Former DDN editor, reporter is dead at 78

Mr. Newman is survived by children Tracy Carroll of Scarborough; Arlee Newman of Springfield, Va.; Patty Robey of Albuquerque, N.M.; Bill Newman of Essex Junction, Vt.; and Tyler Newman Kane of Cumberland.

He is also survived by his first wife of 37 years, Judith Newman of Cape Elizabeth; a brother, Jarvis Newman of Southwest Harbor; and a sister, Janet Cutliffe of Londonderry, N.H.

The family requests donations be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 U.S. Route One, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074.