News in Brunswick

Clarence Emery Hilyard, 88

BRUNSWICK — Clarence Emery Hilyard, Sr., 88, died Oct. 14 at the VA Medical Center in Augusta following a long illness. He was born Aug. 8, 1924, in Fort Fairfield, a son of Daniel Thomas and Elvira Mae (Emery) Hilyard. He attended schools in Fort Fairfield and graduated from Fort Fairfield...

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Audrey L. Wilson, 96

BRUNSWICK — Audrey L. Wilson, 96, died Oct. 15 at Mid Coast Hospital after a brief illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1916, in Freeport, the daughter of Fred M. Parker and Blanche E. Grant.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Joseph F. Skelton, 37

TOPSHAM — Joseph F. Skelton, 37, died Oct. 15 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a long illness.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Johnson Butler, 91

BRUNSWICK — Mary Elizabeth Johnson Butler, 91, died Oct. 16 in Brunswick. Born at the family home in Topsham on Sept. 28, 1921, to Arthur Berry and Angela (Hazelton) Johnson, she attended Topsham schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1938.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Loring F. Nies, 78

BRUNSWICK — Loring F. Nies, 78, of Sparwell Lane, died Oct. 16 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born Feb. 21 1934, the son of Loring Frederick and Margaret Catherine Holland Nies, in Lynn, Mass.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Central Maine Healthcare: Mid Coast 'stalks' Parkview

BRUNSWICK — A spokesman for Central Maine Healthcare of Lewiston, which hopes to take over Parkview Adventist Medical Center, this week characterized Mid Coast Hospital as "stalking" its Brunswick competition. "It's a weird, weird thing where one organization can't take no for an ans...

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 9:20 am

Hundreds turn out for hospital merger hearing in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK — Having two choices about where to receive health care squared off at an all-day hearing Wednesday against the notion that two hospitals is one more than the area can support. Hundreds of people turned out to tell the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office o...

Christopher Cousins, Bangor Daily News • News •

Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:10 am

Two of 3 Brunswick School Board races contested

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:50 am

Brunswick Police Beat: Oct. 26

Arrests 10/18 at 9:02 a.m. Darrell Klawikowski, 42, of Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, was arrested on Penneville Road by Officer Paul Plummer on a warrant. 10/18 at 12:30 p.m. Justin Ryan, 40, no address listed, was arrested on Dunning Street by Dete...

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Brunswick business owners wary of proposed downtown parking changes

BRUNSWICK — Some downtown business owners say they cannot stand to lose any more parking as a result of changes planned on Maine Street. The town is planning to install two raised crosswalks on the street for increased pedestrian safety, Town Councilor John Perreault said. But doing ...

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 2:50 pm