As we continue to delve into the ice harvesting businesses of South Portland, we take a look this week at the operations of Royal R. Burnham. Born in 1838 in Stroudwater Village (Westbrook), Royal Burnham learned the ins and outs of the ice business while employed for D.W. Clark for over 15 years. In 1871, […]
2021
Obituary: Winifred Mason
OGUNQUIT – Winifred Mason, 97 years old, died Tuesday May 4, 2021 at her home in Ogunquit surrounded by family. Wini …
Obituary: Rochelle Rose Warren
Rochelle Rose Warren 1997 – 2021 DRESDEN – Rochelle Rose Warren, 23, of Amy Circle, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April …
Obituary: Gloria Jean Sprague
ALFRED – On Tuesday April 27, 2021, Gloria Jean Sprague loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother, passed away at the …
Obituary: Sally Jordan
GORHAM – Sally Jordan, 82, of Gorham passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Thursday April 29, 2021 at Maine Medical Center, …
Justice Department worried about Arizona’s private recount of presidential election
The department says the state Senate’s farming out of 2.1 million ballots to a contractor may run afoul of federal law requiring ballots to remain in the control of election officials for 22 months.
New Gloucester Selectboard tables anti-mask resolution
Vice Chairperson Linda Chase introduced the resolution at Monday night’s meeting, which was taken nearly word-for-word from a resolution introduced by Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary in February.
Auburn man denies charges from fatal Turner crash last year
Spencer W. Dowd pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in a crash that killed a Turner teenager.
Firefighters respond to fire at University of Maine library
The fire at the Raymond H. Fogler Library was reported shortly after 9 p.m.
CVS and Walgreens have wasted more vaccine doses than most states combined
Of 182,874 wasted doses recorded as of late March, CVS was responsible for nearly half and Walgreens for 21%, according to the U.S. CDC.