NEW YORK ( AP) — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ” on Broadway and the film “The Big Lebowski,” has died at age 81. […]
February 2012
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Monday Meter
Thumbs Up — Boarding pass The Bath City Council acted wisely last week by rescinding a resolution that would have created a new board to oversee the former National Guard Armory. Lacking a clearly defined need, it made no sense to create a new level of bureaucracy at this time. Steve Balboni and the Bath […]
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So far up he can’t see the gap
Although Mitt Romney has yet to win a majority in a Republican primary, he won big in Florida. After he and the pro-Romney super PACs flooded the airwaves with millions of dollars’ worth of ads in a state where nearly half the homeowners are under water, he talked about who he wants to represent. “We […]
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“There doesn’t seem to be any reason for cuts like this to a district of this size. Based on what’s happened to the community, I would think there would have to be some sort of stopgaps available.” — Paul Perzanoski, Brunswick superintendent of schools, upon learning that his school district is projected to lose $1.2 […]
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Reconsider rectory vote
To the editor: In a souvenir booklet issued on the 50th anniversary of St. John’s parish in 1927, it states that the land and home on the corner of Union and Pleasant streets was purchased in 1876 from Capt. McManus. The house on the property has been used as a rectory and convent. The first […]
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Smart food
To the editor: Thanks to Howie Barter for his kind letter (“A great feed,” Jan. 30) about lunch in the Culinary Café at Bath Regional Career and Technical Center (BRCTC). We are proud of our students from Boothbay, Lincoln Academy, Morse and Wiscasset high schools and the excellent fare they produce each week. Our culinary […]
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Fire kills husband of missing Utah mother
GRAHAM, Wash. ( AP) — Josh Powell’s note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished. “I’m sorry, goodbye,” Powell wrote in […]
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Pentagon cuts a test for many lawmakers
WASHINGTON ( AP) — Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them. A new national security strategy reflecting an end to decade-long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan offers the […]
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Judge eyes issues involving Tucson suspect
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge is set to determine whether the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded several others, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, should remain at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him. U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns said in his court […]