SCARBOROUGH — Charles B. “Bernie” Baird, 87, of Scarborough, died March 22 at the Gosnell House, after a brief and courageous battle with brain cancer. His family was by his side. Baird was born Nov. 28, 1926, to Frederick T. Baird Sr. and Josephine Hight Woodsum Baird in Lewiston. He graduated from Bangor High School in […]
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Ellen A. Patterson, 89
YARMOUTH — Ellen A. Patterson, 89, died peacefully at home at Princes Point in Yarmouth, March 19. She was born Aug. 27, 1924, to Alice Potter and Charles Hawkes, of Yarmouth. She graduated from Portland High School in 1942, then was employed at Crosby-Laughlin for 31 years. She enjoyed watching the neighborhood children grow up, especially […]
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John Edward Charlton, 71: Loved family road trips and antique autos
PORTLAND — John Edward Charlton, 71, of Portland, died after a long illness on March 19. He was born Jan. 17, 1943, in Portland. Charlton retired from the Portland Water District in 1999. He formerly worked at General Electric, Permathane Inc. and Cumberland Cold Storage. Charlton dedicated his young adult life to coaching both farm and […]
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Letter to the Editor: Maine bill would block access to treatment for epilepsy
I am one in a growing number of mothers in Maine who has turned to medicinal cannabis oil to treat my child’s intractable epilepsy. Current legislation threatens to block access to this medicine, which holds promise in alleviating my 10-year-old son Calvin’s seizures and improving his quality of life when multiple pharmaceutical drugs have failed […]
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Forecasters predict cooler-than-normal spring for New England
‘This is one of those winters – the gift that keeps on giving,’ said Jon Gottschalck of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Stanley Conyers Baker, 79: U.S. Army language specialist, avid sailor
BRUNSWICK — Stanley Conyers Baker, 79, died at his home on Orr’s Island March 8. Born in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 5, 1934, he was the son of Lt. Cmdr. William John Conyers and Emilie Parsons Baker. Following graduation from Kent School in Kent, Conn., he attended Harvard University and graduated from the University of Virginia with […]
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Jason Allen Frank, 27
SOUTH PORTLAND — Jason Allen Frank, 27, died unexpectedly March 9 at Maine Medical Center, while home on military leave. He was born on Dec. 3, 1986, in Portland a son of Donald P. Frank and Danette J. Dennison. He was a 2006 graduate of South Portland High School. Spc. Frank was currently serving with the […]
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Donald Hurd Bartlett, 68
TOPSHAM — Donald Hurd Bartlett, 68, of Topsham died March 3 at his daughter’s home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Bath, Sept. 3, 1945, the son of William H. and Mabel Bartlett. He grew up in Bath and attended Morse High School and was employed at Bath Iron Works as a painter. […]
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Timothy C. Salce, 63: Gifted theater performer, loved family and home
SOUTH PORTLAND — Timothy C. Salce, 63, of South Portland, died unexpectedly at home March 14. He was born Sept. 27, 1950, in Keene, N.H., the son of Alfred J. and Madeline M. Salce. He was a 1968 graduate of Keene High School and graduated from Keene State College in 1974, with a bachelor’s in liberal […]
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Joanne Carros Cederna, 57: Longtime chemist, dedicated to family
CUMBERLAND — Joanne Carros Cederna, 57, of Cumberland, died peacefully March 11 with her family by her side, after a year-long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Binghamton, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1956. She spent her formative years in Pontiac, Mich., and later relocated to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where she attended Northern Michigan University and […]