The following is a firsthand account of the Bath Y Hoops team’s experience competing in the Maine Senior Games this past fall. Most of it is true, and it is short. It is presented here in the hope it inspires those who read it to begin to consider participating in this year’s senior games next […]
2015
Time for Withdrawal
It is time for West Bath to withdraw from RSU 1. The community attempted to participate for more than six years in a RSU only to find themselves overcharged $1.9 million in just four years. Plus, the residents of West Bath were never allowed to have a true community voice in school policy or procedure […]
Ask before you write
Perhaps, before anybody else writes on this subject in an attempt to justify the actions of these young men, it might be wise to ask a Native American how he/she feels about these students partying with bare chests and war paint. An interpretation of the Bill of Rights to justify this would also allow one […]
Dismayed with typo
I was dismayed to see in a front-page article of the Friday, Dec. 26, Times Record about L.L. Bean, a truly disturbing typo. I know that today SpellCheck has pretty much replaced proofreading, but more was necessary in this case. The third paragraph of reporter John Swinconeck’s story states: “Cooler weather that came earlier this […]
Withdrawal vote important
About a year ago West Bath voted to form a committee to develop the best plan for withdrawal from RSU 1. This committee met weekly, spent countless hours, and has expended $35,000 to $40,000 to accomplish this. A copy of this plan as well as all other work product is available for viewing on West […]
Give Back: Pay it forward through small acts of anonymous kindness
A Jewish rabbi and a Presbyterian pastor are uniting together in hopes of making the world a better place. Rabbi Daniel Cohen of Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford, Conn., and Pastor Greg Doll of Norton Presbyterian Church, Darien, Conn., created the Elijah Moment Campaign to encourage people to put aside their differences and simply help each […]
Religion in India bubbles over into politics
NEW DELHI, India In small-town northern India, Muslims are offered food and money to convert to Hinduism. If that doesn’t suffice, they say they’re threatened. Across the country, the Christmas holiday is canceled for hundreds of government servants who spend the day publicly extolling the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Powerful Hindu nationalist leaders […]
Installation of new pastor Sunday
BATH — A service of installation for Rev. Kimberly S. Merrill, the newly appointed lead pastor at Bath Church of the Nazerene, will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4. She was appointed to the position on Nov. 26, 2014. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Fellowship Hall, located on Center Street […]