1921 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Frank W. Jurgilas passed away peacefully with his family in attendance on Monday, Aug. 10, at the Horizons Living and Rehab Center. Frank had been residing at Brunswick’s Thornton Hall, an assisted living facility, for the past five years after moving from Rumford/Mexico, the place he had called home for […]
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No one hurt after Lisbon Falls man, 97, drives through playground
BRUNSWICK — A Lisbon Falls man told police his foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas pedal before he drove through a playground area and onto Thomas Point Beach on Sunday afternoon. No one was injured, including 97-year-old driver Andrew Csorosz, according to Cmdr. Marc Hagan of the Brunswick Police Department. Csorosz was […]
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Norman E. Jordan
1967 – 2015 AUBURN — Norman E. Jordan, 48, of Pownal left this world at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, July 22, at the Hospice House in Auburn after a long illness. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Norman was born in Brunswick on April 14, 1967, to Andrew and Lida Jordan. He […]
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Navy says former Brunswick base ordinance site safe for recreation
BRUNSWICK — From 1981-2004, the U.S. Navy used an area called “Site 12” at the Brunswick Naval Air Station for the open-air detonation of small amounts of ordnance. Now, some are saying the site is safe to use for recreation. The Navy presented its case Wednesday at a two-hour public meeting and information session at […]
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June E. Tomlins
1919 – 2015 FARMINGTON — June Edna Tomlins, 95, a resident of Thompson Walton Court in Farmington, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 4. She was born on Sept. 12, 1919, in Rangeley, the daughter of Linton and Vivian (Haley) Hoar. She was educated in Rangeley schools, graduating from high school in […]
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Brunswick, Topsham fire boats rescue kayakers on Androscoggin River island
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick and Topsham firefighters rescued three local kayakers from an island in the Androscoggin River on Monday afternoon after their kayaks overturned. The kayakers from Brunswick and Lisbon were in a single kayak and a tandem kayak downstream from the hydroelectric dam at Fort Andross owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, Brunswick Fire […]
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Harold E. Lycette
1921 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Harold Earl Lycette, 93, of Houlton, passed away Sunday, June 21, at Horizons Living and Rehabilitation Center in Brunswick. He was born in Amity on Sept. 28, 1921, a son of the late Howard and Myra (Vail) Lycette. He grew up in the Amity/Houlton area and attended local schools there. […]
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High school lacrosse: Brunswick tops South Portland for Class A crown
“(Sophomore Christian) was a lefty attackman, and then he turned out to be a gifted LSM,” the elder Glover said. “I watched him go after it with his brother, and I said, ‘Oh, he’s pretty good going both ways.’” Late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Class A state championship game, any second guesses coach […]
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Bettie Cornise Kettell
1947 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Bettie Cornise Detjen Kettell, RN, CNOR, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, doing something she was passionate about — participating in a retreat at Pilgrim Lodge. She was born in Danville, Pa., on Feb. 9, 1947, a daughter of Cornise Denise Detjen and Herbert F. C. Detjen. Bettie was a 1965 […]
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Parkview hospital files for bankruptcy
BRUNSWICK — Parkview Adventist Medical Center has filed for bankruptcy and will shut down its emergency room Thursday. Longtime competitor Mid Coast Health Services, parent of Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, plans to take over the hospital. Parkview announced Tuesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 and has proposed to the court that Mid […]