Today is Monday, March 7, the 67th day of 2016. There are 299 days left in the year. On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain. In 1850, in a three-hour speech to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a means […]
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McCreight Running for Reelection
For the past two years it has been my honor to represent District 51, the residents of Harpswell, West Bath, and East Brunswick. I am pleased to announce that I am seeking a second term in the Maine House of Representatives. I have heard from all over the district that people need their representative to […]
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Support Expanded Background Checks
Last November I was shocked and saddened to read about the shooting of Chelsea Jones in the Bath Shaw’s parking lot during a private gun sale. I often shop there with my 8-year-old son after school, at the very time of the shooting. Kudos to Bath police chief Mike Field for his Times Record Guest […]
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MON/7 MISCELLANEOUS FREEPORT COMMUNITY LIBRARY ARMCHAIR TRAVEL SERIES, 6:30p.m., Freeport Community Library. Local residents and neighbors share their photos and travelogues of the recent adventures abroad. This day’s destination: Sorrento and ancient sites of southern Italy with Polly Brann. Free and open to the public. TUE/8 MISCELLANEOUS DALTON TRUMBO FILM FESTIVAL: “LONELY ARE THE BRAVE,” […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 12 years and I have few common interests. I am earthy, nature-loving, people-loving and crave a rural lifestyle. He’s an introvert, loves everything Western, enjoys his downtime and watches a lot of television. He dislikes animals and is a sports fanatic. I don’t criticize his interests. I allow him his […]
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Ira R. Perry
Ira R. Perry, 68, of Sebasco passed away peacefully on Feb 26, 2016, after a long illness and a courageous battle. He was born in Bath Maine, March 27, 1947 to Harvey C. and Ilene York Perry. He grew up and attended school in Milford, Ct. spending summers in Sebasco and Cundys Harbor. Ira joined […]
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Schools to add ‘cli-fi’ — climate fiction — to literature curriculums
MONTPELIER, Vt. Colleges and universities worldwide are incorporating into their curriculums the evolving genre of literature that focuses on the changes coming to Earth as the result of climate change — “cli-fi.” Some of the books and movies now being considered part of the genre are old classics, while others were written more recently in […]