BRUNSWICK The SAGE square and round dance club of Bath- Brunswick will hold two introductory dance sessions in January. On Tuesday and Jan. 17, the club will do- si- do to the instruction of caller Walt Bull from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Coffin School gymnasium at 20 Barrows St. The sessions are open […]
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People Plus Pilates program begins Monday
BRUNSWICK People Plus will offer six weeks of “Pilates for Grown- Ups,” led by Dennis Kimmage, beginning Monday at the organization’s 35 Union St. center. “Mat Pilates is a low-impact exercise method that helps build muscles, endurance, strength and well-being,” a People Plus release states. “It consists of a variety of movements done on a […]
SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS
Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic SHELLFISH CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, Monday, 5 p.m., town hall. BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall. Bath COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, Thursday, 4:30 p.m., City Hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal […]
MT. ARARAT MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat Middle School recently announced its first quarter honor roll. Grade 6 High honors Maranda Burgess, Jonas Cloukey, Micheala Flibotte, Rebecca French, Morgan Johnson, Richard Mann, Peter Mao, Junie Nelson, Abigail Nordwall, Kassandra Rolling, Corson Swan and Joshua Thibeault. Honors Zane Alexander, Abigail Anderson, Kobi Appleby, Emily Baker, Noelle Ballard, Reece Bartolini, […]
Lawmakers waste billions fumbling ‘Doc-Rate fix’
Congress has known for a decade that the formula it set in 1997 for adjusting physician payments under Medicare — and, by extension, the fees paid to civilian doctors under TRICARE, the military’s health insurance program — is seriously flawed and can’t be allowed to take effect. But rather than replace the formula, which the […]
Wounded Iraq vet gets free house
COLUMBIA, S. C. ( AP) — Two firms that are part of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina are providing $20,000 to provide a mortgagefree home for an Army veteran wounded in Iraq. Spokesman Billy Quarles says the firms are presenting keys to the Columbia home Monday to retired Army 1st Sgt. Peter Lara, who suffered […]
Sentencing for Navy kickbacks delayed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island sentencing for a Georgia man involved in a kickbacks scheme authorities say cost the Navy between $7 million and $20 million has been postponed. A judge Wednesday approved a request by federal prosecutors to delay for four months the sentencing of Patrick Barry Nagle. The 51-year-old Marietta, Ga., […]
ACHIEVEMENT
Navy Chief Petty Officer ROGER DUNCAN, whose wife, Martina, is the daughter of Cathy Morrow of Bath and Stevan Morrow of Westbrook, recently completed the Essential Skills Video Course conducted at Navy Public Affairs Support Element East aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The course is best suited for those commands needing video support or anyone […]
LePage gets early start on 2014 campaign
PORTLAND ( AP) — The next gubernatorial election in Maine is nearly three years away, but that hasn’t stopped Gov. Paul LePage from forming a re-election committee, holding a fundraiser and launching a re-election website. While it’s unusual to get under way so soon, the early start gives LePage an edge in building up his […]
Raye seeks rematch against Rep. Michaud
EASTPORT (AP) — Senate President Kevin Raye says he’s going to seek a rematch with Democratic incumbent Rep. Michael Michaud in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Raye, a Republican from Perry, filed the necessary paperwork Thursday and announced that he intends to encourage job creation, stop runaway spending and prioritize expenditures “in a way that protects […]