BATH — The United Methodist Church at 340 Oak Grove Ave. will hold a chicken pie supper on March 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The meal will feature homemade chicken pie, mashed potato, vegetables and “ Clare’s Famous Grapenut Pudding” for dessert. No reservations are required and take- outs are available. The cost is […]
March 2012
Environmental justice focus of series talk
BRUNSWICK — On Sunday at First Parish Church, UCC, in Brunswick, the Rev. James Deming, the environmental justice minister for the United Church of Christ, will continue the church’s “Windows on the Environment” winter education series with his talk, “Caring for God’s Creation: The Role of Faith Communities.” The Rev. Deming is a presenter with […]
Scouting programs focus of service
BRUNSWICK — The United Methodist Church will highlight the many facets of various Scouting programs at both its 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. worship services on Sunday. Tables displaying photos and memorabilia will not only offer people a chance to walk down “ memory lane” but will also provide opportunities to view what Scouts are now […]
Unitarian Universalists holding online auction
BRUNSWICK — After a devastating fire in June 2011 destroyed its century- old building, the Unitarian Universalist Church plans to break ground on the same site for a new church building sometime in late spring or early summer. To raise funds for the building effort, the church will hold an online auction until March 18 […]
Budget choice: Fee hikes or force cuts
If Congress blocks Defense Department plans to raise TRICARE fees for military retirees and beneficiary copays on drug prescriptions filled off base, the services will have to make even deeper cuts in force strength than now planned, the military’s top health official told lawmakers Feb. 28. “Given the constraints of the Budget Control Act, if […]
Douglas Richard Bloodgood
BRUNSWICK — Douglas Richard Bloodgood, 69, of Brunswick, Maine passed away on March 6th, 2012. After a long (17yr) battle with cancer, he died peacefully; with his wife and loved ones by his side. Doug was born in Troy, New York on January 9th 1943 to Harry and Margaret ( Normandin) Bloodgood ( both deceased). […]
Alan Nordwall
STUART,FL — Alan Nordwall, 82, of Stuart,FL. Passed away March 3rd, 2012 at his residence. Born in South Sheilds, England he has been a winter resident for 30 years, moving to this area from Harpswell, Maine. Prior to retiring he was The Regional Sales Manager for General Electric, Chicago District for many years. He retired […]
James Darden Rives Jr.
TOPSHAM — James Darden Rives, Jr., 88, of Topsham, Maine, died Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 in his apartment at The Highlands. He had been well and independent up until that day, and passed quietly in his own bed, as was his wish. He was born October 31, 1923 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of James […]
Yvonne Merle Chetley
MILFORD, Conn. — Yvonne Merle Chetley, 82, of Milford, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Friends are invited to call on Saturday morning from 9 to 10 a. m. in The Gregor y F. Doyle Funeral Home in Milford. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. in the funeral home followed by interment […]
Above it all
The themes of “class warfare” and “elitism” regularly splatter political discourse these days as presidential and congressional candidates grapple for momentum and probe opponents for vulnerabilities. Whether it’s donning a flannel shirt to campaign in Maine, riding across the Great Plains in a pickup truck, discrediting what’s taught at American colleges or putting down wine […]