Wed/4 BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCross- Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. MISCELLANEOUS LINE DANCING, beginners 6 p.m., intermediate/advanced 7:15 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; $20 per month; register 729-0757; questions Janice McLaughlin 729-6945. AUTHOR TALK, 6:30 p.m., Monica Wood, author of “When We Were The […]

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago one of my granddaughters was molested by her mother’s (my daughter’s) then-boyfriend, whom they were living with. When the girl’s father found out, he called the police and the man was arrested, tried and convicted. Abby, while he was out on bail, my daughter married him! She doesn’t believe the […]

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2013. There are 118 days left in the year. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset. On Sept. 4, 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and registered his trademark: “Kodak.”