BRUNSWICK – Charles Pullin Baker died on May 7, 2019, at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. Charles “Charlie” was born on Feb. 5, 1955, to Forrest and Pearl Baker. He was a merchant mariner since he was 17-years-old and traveled the world and returned with many great stories for which he was known. Charlie […]
2019
Births
St. Mary’s Regional Hospital Abagail Joy Mills, born April 20 to Jeremy Mills and Stacie Arsenault of Sabattus. Grandparents are Gary and Charlene Arsenault of Westbrook. Great-grandparents are Jeanette and Louis Rossi of Falmouth and Rita Myrick of Sabattus. Roman James Quinn, born April 22 to Natasha Elaine Quinn and James Patrick Quinn of Lewiston. […]
Donald C. Adams
HARPSWELL – Donald C. Adams, passed at home after an illness on May 1, 2019. Donald (Donnie) was born on June 16, 1930, in Bowdoin, Maine. He attended the Adams school, a one-room schoolhouse on the Adams homestead, and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1948. After graduating from high school, he worked as a […]
Cape Elizabeth council to vote on Fort Williams parking fees
CAPE ELIZABETH — A comprehensive plan to implement pay-and-display parking at Fort Williams Park is scheduled for a Town Council vote Monday. Last November, Town Manager Matthew Sturgis issued a request for proposals from parking management companies that would provide equipment and agents to enforce pay-and-display parking. Unified Parking Partners submitted the only proposal and […]
Portland pier owners say zoning changes would sink future revenue
But city officials question whether changing the boundaries of a waterfront development zone would have the impact they claim.
Letter to the editor: Bottled water tax unfairly targets Poland Spring
As someone who has spent my entire adult career in banking and finance, and who now advises entrepreneurs and start-ups, I have watched with dismay and puzzlement the effort in the Legislature to levy a 12-percent extraction tax on bottled water. The bill, introduced by Rep. Lori Gramlich, does not mention Poland Spring bottled spring […]
Saco woman killed in wrong way crash on highway
AUGUSTA — A Saco woman was killed in a crash on I-95 in Augusta on Saturday night, that left the passenger of another car critically injured. Sierra Prescott, 22, of Saco was killed instantly after driving her car in the wrong lane and colliding head-on with two other cars on the northbound lane of I-95 in Augusta […]
Letter to the editor: Augusta takes promising step toward pre-K
I was very happy to see that the Legislature’s Education Committee recently took an important step toward improving Pre-K access throughout Maine. It’s even more encouraging to see unanimous, bipartisan support. I’ve long been a proponent of investments in early childhood programs. And I say that not only as a Mainer who cares about our […]
Two men pulled from Casco Bay by ferry crew
Two men were pulled from the frigid waters of Casco Bay on Saturday afternoon near a capsized canoe. Portland resident Jake Morrel said he was returning home from an early Mother’s Day celebration on Peaks Island with his wife and daughter when the Casco Bay Lines ferry he was riding broke off from its normal […]
Elderly driver killed in head-on crash in Hancock County
A 93-year-old Hancock County man died Sunday afternoon after his car collided head-on with another vehicle on Route 1 in Hancock, Maine State Police said. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, identified the victim as Joseph Ryan of Hancock. McCausland said the crash took place around 11:30 a.m, forcing police to […]
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