PURCHASE, N.Y. — Federal investigators have recovered a piece of the engine of a small plane that crashed and killed a member of the Rockefeller family in suburban New York. Richard Rockefeller, the great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller, was killed in the crash on Friday. The Piper Meridian single-engine turboprop plane went […]
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Gregory Thomas Guest
1945 – 2014 YONKERS, N.Y. — Gregory Thomas Guest, 68, died Saturday, May 10, in Yonkers, N.Y. Greg was born on Nov. 23, 1945, in Farmington, the son of Ambrose T. and Loretta McGinley Guest. He attended Farmington schools and graduated from St. Francis College in Biddeford with a degree in business administration. He worked […]
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Maya Angelou, celebrated poet and author, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou’s story awed millions. A childhood victim of rape, she broke through silence and shame to tell her tale in one of the most widely read memoirs of the 20th century. A black woman born into poverty and segregation, she recited the most popular presidential inaugural poem in history. “I’m […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Now you sea it, now you don’t; Maine’s long history of sea serpent sightings
A little more than 100 years ago, an enterprising Old Orchard Beach businessman charged curiosity-seekers 10 cents each to see the bones of a sea serpent that had washed ashore. The attraction spawned a short book and the not-immodest declaration that said serpent was the “Eighth Wonder of the World” with “eyes as large as […]
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Susan L. Scott
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A heart of gold stopped beating on Monday, April 21. Susan Scott was a loving daughter, niece, sister, wife, mother, memere, friend and colleague, whose light will continue to shine in the lives of those she touched. Sue is survived by her devoted husband, Paul; their two children, Amanda Ostrander and Michael […]
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Capt. Edward B. Fortin
1927 – 2013 AUBURN — Capt. Edward B. Fortin, 86, of Auburn, passed away on Oct. 21, 2013, at the Androscoggin Hospice House. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was born on Feb. 3, 1927, in Webster to William and Anna (Demers) Fortin. After several years in the military, he moved […]
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John M. Sauschuck
1946 – 2013 MADRID — John M. Sauschuck, 67, of Madrid, passed away at his home on Monday, Dec. 16, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Port Jervis, New York on November 7, 1946, to parents Michael and Rita (MacArthur) Sauschuck. John joined the United States Navy in 1964 and married his […]
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Residents displeased with early Thanksgiving guests
NEW YORK (AP) — Say “wild” and “New York City,” and few might fill in these blanks: a flock of feral turkeys causing a flap in a city that defines urbanism. Yet a population of roving turkeys on Staten Island has become a mess-making, traffic-stopping scourge to some residents, an impromptu natural attraction to others […]
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Jean Gowen Walden
1935 – 2013 GREENWOOD, Ind. — Jean Gowen Walden, 78, of Greenwood, Ind., transitioned to her eternal home Saturday, Nov. 9, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Springvale on April 24, 1935, the daughter of Fred G. Sr. and Glenna Hobbs Gowen. Jean graduated from Sanford High School and attended Gordon […]
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FDNY: Candles caused Bronx fire that killed 3 kids
NEW YORK (AP) — New York fire marshals say a blaze at a Bronx apartment building that killed three young brothers was started by candles after electricity was cut. Fire officials say Friday’s fire started in a second-floor apartment of a six-story building just blocks from Yankee Stadium. Five-year-old Elijah Artis, 2-year-old Jeremiah Artis and […]