FALMOUTH — David Roger Snow, 77, died Aug. 16 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. On April 4, 1933, he was born in Winchester, Mass., and attended local schools. After graduating from high school in 1951, he attended Boston University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1957, and his master’s degree in […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Rev. Richard C. McCarthy, Jr., 75: Former Portland priest
PORTLAND — Rev. Richard C. McCarthy, Jr., 75, died Aug. 14 at Saint Joseph’s Manor, where he resided for the past several years. He was born in Portland, a son of Richard C. and Virginia Lappin McCarthy, and attended St. Joseph’s School and graduated from Cheverus High School in 1952. From 1954 to […]
Cross country champs are waiting for new coaches this season
Cheverus is looking for replacements for the boys’ and girls’ teams as other schools fill vacancies.
Karen B. Clarke, 85
YARMOUTH — Karen Brown Clarke, 85, died Aug. 6 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. In 1925 she was born in her grandparents’ house in Portland, a daughter of Mary Fletcher Brown and Simmons Brown. She graduated from the Waynflete School in Portland and Smith College. An early environmentalist, she was a founder and chair of […]
Ansel N. Tupper, 81: Avid sailor, devoted to family
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ansel Norton “Tup” Tupper, 81, deeply loved by his family and respected by his friends, died Aug. 9. He was born in Concord, N.H., on Aug. 26, 1928, to Dorothy Wing Daggett and Harold Fisk Tupper of South Berwick, a situation that led him to playfully claim dual citizenship in Maine and […]
Ethics staff: Ex-Cutler aide deserves no fine
The commission will meet Aug. 26 to consider Robert C.S. Monks’ violation of campaign finance law.
Tidal project reports success
Tests of a turbine off Eastport’s coast have met or exceeded forecasts, officials say.
Irving D. Fisher, 92: Respected scholar, USM professor
BRUNSWICK — Irving D. Fisher died July 22 at the age of 92. On March 16, 1918, he was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of Clara and Nathan Fisher, and attended local schools. After he graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with distinction in […]
Arthur J. Johansen, 79
BATH — Arthur John Johansen, 79, died peacefully at home Aug. 11 with his family by his side. On Dec. 10, 1930, he was born in Bath, the son of Charles and Lillian Smith Johansen. After he graduated from Morse High School in 1949, he joined the U. S. Navy, and served for four […]
January G. Strauss, 70
BRUNSWICK — January G. Strauss, 70, formerly of Baltimore, died at her home Aug. 11. On Jan. 10, 1940, she was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Monroe and Doris Risher Gregory. She graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C., in 1957 and received her bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College, in Michigan. In 1984 […]