MORRISTOWN, Vt. — Ann Sparrow Williams died Aug. 27 in Morristown, Vt., having lived an “unremarkable, but delightful life,” according to an entry in one of her journals. She was 89. Some might take issue with her dismissive descriptor, noting her successful efforts aimed at helping preserve the Vermont State House as well as her athletic […]
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Seventh-rounder Crossen sticks with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Keion Crossen spent most of Saturday doing what all NFL bubble players do: wondering, worrying — and, most importantly, refreshing his phone.“All day. Every second hitting refresh, refresh the Twitter page or whatever you got to do,” Crossen said Sunday after making the New England Patriots’ final roster as a seventh-round […]
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J. Anthony McLaughlin
EAST WILTON — J. Anthony McLaughlin (Tony) died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the age of 76. Tony was born on June 11, 1942, in Bath, the son of Joseph and Ruth McLaughlin. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of 43 years; sister Kay; children Jolene (Jim), Gary (Elaine), Laurie […]
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NFL: Brady sits, but Pats rally past Redskins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Colt McCoy outplayed Brian Hoyer in a scrimmage of backup quarterbacks, while Tom Brady and Alex Smith stayed on the sidelines counting their money. On the day that the Patriots reportedly sweetened Brady’s contract with $5 million in incentives, the reigning NFL MVP sat out the team’s exhibition season opener. So […]
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Are fresh mussels from the ocean a thing of the past?
As soon as I was old enough to scramble down to the tidal pools in front of my grandparent’s house in Harpswell, I was in charge of plucking fresh mussels off our front rocks for my grandmother to cook for dinner. I would come up just minutes later to the kitchen with barnacle-scraped feet, carrying […]
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The Boston restaurant where robots have replaced the chefs
The debate about whether cooking is more art or science is a never-ending one. But at Spyce, the latest culinary experiment in automation, that debate feels pretty well settled. Started by a group of 20-something robotics engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology who partnered with Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud, the new restaurant in downtown Boston […]
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Oxford Hills’ Dawson Stevens qualifies for New England wrestling championships
NEWPORT — The best of the best in Maine high school wrestling turned out to put forth their best efforts Saturday at the New England Qualifier at Nokomis High School. They did not disappoint. Of the 14 matches in the final round, only two ended in pins, with the remaining 12 going to points decision. […]
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Huddle Up: If it's the end of an era, all is not lost
Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles and to their fans for getting their revenge for Super Bowl XXXIX and their first Lombardi Trophy. The better team won. It probably shouldn’t have been a one-score game at the end. For all of the coincidences that would have made a Patriots’ win Sunday night the perfect bookend to […]
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Dolphins humble Patriots in Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady was intercepted twice by Xavien Howard and held without a third-down conversion Monday night, and the Miami Dolphins snapped the New England Patriots’ eight-game winning streak with a surprising 27-20 victory. The Dolphins (6-7) were 11-point underdogs at home, but they kept the Patriots (10-3) from clinching their […]
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Jeffrey P. Parker
BATH — Jeffrey P. Parker, 78, of High Street died Friday, Nov. 17, at his residence. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 17, 1939, a son of Herbert H. and Jeanette B. (Brackett) Parker. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1957 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1960. He attended Gin […]