1921 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Mary Selfride Morin Racine died Friday, April 17, at the age of 93, while at Freeport Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where she lived for one year. Mary Selfride Morin, also known as Lily, was the youngest daughter of Henri and Selfride (Poitras) Morin. She was born in Brunswick on Aug. […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Lewiston tops Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — When the Brunswick High School girls lacrosse team plays game No. 2 on Tuesday at Lewiston, first-year Dragons coach Alex Sullivan will have nearly her full compliment of players. However, in the teams’ opener Thursday, Sullivan’s shorthanded squad started slow and fell to the athletic Blue Devils, 12-8. “We were down three of […]
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Brunswick’s itzy Bitzy Baby up for big national prize
BRUNSWICK — A local business is one of 15 finalists in a nationwide competition for entrepreneurs who develop products that enhance the lives of women and families. Whitney and Seabren Reeves, the husband-and-wife owners of Bitzy Baby, will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to pitch their product in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER […]
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Virginia Ann Smith
1968 – 2015 LEWISTON — Virginia Ann Smith, 46, of Lewiston died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 2, at her home. She was born on May 30, 1968 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a daughter of Michael and Betty (Flanders) Smith of Northwood, N.H. Virginia graduated from Brunswick High School in 1987 and also from Mid-State College […]
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Barry W. Smith
1943 – 2015 FAIRFAX, Va. — Barry W. Smith, “Bear,” son of the late Albert and E. Elizabeth Smith of Dixfield, died on Easter Sunday, April 5, in Fairfax, Va. Barry was born in Rumford and raised in Dixfield, where he founded the Chicken Coop Clubhouse, played marbles in the street and was always first […]
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Muriel Knowles
1924 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Muriel Knowles passed away on Tuesday, April 7, in the manner in which she lived: strong, independent and peaceful. Born Jan. 30, 1924, in Greene, Muriel commenced her life in education as a student in Greene’s one-room Morse School, where she attended kindergarten through eighth grade with her brothers and […]
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Brunswick business sees future in land-farmed ocean fish
BRUNSWICK — An Industrial Parkway aquaculture company believes consumers could soon be buying tasty, sustainable ocean fish – grown on Maine soil. The Acadia Harvest team in Brunswick, from left: Taylor Pryor, chief scientist; Chris Heinig, president; director Des FitzGerald; Ed Robinson, chairman and CEO, and director John Pavan. Acadia Harvest has received a $657,000 […]
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Sen. King holding office hours
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, announced his staff will hold constituent outreach hours this month. They are part of his Your Government, Your Neighborhood initiative and offer an opportunity for area residents to meet directly with a staff representative to discuss specific problems, legislative issues, or any concerns regarding […]
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Jane E. Wallace Cooper
1943 – 2015 MONMOUTH — Jane E. Wallace Cooper, 71, a longtime resident of Monmouth, died Saturday evening, March 28, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, following a long illness. She was born in Winthrop on March 30, 1943, the daughter of Ralph H. and Arlene E. (Robinson) Wallace. She was educated in Winthrop […]
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Brunswick resident reaches out to families of Germanwings victims
An Maine resident who lost relatives in the EgyptAir disaster has reached out to Germanwings families to give them support. Jim Brokaw founded the Families of EgyptAir 990 as a support group after losing his father and stepmother in the 1999 crash, caused by a co-pilot who is believed to have intentionally flown the jet […]