1928 – 2015 AUBURN — Elmer A. Lausier, 87, of Auburn died on Sunday, Sept. 6, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family following a short illness. He was born in Grand Isle on Jan. 29, 1928, the son of the late Thaddie and Mabel (Michaud) Lausier and had been a resident of this […]
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Robert D. Hedgpeth Jr.
1928 – 2015 TOPSHAM — Robert D. Hedgpeth Jr., 86, of Topsham passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 14. He was born on Nov. 16, 1928, in Glendale, Ariz., to Robert D. Hedgpeth and Zora L. (Summerlin) Hedgpeth. He enlisted in the Coast Guard on Oct. 17, 1947, and retired on July 1, […]
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Ronald Stone Everett
1933 – 2015 OXFORD — Ronald Stone Everett, a lifelong resident of Norway, died Sunday, June 21. He died peacefully in his home in Oxford with his wife and daughter. He was born on April 8, 1933, to Gladys Stone Everett and Philip Marston Everett. Ronald was a proud graduate of Norway High School, Class […]
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Coast Guard calls off search for kayakers; cite ‘false alarm’
UPDATED 12:44 PM: SACO — An hours-long air, sea and land search by multiple agencies for two kayakers reported missing early Wednesday was a false alarm, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. “Everyone has been safely located and the Coast Guard is closing out the case,” Command Duty Officer Kenneth Stuart of Coast Guard Sector […]
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Coast Guard asks Rockland to return more than 700 lighthouse artifacts
ROCKLAND — The city’s distinction of having one of the largest exhibits of lighthouse artifacts in the country is in jeopardy, as the U.S. Coast Guard has asked for the return of more than 700 items. The news came in an email received by the city Friday from Arlyn Danielson, the Coast Guard’s curator from […]
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Coast Guard rescues 9 crew members from ship off Massachusetts
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday rescued nine crewmembers from the Canadian tall ship Liana’s Ransom, 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, according to information posted on the Coast Guard’s website. The Sector Boston Command Center learned at 12:35 a.m. that the vessel’s engines were disabled and its sails were wrapped around the mast, a […]
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Maine Coast Guard officer relieved of duties by his superiors
JONESPORT — U.S. Coast Guard officials said Saturday morning the officer in charge of Jonesport-based cutter Moray has been relieved of his duties because of loss of confidence in his ability to command. Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Bouchard was relieved Friday by Rear Adm. Linda Fagan of the First Coast Guard District and Capt. […]
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Coast Guard rescues Northeast Harbor lobster boat, assists another off Portsmouth Harbor
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard were busy this weekend helping the crews of two disabled fishing boats — one off Southwest Harbor and the other located 50 miles off Portsmouth Harbor. A distress call from the crew of the Northeast Harbor-based Royal Fortune came in at 3:42 p.m. Saturday, according to […]
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Coast Guard rescues three after sailboat capsizes in Portland Harbor
SOUTH PORTLAND — A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued three people Sunday afternoon after their sailboat capsized in Portland Harbor. The people aboard the 19-foot sailboat told rescuers they had been tacking, or changing direction, by Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland a little before 1 p.m., when a gust of wind caught them […]
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Coast Guard reports oil spill of unknown origin of Cape Porpoise
KENNEBUNKPORT — The Coast Guard says cleanup is underway following the discovery of an oil spill on an island that’s part of Cape Porpoise. The Coast Guard says it received the initial report of an oil sheen and oil on the coast of Bickford Island on Sunday. Clean Harbors, an environmental cleanup company, was on […]