Regarding Edgar Allen Beem’s piece “Welcome to the United Suckers of America,” some people may be offended, but I thought it was great. To people who think his opinions on the influence of wealth in politics are extreme, look up some of the things said by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who would certainly agree […]
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Letter: Facts are facts, not right or left
Julie McDonald-Smith believes economics is “left” or “right” (“The Right View: Economics is a matter of right vs. left”). Actually it’s a matter of facts. If Gov. LePage and DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew are right on refusing Medicaid expansion, why did so many Republican governors fight for expansion in their states? Because they understood the […]
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Bath Iron Works union sues shipyard over job ‘reallocation’ plan
AUGUSTA — The largest union at Bath Iron Works has sued the shipyard, alleging the company violated its contract with the workers by seeking to modify job descriptions outside of a formal contract negotiation. “There are more than 100 changes and additions to people’s jobs and tasks,” Jay Wadleigh, president of the International Association of […]
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Brunswick's itzy Bitzy Baby up for big national prize
BRUNSWICK — A local business is one of 15 finalists in a nationwide competition for entrepreneurs who develop products that enhance the lives of women and families. Whitney and Seabren Reeves, the husband-and-wife owners of Bitzy Baby, will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to pitch their product in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER Business […]
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Topsham Police Beat: April 24
Arrests 4/13 at 12:58 p.m. A 16-year-old male, of South Portland, was arrested by Detective Mark LaFountain on Route 196 on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 4/17 at 6:18 p.m. James Rollins, 29, of Freeport, was arrested by Officer Gabrielle Mathieu on Cathance Road on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 4/18 at 1:42 […]
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Marguerite B. Wilkerson, 88
BANGOR — Marguerite “Peg” B. Wilkerson, 88, died April 14. Wilkerson was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Marieville, the daughter of Mahlon and Mary Haslam Salsbury. She attended Ellsworth High School, and married Howard G. Russell. The couple had two children, Mahlon and Mark Russell. She later married Byron Douglas Wilkerson and gave birth to another […]
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Stanley B. Sylvester, 90: Physician was busy volunteer, entrepreneur in retirement
TOPSHAM — Stanley B. Sylvester, 90, of The Highlands in Topsham, died April 10 after a brief illness. He was born in Portland, the son of Allan W. and Dora H. Sylvester, and grew up near Woodfords Corner. In 1942, he graduated from Deering High School, where he excelled as a member of the track team […]
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Charles J. Glavin Jr., 62
OCEAN PARK — Charles J. Glavin Jr., 62, formerly of Brunswick, died unexpectedly after a massive heart attack on April 15. He was the son of Charles J. and Christine Cavanaugh Glavin. Raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, he was a 1970 graduate of Assumption Preparatory School and received a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. Glavin was the […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: April 24-30
Brunswick Mon. 4/27 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 4/28 7:30 a.m. Downtown Association TH Tues. 4/28 6:30 p.m. School Board TH Tues. 4/28 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 4/29 6:30 p.m. School Board (Public Forum) TH Thur. 4/30 7 p.m. Town Council (Workshop) TH Harpswell Tues. 4/28 5:30 p.m. Board of Selectmen (Workshop) […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: April 24
Arrests 4/15 at 7:18 a.m. Frank A. Rolfe, 22, of Center Street, was arrested on Center Street by Officer Terry Goan on a charge of disorderly conduct. 4/15 at 8:08 a.m. Dorothy M. Boyce, 39, of Little Island Road, Harpswell, was arrested on Tibbetts Drive by Officer Patrick Mahar on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and […]