HARPSWELL — The Islands Community Church on Bailey Island has announced its guest speakers for the month. On Sunday, the Rev. Marc Boutan will preach during the 9:30 a.m. service. The church is non-denominational and based on the teachings of the Bible. The church is led by a board that invites ordained ministers, lay people […]
2013
5 women witness to 2 weeks in Palestine
BATH — Five New England Episcopal Companions, members of The Outreach Committee of the SCHC, a religious community of 800 Anglican women, spent two weeks in Palestine on a Witness Visit sponsored by Sabeel, the Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in East Jerusalem. They will bear witness to what they saw and experienced at Grace Episcopal […]
Haddock chowder on menu Fridays
FREEPORT — South Freeport Congregational Church will host its popular winter Haddock Chowder Luncheon series, beginning Jan. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch is offered in the community hall on the second and fourth Fridays during January, February and March. The luncheon is buffet style and includes creamy haddock chowder, coleslaw, corn muffins, […]
Potluck for Epiphany slated in Phippsburg
PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg Congregational Church, UCC, will host a potluck meal this Sunday at 5 p.m. The church is located at 10 Church Lane, off the Parker Head Road. This meal will celebrate Epiphany and the journey of the Magi with some Twelfth Night fun and the sharing of personal journeys (physical, spiritual, healing, […]
Helen Hoffman Greene
BRUNSWICK — Helen Hoffman Greene of Brunswick, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 21, 2012, surrounded by family. She was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1924, to C. Fenno and Marie Wright Hoffman, the third of four children. Helen grew up outside Philadelphia, attended Garrison Forest School, and spent summers on […]
Patricia Lynn Hutton
BATH — Patricia Lynn (Bevan) Hutton, 64, of High Street died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Pitman, New Jersey on September 2, 1948, the daughter of John W. and Dorothy E. (Hoffman) Bevan. She graduated from Pitman High School in 1966 and worked for several insurance agencies in Philadelphia. […]
Shirley B. Thivierge
BRUNSWICK — Shirley B. Thivierge, 86, died January 1, 2013 in Brunswick, ME. after a period of declining health. She was born September 8, 1926 in Amesbury, MA., daughter of the late Harry H. and Alice S. (Sibley) Bates. Shirley grew up in Amesbury and was a graduate of Amesbury High School, Class of 1943. […]
Women’s history pioneer dies
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison, sharing a cell with two gentile women arrested for political work who shared their food with the Jewish teen. Lerner would say later that the women taught her how to survive and the experience taught her how society can manipulate people. It […]
Afghan militants freed by government
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Some 250 prisoners formerly held by the U.S. have been released by Afghan authorities in hopes that this will lead to reconciliation in the 11-year conflict, a Defense Ministry spokesman said today. Police Maj. Jalal Uddin said that 80 were freed today, the latest batch of a total of 400 to […]
NYPD officers shot in separate incidents
NEW YORK (AP) — Three New York City police officers were recovering today, hours after being shot in separate incidents that left one suspect dead and four under arrest. The shootings occurred in a one-hour span Thursday night. Off-duty Police Officer Juan Pichardo was shot in the thigh at his family’s Bronx car dealership by […]