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Obituaries

Obituary: Gary L. Kenney

February 13, 2020

JACKMAN – Gary L. Kenney, 66, died Feb. 5, 2020 at the Northland Living Center in Jackman where he has been …

Obituaries

Obituary: Stephanie Bidanec

February 13, 2020

NEWPORT/AUBURN – Stephanie Bidanec,74, went home to her Lord on Feb. 10, 2020 while under the loving care of the staff …

Obituaries

Obituary: Jeannette Powell Davis

February 13, 2020

AUGUSTA- Jeannette Powell Davis died peacefully in her home on Feb. 6, 2020.Jeanne was born in Pennsylvania in 1929, daughter of …

Obituaries

Obituary: Thomas “Tommy” J. Porfirio

February 13, 2020

BENTON – Thomas “Tommy” J. Porfirio, 15, of Benton, passed away tragically on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020.He was born in Waterville …

Obituaries

Obituary: John A. Dow

February 13, 2020

RIPLEY – John A. Dow , 84, died peacefully at home Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. He was born Oct. 16, 1935, …

Nation & World, Politics

Jittery Democrats fear fallout from Sanders atop the ticket

by NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press February 12, 2020February 13, 2020

Many warn that a ticket headed by the self-declared socialist could be devastating to the party’s chances of winning the Senate and holding the House in November.

Business, Maine

Maine says its plan to protect whales from lobster gear is better than feds think

by Penelope Overton February 12, 2020February 13, 2020

Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says the National Marine Fisheries Service didn’t give the state’s plan credit for all of its whale protections.

Maine, News, Politics, Times Record

Cumberland County sheriff, U.S. attorney at odds over immigration detention

by Dennis Hoey February 12, 2020February 13, 2020

U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank says law enforcement agencies in ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ are ‘imperiling the public,’ but Sheriff Kevin Joyce calls that misleading and says he won’t comply with immigration detainer requests without probable cause.