BRUNSWICK A few years ago, Charlotte Infante bought her mother a miniature sparkling white Christmas tree and a village of angels. Her mother died two years ago and since then, Infante’s life has been pretty tough. She went without work for more than a year and has been diagnosed with major depression and post-traumatic stress […]
2011
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Christmas with my family
Ebenezer once said to an inquisitive townsman, “I’m going to have Christmas with my family.” And that’s what we did! Ruth and I traveled to a quaint Pennsylvania Dutch community called Doylestown where my daughter and her two sons call home. Her husband is on deployment in Afghanistan. We hoped to fill the big void […]
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Selectmen to meet Tuesday
BOWDOINHAM The Board of Selectmen will hold a workshop on goals and priorities at 4 p.m. Tuesday and hold a regular meeting at 5: 30 p. m. at Coombs Municipal Building. During the workshop, selectmen are slated to discuss goals and priorities concerning codes enforcement, the communications topic for the newsletter, and any additional items […]
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Golden curls and the promise (a Polish folktale)
Once upon a time there was a poor blacksmith who had only seven coins to his name. He bought a rope to hang himself. As he was tying the knot, a lady dressed all in black appeared and cried, “Stop!” The blacksmith began to weep. “I’ll die of hunger if I go home,” he sobbed. […]
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Bowdoin PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick BRUNSWICK DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building, 28 Federal St. BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 28 Federal St. Dresden FIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., […]
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4 killed in Palermo crash
PALERMO (AP) — Maine State Police say four men have died in a Christmas Day traffic accident, the state’s deadliest this year. The four died instantly in the two-vehicle crash about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The accident occurred on Route 3 in Palermo. The victims have been identified as 18-yearold Tyler Manduca and his brother, 21-year-old […]
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Search continues for girl
WATERVILLE ( AP) — Members of a Maine community are praying for a missing toddler. WCSH-TV reports that on Christmas Day members of the First Baptist Church in Waterville took time to pray for Ayla Reynolds and police who are searching for her. Waterville police said Sunday that the investigation is ongoing into the disappearance […]
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Lawmakers dig in for 2012 session
Energy costs, Medicaid cuts, state worker union fees and missing child reports are among the issues that should keep the State House jumping during the election-year session that starts Jan. 4. The to-do list is long for the concluding year of the twoyear session, which is expected to wrap up in mid-April. Republican Gov. Paul […]
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BRIEFS
Coastal frontage in Biddeford preserved BIDDEFORD ( AP) — An undeveloped coastal parcel of 98 acres in Biddeford that’s home to nesting eider and bobolinks, deer and foxes is being preserved. The parcel, which also includes sandy beaches, rocky shores, wetlands and forest, is believed to be one of the last unspoiled coastal parcels under […]
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Little snow delays snowmobile season
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — With the ground bare and temperatures in the 40s in the days before Christmas, the head of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association wasn’t checking the forecast anymore. Why bother? “There’s nothing I can do about it. Why get more discouraged?” said Gail Hanson, the association’s executive director. The little snow this […]