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Community •
Friday, January 18, 2013

Angela Mary Caruso, 97: Defied all odds

BRUNSWICK — Angela Mary Caruso, 97, died Jan. 8. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Caruso and a long time resident of Everett, Mass. Caruso was born in East Boston, Mass., on March 21, 1915, the daughter of Joseph ad Mary Grilli. She was raised in Everett and graduated from...

Obituaries •
Friday, January 18, 2013

Shirley Gilliam, 75

BRUNSWICK — Shirley Gilliam, 75, died Jan. 8 after losing her battle with cancer.  She was the daughter of Charles and Marguerite Lessner. She was born in Damariscotta in 1937, and lived and raised her family there until 1964, when she moved to Bath.  She cooked...

Obituaries •
Friday, January 18, 2013

Allan James Caldwell, 93

BRUNSWICK — Allan James Caldwell, 93, died Jan. 12. Born and raised in Burlington, Vt., Caldwell graduated from the University of Vermont in 1941 and from Harvard Business School in 1943. Weeks later he entered the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant assigned to the Quartermaster C...

Obituaries •
Friday, January 18, 2013

Marilla Rose Feldman

BOSTON — Marilla Rose Feldman, daughter of Samuel Feldman and Skioka Kudo, died shortly after birth in a Boston hospital on Jan. 4. She is survived by her parents; twin sister, Maya Rachel Feldman; paternal grandparents Michael and Mary Beth Feldman of Bowdoin; maternal grandpar...

Obituaries •
Friday, January 18, 2013

Irving Brookings Wright Jr., 84

DRESDEN — Irving Brookings Wright Jr., 84, died Jan. 7 after a brief illness. He was born in Bath on Aug. 2, 1928, the son of Irving B. Wright and Lura Pearl Davis. He attended Bath schools and worked at the Wing Farm until joining the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in Korea, rece...

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Harpswell economic development plan sharpens focus

HARPSWELL — Now well into the new year, the planning firm hired by the town to write an economic development plan is starting to hone in on specific ideas to make Harpswell's economy more vibrant and sustainable. Frank O'Hara, vice president of the firm Planning Decisions, said the E...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 8:40 am

Bath Police Beat: Jan. 18

Arrests 1/12 at 1:17 p.m. Anthony Bullentini, 43, of Yarmouth Road, Gray, was arrested on Water Street by Officer Richard Ross on a charge of violation of a protection order. 1/12 at 9:54 p.m. Eric Harris, 21, of Middle Street, wa...

Police Beat •
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Topsham Police Beat: Jan. 18

Arrests 1/8 at 12:37 p.m. Ian Strang, 26, of Turner, was arrested on Lewiston Road by Officer Troy Garrison on a charge of operating under the influence. 1/9 at 6:04 p.m. Alison Harding, 27, of Maple Street, was arrested on Mallet...

Police Beat •
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Harpswell residents renew fight for beach access

HARPSWELL — In 1937, Pam Johnson was only 3 years old when she first stepped onto Cedar Beach with her family. After continuing the tradition for many years, it eventually became a place where she raised her own. "It was all special," Johnson said Tuesday. "It was just something we l...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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