wednesday night after pitching seven innings of […]