Edgar Allen Beem makes interesting comments about LD 1270, “An Act Regarding Patient-Directed Care at the End of Life.” But the comment I find most interesting was one in which he comes down on Catholicism for the suggestion that “life is a sacred gift from God, and only he can determine the time of our […]
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Letter: LePage must learn to deal with anger
Congratulations to Steve Woods on his insightful look at our governor’s behavior (Intentionally Unreasonable: “Paul LePage: Feel his pain, fear his anger”). While LePage has ventured into political lands which few have dared, his behavior of pointing fingers at other elected officials is crude, not businesslike, and certainly not reflective of the quality of the […]
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Yarmouth lobsterman sentenced to 25 years for 2013 bee farm murder
PORTLAND — Two months after a jury found him guilty of murdering a Georgetown man at a North Yarmouth bee farm, Merrill “Mike” Kimball was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison. Justice Roland Cole sentenced the 72-year-old Yarmouth lobsterman to the mandatory minimum sentence for the October 2013 murder of Leon Kelley, with both […]
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Brunswick nonprofit to help jail prisoners get jobs
PORTLAND — Coastal Counties Workforce has received a $500,000 federal grant to provide job counseling services to prisoners at the Cumberland County Jail. The U.S. Department of Labor grant was announced June 4 by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. The Brunswick-based nonprofit will establish a job center to help soon-to-be-released prisoners prepare for and find […]
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DEP tentatively OKs permit for Brunswick train layover facility
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a draft approval of a storm-water license for the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority’s proposed Amtrak layover facility. “Based on the proposed project design and the Department’s review … (DEP) finds that the proposed project will not adversely affect groundwater quantity or quality,” the DEP […]
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Bath council OKs budget, tax hike; Rogers resigns
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $15.9 million budget. Near the end of the meeting, meanwhile, Councilor Kyle Rogers announced his immediate resignation because he is moving. Rogers served two terms on the City Council from 2006-2012 and was re-elected last year. He said his job requires him to move to […]
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Jane F. Collins, 91
TOPSHAM — Jane Ferguson Collins, 91, died May 27 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. She was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on Oct. 13, 1923, to John Livingston Ferguson and Ola Hosking Ferguson. She grew up in St. Albans, Vermont, attending local schools and then Simmons College in Boston. In 1949, she married Charles J. […]
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David P. Bourget, 59: Firefighter, lobsterman took pride in his school, served his community
WEST BATH — David Paul “Beav” Bourget, 59, formerly of Bath, died unexpectedly on May 23. Bourget was born in Bath on April 2, 1956, the son of Raymond Howard and Jane Evelyn (Leeman) Bourget. David was educated in Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1974. He took great pride […]
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Robert E. Wilson, 80
ORR’S ISLAND — Robert E. Wilson, 80, died May 27 at Winship Green, in Bath. Wilson was born on the island Nov. 13, 1934, the son of Clifton R. and Edwinna J. Wilson. Robert was educated at the Orr’s Island School House. After enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1952, he served in the Korean […]
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Mary J. Springer, 93
BATH — Mary J. Springer, 93, died May 25 at her home. Springer was born May 3, 1922, in Lamoine. She married George E. Springer Sr. on Nov. 30, 1939, and worked hard to take care of her family and her home. For nearly 30 years, Mary also served alongside her husband, pastoring churches in Gardiner, South […]