WEST PARIS — Dennis V. Poland, 67, of Curtis Hill Road, Woodstock, died in West Paris on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Dennis was born in Norway on Feb. 17, 1950, the son of the late Vernon W. and Thomasina Chandler Poland and was educated in local schools. Dennis had served his country in the U.S. Navy and […]
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Linwood J. Bishop Jr.
AUBURN — Linwood J. Bishop Jr., 72, a resident of Depot Street, Buckfield, passed away Friday, Nov. 3, at the Androsccoggin Hospice House following a short illness. He was born in Lewiston on May 18, 1945, the son of Linwood J. and Katherine M. Bishop Sr. Linwood was a veteran of both the United States Marine […]
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Five questions the persist in U.S. warship’s collision with container ship
In this Sunday, June 18, 2017, photo, damaged USS Fitzgerald is docked at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo after colliding with Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal off Japan on Saturday. The 8,315-ton destroyer had its starboard side badly damaged, with a mechanical room and two sleeping compartments destroyed and flooded. Navy […]
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Admiral, 7 other navy officials charged with corruption in 'Fat Leonard' indictment
The Justice Department unsealed a fresh indictment Tuesday charging eight current and former Navy officials — including an admiral — with corruption and other crimes in the “Fat Leonard” bribery case, escalating an epic scandal that has dogged the Navy for the past four years. Among those charged were Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless, a senior […]
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Trump's nominee to be Navy secretary withdraws
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice to be secretary of the Navy, businessman Philip Bilden, said Sunday he was withdrawing from consideration for the post, citing concerns about privacy and separating himself from his business interests. Bilden’s withdrawal raises similar issues to that of Vincent Viola, Trump’s nominee for Army secretary who stepped aside […]