2013
Fan of window fans
Even on the hottest nights of the summer, my father knew how to make our house ice cold. We lived in a modest twostory home typical of the ’60s and ’70s — red brick on the bottom, white aluminum siding on the top. There were four bedrooms upstairs and a master bedroom downstairs. Only one […]
Gardiner to Bath bike ride set July 27
GARDINER A gentle bicycle ride from Gardiner to Bath is planned for Saturday, July 27, through 10 municipalities on the interim route of Capital to the Coast — a 43- mile active transportation corridor proposed from Augusta to Bath. Of that 43 miles, the ride will cover 38. A group pace of about 12 mph […]
Margaret Soule
BRUNSWICK — Margaret Soule, age 88, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Venice, Florida, just 6 weeks after the passing of her beloved husband of 68 years, Nelson Soule. Margaret was born in 1924 and attended Brunswick schools. She graduated in 1942, and met her husband, Nelson when she was just 20. Margaret […]
Geneva Quittmeyer Henderson
Geneva Quittmeyer Henderson died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on July 18, 2013, at the age of 91. Geneva was born in Madison, Tenn., on Sept. 4, 1921, the youngest of 7 children to George and Effie MacKenzie Quittmeyer. She was raised in South Lancaster and Bolton, Mass. In 1941 she graduated from […]
Natalie A. Tanger
A memorial gathering to celebrate the life of Natalie A. Tanger, a former resident of Bath who passed away on Oct. 26, 2012, in Mobile, AL, will be held on July 27, 2013, at 2 p.m. at 48 Berry’s Mill Road in West Bath.
Charles A. Barnes
WISCASSET — Charles A. Barnes, 85, of Gardiner Road, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High St., Bath. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday […]
Alice F. Lawton
SOUTH HARPSWELL — Alice F. Lawton, 89, resident of Ash Point Road in Harpswell, died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at her home following a long illness. She was born September 8, 1923, in Trenton, NJ, a daughter of Frank B. and Caroline (Everett) Fearnley. She grew up in Hamilton Township and Seaside Park, NJ, and […]
Slovakia, a glimmering destination in Europe
I am standing on railway platform 2 in Kolin, Czech Republic, 70 miles east of Prague, with my Czech-born wife as we wait for the Kosican, a speedy train headed for Slovakia. It’s June, and our Saturday train is filled with young hikers headed for rigorous treks through the High Tatra Mountains and vacationing Slovaks […]
Islamist backers of Egypt’s ousted president march
CAIRO (AP) — Several thousand protesters demonstrated in cities across Egypt on Friday in the latest show of strength by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi against the military, which deposed him more than two weeks ago. Waving Egyptian flags and holding up pictures of Morsi, marching protesters chanted slogans against the move by army […]