SOUTH PARIS – Elaine A. Witherell, 81, a former resident of Winthrop, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at …
2020
Obituary: Everly Hope Popoloski
PORTLAND – Everly Hope Popoloski, 4, of Jay, was guided home by the angels, Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Maine Medical …
Looking Back on Jan. 6
100 Years Ago: 1920 The newly elected officers of the Maine State Fair will meet at the Peoples Savings Bank at nine o’clock next Monday morning. At the final meeting of the old board Treasurer Callahan reported total receipts were $39,645.95 and total expenditures were $32,150 leaving a balance for the year of $7,500. 50 […]
Why digital Monday and why it matters
If you’re reading this, chances are you are a seven-day home delivery customer. We have some important news to share with you. Starting on March 2, we will deliver the Monday paper in digital format only. We’ll continue to report, edit, design and layout the Monday paper but instead of appearing on your doorstep […]
Leftover GoFundMe money should help others in need
DEAR ABBY: I’m responding to the Oct. 25 letter from “Maria in California” regarding the leftover money in her late husband’s GoFundMe account. If more than enough is contributed to help someone in need pay their medical expenses, that money is not intended to be “income” for the recipient’s family. You rightly suggested considering her […]
Mass on jaw is Paget’s disease of bone
DEAR DR. ROACH: My dentist saw a large mass on my jaw and sent me to an oral surgeon, who said the mass was too large. He sent me to a maxillo-facial surgeon, who did a scan and biopsy. I was diagnosed with Paget’s disease but the surgeon had never seen a case before and […]
Four men charged with trespassing in federal wildlife refuge in Maine
Residents of Owls Head and Freeport, and two from Massachusetts, are accused of entering the Metinic Island National Wildlife Refuge in 2018.
Patriots in unfamiliar spot entering offseason of unknowns
The Patriots face many questions heading into their first offseason in three years that didn’t follow a Super Bowl appearance
Junior hockey: Power play pulls Thunder NCDC past Utica
Two goals during a late five-minute power play help Twin City rally; Thunder Premier take over in third period for victory.