NOV. 1 HARVEST FAIR, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant Street, Richmond. Needlework, baked goods, jewelry, Annie’s Attic, children’s table, holiday gift table, home articles for sale by United Methodist Women, including cutlery. Soup/chowder luncheon from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., free coffee all day. 737-4735. CHRISTMAS BY THE SEA […]
October 2014
Goings on at Maine Maritime Museum
BATH — ”Eye Sweet and Fair”, an exhibit examining the evolution of naval architecture, will be closing on November 2. You won’t want to miss this fascinating exploration of the techniques and technologies involved in designing a vessel. Maine Maritime’s popular book sale is back for its fourth year and expanded to two days, November […]
Beatles for Sale to perform at Orion
Beatles for Sale, a New England Beatles tribute band, will perform at the Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave in Topsham, Maine on Saturday, November 1st at 7:30 p.m.. Beatles for Sale is an indemand, five-member Beatles tribute band from Massachusetts that has performed throughout the northeast US region for eight years. The band […]
Duo arrested for drug trafficking following meth lab bust in Bath
BATH A man and woman have been arrested and issued aggravated drug trafficking charges after a meth lab bust at 50 Elm St. Friday morning — located behind the police station. Both people arrested were charged with aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs (methamphetamine), a Class A crime. The charge was elevated from a Class […]
Sheriff’s Office staff to hand out candy tonight
York County Sheriff’s Office and the County Patrol Association are working together tonight to make sure children have a safe and happy Halloween. Sheriff Maurice Ouellette and his deputies will be positioned throughout the county, distributing candy donated by the County Patrol Association, which is the union that represents deputies, said Chief Deputy Bill King. […]
Syria’s 3 1/2-year conflict roiling the economy
DAMASCUS, Syria — The middle-aged salesman sat glumly among an array of shorts, khaki leisure suits bedecked with gold belts and dresses with plunging necklines in the ancient Damascus bazaar ”“ luxuries few can afford in today’s Syria. He, like many traders, lost most of his customers when Syria’s uprising erupted in 2011 against the […]
Stowe bridge has cracks but no danger
STOWE, Vt. — A new bridge installed this summer just south of Stowe village is showing big cracks in its concrete beams, and a crew was on the scene Thursday to patch them with epoxy. Phil Harrington, the Agency of Transportation engineer in charge, said the bridge on Vermont Route 100 would be checked again […]
Cynthia Ann Rowe
BIDDEFORD — Cynthia Ann Rowe, 68, of Biddeford, joined her husband in heaven Oct. 28, while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Waterville July 22, 1946, a daughter of James and Alfreda Rowland. She was a 1987 graduate of Biddeford High School and went on to get her associate’s degree from McIntosh […]
Chapter & Verse
Evangelist Terry Schmidt will deliver the sermon “Four Penetrating Principles of the Christian Life” at the Southern Maine Church of Christ, meeting at 159 Alfred Road in West Kennebunk, on Sunday. Sunday morning Bible study is at 9:30 a.m., followed by worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening Bible study is at 6 p.m., and a […]
Man sentenced for illegal lobster purchases
PORTLAND — John W. Price, 59, of Kittery, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 45 days in prison for structuring currency transactions and for illegally purchasing lobsters, according to United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II. Price was also fined $100,000. Between 2008 and 2010, Price, the owner […]