Some people were born to do what they do. Diane Moyer is one of those people. This 73-year-old Bath resident has been selling houses in the Midcoast area for 33 years, and she doesn’t plan to stop any time soon. “It would be fine with me if I dropped dead while showing a house,” she […]
December 2016
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What Do We Want to Be as a People?
The world celebrated International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, and never has it seemed more urgent and close to home. Among the big issues of our recent election those of equality among races, ethnicities, genders, gay and transgender persons, immigrants, and workers all are questions of Human Rights. Women all over the country, from […]
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On India’s Bad Air
Home for a couple of weeks from a trip to India, I find myself having two stories to tell. One is of the lovely, genuine people who assisted and accompanied my group of American voyagers. The other story, the one I feel compelled to write about, is about the devastating air pollution that accompanied me […]
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Girl Scouts receive religious awards
BATH On Dec. 4 family, friends, and acquaintances of Bath United Methodist Church and West Bath Girl Scout Troop #204 gathered to celebrate the presentation of religious awards to three West Bath Girl Scouts. Pastor Gwyneth Arrison awarded the God and Me medals and certificates to Emmaline Turner, Chelsea Turner, and Lillian Curtis. Over the […]
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FAITH NOTES :
We decorated for Christmas last week on the first anniversary of buying our home. At this time last year, we were packing boxes in one house and frantically hammering down floors and painting walls in another. Rarely are the holidays as picture perfect as a Hallmark movie. Congested stores, empty wallets, strained relationships, difficult family […]
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Popham Chapel Christmas Eve Service
Popham Chapel’s Annual Christmas Eve service will be held on Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. in the Popham Chapel in Phippsburg. There will be a small brief coffee gathering at the Chapel House immediately following. This traditional format for Christmas Eve will primarily be Christmas carols and readings of the nativity scene from the Gospel […]
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Christmas Carol Sing in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — On Christmas Eve the Brunswick Mall will be the place for a short Christmas Carol sing. The public is invited to gather at the Brunswick Mall Gazebo and sing traditional Christmas Carols at 7:30 p.m. Participants are asked to bring their own flashlights. Lyrics to carols will be provided. All Saints Parish will […]
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Lawmakers break from church, support assisted suicide bill
TRENTON, New Jersey Some Catholic lawmakers in New Jersey are breaking with the church and supporting legislation that would let terminally ill residents obtain drugs to end their lives. Catholic leaders have urged defeat of the measure, but The Record reported state Sen. Richard Codey, Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assemblyman John Burzichelli, all Democrats […]
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Living the Word
“Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. James 1:17a Christmas Giving By now most of us have finished up our Christmas shopping. Christmas shopping can be fun when we find the perfect gift for someone because it brings delight both to us and […]
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Fire investigators probe death of man found in trailer
TURNER (AP) — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the death of a 52-year-old man whose body was discovered in a camper trailer parked next to the garage of his Turner home. Authorities say Craig Gordon’s father found his body in the trailer on Thursday morning. The medical examiner’s office is examining the circumstances […]