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Letter: LePage funding plan supports education

Edgar Allen Beem claimed Gov. Paul Lepage has shown nothing but contempt for public school teachers, students, administrators and schools (...

• Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 10:20 am

Letter: Mental illness, not guns, is the 'real problem'

Edgar Allen Beem seems to think that taxing guns and ammo will do the job (The Universal Notebook, Jan. 21). Someone ought to tell...

• Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 9:30 am

Letter: Quality education depends on people, not classrooms

I recently read a Forecaster piece by Edgar Allen Beem in which he raged against the popularity of online courses and what a scourge this trend is on education (

• Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 8:40 am

Geraldine Joyce Purinton, 81

HARPSWELL — Geraldine Joyce Purinton, 81, of Harpswell, died Monday at her home following a long illness. She was born April 18, 1931, in Brunswick to Hollis and Helen Driscoll. She attended schools in Brunswick and graduated with the class of 1949 from Brunswick High School.&nb...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 1, 2013

Eldrick N. Thibodeau, 83

BRUNSWICK — Eldrick N. Thibodeau, 83, of Brunswick, died peacefully Saturday at Freeport Nursing Home. Thibodeau was born Dec. 5, 1929, in St. Francis, the son of the late Willie and Fabian Thibodeau. He was the eighth of 16 children.  After working as a lumberjack i...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 1, 2013

Mid-Coast Meetings: Feb. 1-7

Bath Mon.  2/4  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  CH  Tue.  2/5  6 p.m.  Planning Board  CH Wed.  2/6  6 p.m. City Council  CH Brunswick Mon.  2/4  7 p.m. &nbs...

• Community •
Friday, February 1, 2013

Charles "Bill" Sumner Pettigrew, 82

TOPSHAM — Charles "Bill" Sumner Pettigrew, 82, of Topsham, died at his home Jan. 25. Pettigrew was born June 4, 1930, in Lynn, Mass., to Charles Sumner Pettigrew and Etta Butler Pettigrew. He was the eldest of four children.  He married his first wife, Evelyn Veno, i...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 1, 2013

John H. Staples, 92: Decorated veteran

TOPSHAM — John H. Staples, 92, of Topsham, died Jan. 21. Staples was born May 2, 1920, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., the second son of Phillip C. Staples and Mary H. Staples.  He attended the Haverford School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He left school i...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 1, 2013

Phillip Henry Bibber, 78

HARPSWELL — Phillip Henry Bibber, 78, of Harpswell, died Saturday at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick following a short illness. Born April 8, 1934, in Brunswick to Linwood and Ruth Bibber, he attended Harpswell schools until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17. Bibber ...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 1, 2013

Education 'sweet spot': Brunswick students make a difference with weatherization project

Jake Pettitt holds the light while Julia Hansen sprays insulation in an attic as Brunswick Junior High School students, working with professionals from Upright Frameworks, perform energy-efficiency upgrades to a small group home run by the Independence Association in Brunswick on Tuesday.

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9:20 am
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