Fern (Chesley) Page
CORINTH – Fern Elizabeth (Chesley) Page, 97, died Aug. 22, 2013, at Emilio Estates in Corinth. She was born Jan. 21, 1916, in Charleston, the daughter of Cleveland and Ethel (Strout) Smith. Fern was...
View ArticleRichard J. Giglio
BANGOR and HANCOCK – Richard J. Giglio, 56, formerly of Pelham, NY, died August 16, 2013, after a long fight with cancer at home in Hancock. He was born April 14, 1957, in Mt. Vernon, NY, the son of...
View ArticleWilliam Linwood London
MILO – William “Papa” Linwood London passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2013, at home surrounded by his loving wife and family. Born March 26, 1931, in Milo, to George Lee London and Annabelle...
View ArticleWilliam Dodd Hathaway
MCLEAN, VA. – William Dodd Hathaway passed away Monday, June 24, 2013. William Dodd Hathaway was a former United States Senator from Maine. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Lee Bird...
View ArticleYolande Daigle Fogg
SOUTH PORTLAND – Yolande Daigle Fogg, 83, loving wife, mother, nurse and caretaker passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Born July 13, 1930, in Fort Kent, she was the second child and oldest...
View ArticleSports briefs for Aug. 22, 2013
Color Me Rad 5K set Saturday in Brunswick BRUNSWICK, Maine — Maine runners are gearing up for color, and a lot of radness, as they take on the Color Me Rad 5K on Saturday. As white-clad participants...
View ArticleLePage meets with Nova Scotia’s economic development chief to discuss ferry...
PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage met with Nova Scotia’s economic development minister on Wednesday to discuss restarting ferry service between Yarmouth, N.S., and Portland. Graham Steele, Nova...
View ArticleRed Sox’s Ortiz disapproves of Dempster hitting A-Rod with pitch
Fans cheered at Fenway Park when Ryan Dempster drilled New York Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez intentionally Sunday, but Dempster’s Boston Red Sox teammate, designated hitter David Ortiz,...
View ArticleBangor man gets 2 ½ years for string of car burglaries, thefts in Veazie
BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor man was sentenced Thursday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to 2½ years in prison for a string of thefts in connection with a series of car burglaries May 26 in Veazie. Dylen...
View ArticleNorth Pond Hermit indicted on new burglary, theft charges
AUGUSTA, Maine — Christopher Knight was indicted on six counts of burglary and five counts of theft by a Kennebec County grand jury on Thursday, according to District Attorney Maeghan Maloney. Knight,...
View ArticleTV, radio sports schedule for Aug. 23, 2013
AUTO RACING F-1, Belgian Grand Prix, practice, 8 a.m., NBCSP-TV NASCAR Nationwide, Food City 250, practice, 9 a.m., qualifying, 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1-TV NASCAR Irwin Tools Night Race, practice, noon...
View ArticleBaileyville man acquitted of arson, lawyer says his client was ‘just being...
MACHIAS, Maine — A Washington County Superior Court jury found a man not guilty of arson Thursday in connection with fires that were set in trash cans and a Dumpster at an Irving gas station and...
View ArticleClifton’s Roger Smith Jr. wins Big Enduro series at Speedway 95
HERMON, Maine — Roger Smith Jr. of Clifton started out the night four points behind Shawn Racila of Dover-Foxcroft in the Big Enduro points standings on the final night of Wednesday racing for the 2013...
View ArticlePortland golfer Greenleaf rallies past Walp for MSGA match play title
AUBURN, Maine — Thursday’s conclusion of the fourth-annual Maine State Golf Association Match Play Invitational served nicely as the dictionary definition of the format. Matt Greenleaf dropped two of...
View ArticleLocal sports results for Aug. 22, 2013
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL Boys Soccer Central Aroostook at Katahdin, 3:30 p.m. Madawaska at Van Buren, 7 p.m. Washburn at GHCA/Hodgdon, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer Central Aroostook at Katahdin, 3:30 p.m....
View ArticleStudents Should Love Their Schools
In some ways it’s easy to tell if a school is good – the students who attend it speak of it in glowing terms. Our national obsession with ranking schools tends to neglect this way of measuring school...
View ArticleLions force turnovers in routing Patriots
DETROIT — The Lions were one of the worst teams in the NFL at forcing turnovers last year. That hasn’t been a problem so far this preseason, but taking advantage of them has. Louis Delmas recovered a...
View ArticleViews from Quoddy Head State Park
Late afternoon sunlight casts long shadows on the landscape in this panorama of West Quoddy Head Lighthouse. There’s a slight chill in the air replacing the warm summer afternoon and evening...
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