This week I learned that people who are colorblind, including my son, Lindell, think peanut butter is green. Of all the things that surprised me about this — including, how can something so clearly orange ever look green? — the part that shocked me the most was when I reflected back on how eagerly and […]
August 2016
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Having free flowers in your garden
Right now my front walkway is dominated by annual flowers, many of them that I did not plant — not this year, anyhow. First and foremost are the calendula. These are wonderful bright yellow flowers in the composite family, like daisies or sunflowers. They blossom and then drop seeds on the soil so they come […]
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60th anniversary
TOPSHAM — Mary Ann (Pilon) and Dr. Alfred Francis Obery of Arbor Avenue in Topsham recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Dr. Obery’s occupation was as a dentist and he is now retired. The couple’s children include: Curtis and Lisa Obery of Cumberland; Christopher and Gina Obery of Norfolk, Virginia; Kevin and Jan Obery of […]
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BIRTHS
Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A girl, Freya Odette Bailey, to Brooke Cameron Murray and Michael Raymond Bailey of Bath, Aug. 2, 2016. A boy, Nickolas Richard Doble, to Timothy Richard Doble and Patricia Rolande Christ of Damariscotta, Aug. 4, 2016. A girl, Ellie Paige Plourde, to Krystle Ann (Young) and Anthony James Plourde of Chelsea, […]
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Bath police looking for suspect they say assaulted man with hammer
BATH Bath police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man wanted for aggravated assault after allegedly hitting another man in the face several times with a hammer last week. Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Jason Mackenzie, 38, with a last known address of 100 Union St., in Bath. On Aug. 24 […]
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Legislators decry Gov. Paul LePage behavior
WELLS — Since the content of Gov. Paul LePage’s obscenity-laced voicemail to Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook surfaced late last week, Republican Sen. Ron Collins of Wells said he’s heard from constituents by phone, email, and from one woman who knocked on his door. He’s heard from Republicans, Democrats and independents, he said. “They all […]
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From a pile of gravel, a new school will rise
SANFORD — What’s the first impression of the construction that began in June on the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center? The building is going to be large, very large – 320,000 square feet of large. And with the foundation in various stages of construction, it seemed even more vast on a tour […]
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Start of school no longer means rising early
The new school year is here, and middle schoolers and high schoolers from Dayton, Saco, Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach schools, as well as Thornton Academy, will be heading to class a little later in the morning. The change, which has middle school and high school students starting the school day around 8:30, is a […]
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Tick-borne diseases on the rise, Maine CDC says
YORK COUNTY — Cases of Lyme disease are down in Maine, but health officials are warning that other potentially dangerous tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in the state. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 424 cases of Lyme disease so far this season, compared to 1,206 in 2015. That’s the […]
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Biddeford man charged following overdose at Biddeford restaurant
BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford man was released from York County Jail in Alfred on Monday after facing charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, a Class B crime, for allegedly overdosing at a Biddeford restaurant. Manford Rideout, 46, was bailed out of the county jail on Monday on personal recognizance following his Friday arrest after […]