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Newsmakers 2011: Capt. Robert Crowe

By Beth Brogan, Times Record Staff

BATH — Since the Navy formally closed Brunswick Naval Air Station on May 31 — and, really, as the sailors slowly shipped out during the past six years — residents of the Midcoast region have noticed the dramatic void previously filled in More...

Police believe someone took Ayla

$30,000 reward offered to help find missing toddler

By Glenn Adams, The Associated Press

WATERVILLE — A 20-month-old girl who vanished a week before Christmas after being put to bed in her father’s home was taken away and didn’t walk out on her own, investigators said Monday as they announced the largest reward ever offered i More...

Special Sections

Local

Another tool in the fight against domestic violence

By Darcie Moore, Times Record Staff

BATH — Law enforcement officials in Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties have a new tool to help in the fight against domestic violence in the form of new panic alarms. More...

Woman charged with fraudulent use of relative’s veteran benefits

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff

PORTLAND — A Topsham woman has been charged with misusing tens of thousands of dollars from her brother-in-law’s veterans benefits account. In 2003, Marsha Jacobs, 64, was appointed the fiduciary of benefits from the U. S. More...

BRUNSWICK POLICE

Summonses — John Chapman III, 18, of 1546 Alna Road, Alna, Dec. 2, 12:43 p.m., charged with operating after license suspension, on Gurnet Road. Male juvenile, 15, of Brunswick, Nov. More...

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Sports

Like father, like son

Hall of Famer Colin Roy followed father’s footsteps in softball

By George Almasi, Times Record Staff

TOPSHAM — Good friend and Mt. Ararat High School athletic director Colin Roy received an early, early Christmas present this year. More...

Nets hold off Wizards; Lakers 0-2

NBA ROUNDUP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kris Humphries shrugged off loud booing to finish with 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Deron Williams had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, helping the New Jersey Nets beat the Washington Wizards 90-84 Monday night i More...

Saints ‘Brees’ past Falcons, 45-16

BY BRETT MARTEL The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS After Drew Brees broke an NFL passing record that stood for nearly three decades, his teammates called on him to make a speech in the Saints’ locker room. More...

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World

Missing Ind. girl found dead, babysitter arrested

BY TOM LOBIANCO The Associated Press

FORT WAYNE, Ind. The neighbor who was babysitting a 9-year-old Indiana girl when she went missing last week will be formally charged with murder today, a heartbreaking turn for the girl’s relatives who considered him a family friend. More...

BRIEFS

Bachmann, Perry and Gingrich touring Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three Republican presidential candidates, each claiming to be the truly conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, are launching bus tours today through this early nominating stat More...

Soldier shot at homecoming in critical condition

BY NOAKI SCHWARTZ The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES A soldier who survived a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan continues to fight for his life after he was critically wounded at his Southern California homecoming party. More...

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Editorial

The Constitution according to Newt Gingrich

OTHER VOICES

Newt Gingrich’s high-speed wobble toward the presidency slammed into the federal judiciary recently and went spinning crazily off in a dangerous, despotic direction. More...

Cartoon

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Springtime for toxics

Paul Krugman

Here’s what I wanted for Christmas: something that would make us both healthier and richer. And since I was just making a wish, why not ask that Americans get smarter, too? More...

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Milestones

BIRTHS

Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston A boy, Corwin Samuel Fidler, to Melanie and Sean Fidler of Lisbon, Nov. 19, 2011. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A girl, Brina Sophia Crocker, to Lorisa Ashley Less and Travis William Crocker of Richmond, Dec. More...

ENGAGEMENT

Simpson, Biggs

BRUNSWICK — Douglas and Patricia Biggs of Brunswick wish to announce the engagement of their son, Dustin Douglas Biggs, to Kari Marie Simpson of Wells. Kari is the daughter of Robert and Faye Simpson of Wells. More...

60th anniversary

BRUNSWICK — Louis and Dorothy ( Gendreau) Cousineau of Brunswick recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Louis and Dorothy are both retired. More...

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Medical examiner finds catheter, but still no ID for Brunswick body

Police discovered body Thursday

By Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News Staff

BRUNSWICK — One of the few clues to the identity of a man found dead near a set of train tracks in Brunswick last Thursday was the presence of a catheter, a top official with the state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. More...

Feds charge 5 for scallop scam

Accused are from Maine

By Darren Fishell, Times Record Staff

HARPSWELL — Five Maine fishermen are facing federal conspiracy charges after allegedly overharvesting thousands of pounds of sea scallops off the coast of New Jersey. Robert E. Hersey Jr., 41, of Harpswell, was among five men named in a Dec. More...

Obituaries

Leigh P. Feeney - 2012-05-18

Alice Elizabeth Prince Groves - 2012-05-18

Shirley Mae Parshley Swearingen - 2012-05-18

Lanee Barnes - 2012-05-17

Alice P. Groves - 2012-05-17

Jack L. Swindler - 2012-05-16

Bernice H. Brawn - 2012-05-16

Conrad Real Caron - 2012-05-16

Ellen Tapley Berrie - 2012-05-15

Carl A. Quimby - 2012-05-15

Community

Brunswick High art students to exhibit at Thornton Oaks

BRUNSWICK — More than 30 Brunswick High School art students will exhibit their work at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way. The public is invited to the opening reception on Jan. 5 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. More...

TAKE HEART: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate

The recipient of a Pulitzer prize for poetry in 1935, Robert P. Tristram Coffin taught at Bowdoin College and was a well-known historian as well as a poet. More...

BRIEFS

Homeschool group plans Geography Bee BATH — The Midcoast Maine Homeschool Center is sponsoring an official school level National Geographic Bee for homeschoolers who would be in grades 4 to 8. More...

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Maine

BRIEFS

Marijuana facility amenities targeted PORTLAND (AP) — A state health official says plans by the operators of a medical marijuana dispensary scheduled to open in Portland next month to include a coffee bar, acupuncture clinic and “vapor l More...

Odd news keeps New Englanders laughing, thinking

BY MARK PRATT The Associated Press

BOSTON Unlucky and stupid criminals, natural oddities, strange quests and weird accomplishments may not be earth-shattering news, but they all grabbed headlines across New England in 2011, providing comic relief and touching moments to the tragic an More...

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Protect shrubs from winter breakage

Notes from the Garden

Henry Homeyer

I ’ve had a nice little dwarf willow for 15 years or more, and this summer I noticed it was getting to be bigger than I wanted it to be. But summers are busy and I didn’t prune it. More...

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