Carol Palesky, outspoken anti-tax crusader, ex-convict, dies at 78

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Published
August 21, 2018

Carol Palesky, outspoken anti-tax crusader, ex-convict, dies at 78

The former Topsham woman led an unsuccessful effort to cap property taxes in Maine in 2004 – after serving two jail sentences.
Published
August 20, 2018

James Knott, 88, remembered as inventor of trap that transformed lobstering

He developed marine-grade coated wire mesh that lasted far longer than the wood in traditional traps, then founded a company to manufacture the product and became an ardent supporter of the lobster industry.
Published
August 10, 2018

Paula Scolnik, wife of retired Maine justice, dies at 90

Her family says Mrs. Scolnik was an accomplished and caring teacher who inspired a love of the arts.
Published
August 8, 2018

Dave Swearingen, Bath native who was AP bureau chief, Times Record editor, dies at 73

Swearingen started his career at newspapers in Maine before taking a job with The Associated Press in Augusta.
Published
August 7, 2018

Feature obituary: Judith Jane Slocum VanDerburgh, 88, former nurse and longtime volunteer

She delivered meals to homebound older people for 30 years and is remembered as a kind, selfless woman who devoted her life to family and the communities she lived in.
Published
July 11, 2018

Feature obituary: Priscilla Krasnow, Portland school volunteer known as ‘Mama K,’ dies at 92

Ms. Krasnow, known to students as 'Mama K.,' volunteered at Portland Arts and Technology High School for three years.
Published
June 4, 2018

Pamela Wood, founder of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, dies at 88

Her family and colleagues hail the institute's longtime leader as a visionary teacher with a passion for storytelling.
Published
May 31, 2018

Ella Brennan, icon of New Orleans food scene, dies at 92

The feisty matriarch of the Commander's chain once told Emeril Lagasse, 'Leave your ego at home.'
Published
May 31, 2018

Ryan Greenlaw, 37, big-hearted man who ‘loved his girls more than life’

Family and friends say the Biddeford man, who died of a suspected heroin overdose, went out of his way to please the people around him.
Published
May 24, 2018

Peggy Osher, philanthropist and community supporter who generously shared her love of art, dies at 88

She and her husband were major backers of the Portland Museum of Art, donating hundreds of works to the museum and schools, and have a map library at USM named after them.