Obituary: Timothy Robert Brewster

Timothy Robert Brewster, a longtime newspaper editor who lived in York, Maine, died on April 19, 2026, in his hometown, according to an obituary published this week. He was 79.

Brewster spent decades working in journalism, building a career that spanned editing roles at multiple publications. Colleagues and family remembered him as a meticulous editor with a deep commitment to local news and the communities his papers served.

Details about his career, including the specific newspapers where he worked and the years he served, were outlined in the obituary notice. Brewster had made his home in York for many years, becoming a familiar presence in the southern Maine coastal town.

His passing marks the loss of another member of a generation of New England editors who shaped regional journalism through the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Funeral arrangements were listed in the published obituary.