Winthrop, Mary L. Cox Smith, 88, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2019 surrounded by her family, at her home. She was born on December 27, 1930 in Winthrop, the youngest daughter of Leon W. and Agnes E. (Copp) Prince. Mary graduated from Monmouth Academy, class of 1948. She married her first love, Daryl S. […]
2019
Police never asked landlord who killed 2 teenagers if he had a gun, court records reveal
Biddeford is asking a judge to end lawsuits filed against city police in the murders of Derrick Thompson and Alivia Welch by James Pak, who had threatened to shoot one of his tenants.
Cole Cassidy
Florida – Cole Cassidy, 25, died August 11, 2019 after a 6-year struggle with addiction. Cole was born Feb 24, 1994 in Augusta, Maine to Kevin F and Susan (Lundquist) Cassidy. He attended schools in Pittston and Durham, Maine; graduating from Freeport High School in 2012. Cole had a love for hunting, fishing and photography, […]
Letter to the editor: Right to bear arms should be limited to 18th-century weapons
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” What role should the “well regulated militia” idea play in gun ownership currently? Some people believe that the wisdom of […]
Maine Voices: Secession isn’t the solution to Great Diamond Island’s issues with Portland
It’s hard to see how separating from the city would improve service delivery or give more people a say in island policies.
MaineHealth, Anthem team up for joint insurance venture
MaineHealth and health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine are collaborating on a joint venture with the intent to offer Medicare Advantage health insurance plans for 2020. The joint venture, named AMH Health LLC, will bring together the region’s leading health care system and one of the state’s largest health insurers […]
Driver dies when his vehicle rolls over in Albion
A 37-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon after crashing a vehicle on Benton Road in Albion, police said. The man, Phillip Brown, of Albion, was pronounced dead at the scene, and one of two dogs riding with him in the 2006 Toyota died as well, according to a news release Monday from the Kennebec County […]
Alice Smith Kinney
Topsham – Alice Smith Kinney, 93. Alice Elizabeth Smith was born July 6, 1926 at Potato Point, Marshfield, Maine, eldest daughter of George Kenneth Smith Sr. and A. Genevieve O’Donnell Smith. She died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at home in Topsham. Alice attended Machias schools and graduated from Bangor Maine School of Commerce, now Husson University. […]
Affordable senior housing proposed in downtown Portland
Community Housing of Maine is proposing an $11.4 million project that would include 11 units of housing for long-term stayers in the city-run homeless shelter.
Letter to the editor: We must understand the political, military violence that is fueling refugee crisis
If you go into independent journalists’ and media websites you will learn there have been tens of millions of citizens who had to leave their countries because of extreme violence and war. This has been occurring for the best part of a decade. You might read about the Iraq citizens, Syrian citizens and people from […]
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