Last week, an American political institution, aged 100, was placed on its deathbed. Its expected passing was mostly overlooked and unlamented. It was “filibuster,” the evil twin of the less well-known “cloture,” who survives. Cloture is a vote to end debate and allow a final vote on a bill in the U.S. Senate. It was […]
2017
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Sunrise Rotary Club Connects in Big Ways
October is here and with it our annual Bulb Sale. Every October Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, you’ll find Bath Sunrise Rotarians at two locations — the Farmers Market at Waterfront Park and IGA on Front Street. Sales have been brisk the first two weeks. We sold so many allium bulbs we had to […]
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Halloween: a Fun and Safe Night
Brunswick American Legion has distributed a Legion Halloween Safety brochure “THINK SAFETY TRICK or Treat” to the Brunswick area schools for Teachers and Parents to go over so our kids can have a safe Halloween. Program updates Legion Post 20 Cmdr. Joe Donahue has returned from American Legion Headquarters in Indianapolis, In. with the latest […]
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Jeanette Y. Cole
LISBON — Jeanette Y. Cole, age 83, of Lisbon, formerly of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at her residence. Jeanette was born in Brunswick on May 1, 1934, a daughter of Ludger L. and Eva F. (Wilson) Marquis. She attended local schools, graduating from Brunswick High school. She had worked at Columbia Pictures […]
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Lori Ann Lowery Wilkins
Lori Ann Lowery (Wilkins), 56, of Bath, Maine, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Lori was born in Bath, Maine, on Aug. 4, 1961. She is survived by her husband Carl of Dresden. Mother Annette Lowery of Bath. Brothers John Lowery of Clifton Me. Raymond and wife Jeannie of Bath […]
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Elizabeth L. McCrater Glover
Elizabeth L. (Betty) McCrater Glover, 89, of Sweden, Maine, passed away on Oct. 15, 2017, at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born on Oct. 1, 1928, in Bath, to Maurice and Louise (Swett) McCrater. She is survived by her daughter Susan Heath and her husband Kenneth of Topsham, daughter Kathleen Gowen of Sweden, […]
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Born in Sandy-flooded hospital, children ‘stronger than storm’
NEW YORK Their lives began with one of the most dramatic stories of Superstorm Sandy: the evacuation of 32 newborn babies from a major New York City hospital that got flooded and lost power. Hospital staffers tended to laboring women in the dark and carried mothers and tiny infants — 21 of them in intensive […]
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Women rescued after voyage went from bad to worse
HONOLULU A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn’t start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones washed overboard and sank into the deep blue water on their first day at sea. From there, things got worse. Much worse. About a month into their trip, bad weather caused […]
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5 years after Superstorm Sandy, the lessons haven’t sunk in
Five years after Superstorm Sandy was supposed to have taught the U.S. a lesson about the dangers of living along the coast, disaster planning experts say there is no place in America truly prepared for climate change and the tempests it could bring. That is true even in New York and New Jersey, where cities […]
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Ashley Judd: ‘Tipping point’ on sexual harassment is here
NEW YORK (AP) — Ashley Judd says the continuing flurry of allegations against Harvey Weinstein means society is at a “tipping point” on sexual harassment. The actress added that “this will be the end of it if we decide that’s what we want” before being honored at the Women’s Media Center Awards in New York […]