ABA, China C hina’s stifling lockdown of this Tibetan town has not only been about patrolling its sleepy streets, but also policing the minds of a community at the center of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. Soldiers with helmets, rifles, sticks and shields march in rows along this monastery town’s main road against a backdrop […]
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Couple staying at Waldorf for $16.80
NEW YORK It’s the one thing certain to make Isidore and Joan Schwartz, married 60 years, feel like newlyweds again: a romantic room at the Waldorf Astoria for just $16.80. The still-happy couple will stay at the still-swanky Midtown hotel this weekend for the same price they paid on their wedding night back in 1952. […]
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Dutch prince flown to London hospital
THE HAGUE, Netherlands ( AP) — The Dutch Royal House says Queen Beatrix’s second son, Johan Friso, has been flown from Austria to a hospital in London, nearly two weeks after a skiing accident left him with brain damage. Prince Friso was buried beneath snow for 25 minutes after being hit by an avalanche near […]
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Disney retooling obesity exhibit
ORLANDO, Fla. ( AP) — Walt Disney World is retooling an Epcot exhibit on childhood obesity after critics complained it was insensitive to obese kids and reinforced stereotypes. The interactive exhibit, Habit Heroes, featured animated fitness superheros Will Power and Callie Stenics and super-sized villains Snacker and Lead Bottom, who eat junk food and watch […]
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France’s president holes up in cafe
BAYONNE, France (AP) — Several hundred angry protesters have booed President Nicolas Sarkozy, forcing him to take refuge in a cafe protected by riot police as he campaigned in France’s southwest Basque country. Riot police surrounded the Bar du Palais where Sarkozy took refuge Thursday from the protesters who booed him throughout his visit to […]
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WORSHIP LISTINGS
Area church groups that would like tobe included in this list may call,mail, fax or deliver a note containingthe church’s name and location, thepastor’s name, service and classschedule to Worship Page EditorDaryl Madore at 504-8247 [email protected]. You maywrite to The Times Record at, P.O.Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011.Changes should be reported assoon as possible.BathBATH FOURSQUARE […]
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Brunswick students band together to fight hunger
BRUNSWICK — Wars and natural disasters dominate the world’s daily headlines, but behind the scenes and far from the spotlight, hunger and preventable diseases claim the lives of 24,000 of the world’s children every day. More than 1 billion people go hungry every day — about one in seven of all people living on this […]
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‘Courageous’ film comes to Corliss St.
BATH — Corliss Street Baptist Church is hosting a free licensed screening of the movie “Courageous” on Saturday. “ Courageous” centers around the lives of four police officers and their friend, Javier, who overcome tragedy to journey beyond being “good enough fathers” and answer the call to become men of courage. The movie is the […]
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Concert part of ‘Windows’ series
BRUNSWICK — The “Windows on the Environment Series” being offered by First Parish Church continues this Sunday with Franz Joseph Haydn’s “ The Creation,” a concert by the First Parish Choir with orchestra under the direction of Ray Cornils. The concert will be at 3 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. Other programs […]
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Mission volunteer set to share at 1st Baptist
BATH — Therese Smith, a mission volunteer from New Covenant Baptist Church in Berwick, will speak at First Baptist Church on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. She will share about the week she spent in Honduras helping locals. First Baptist is located at 851 Washington St. For more information, call 443-5356, email [email protected] or visit www.firstbaptistofbath.org.