HARPSWELL — Many hands are hard at work as the Elijah Kellogg Church prepares to host its annual Christmas by the Sea Fair, scheduled for Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair’s booths and tables will be filled with homemade crafts, baked goods and more. In addition, a wide variety of items […]
2017
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Living the Word
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 1 John 5:14 Exploring Prayer Growing up I remember my mother had a book mark with a picture of praying hands, and these three words on it, “Prayer Changeth Things.” But it is not […]
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Trump pledges fealty to religious values, ‘Merry Christmas’
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump assured a high-profile gathering of Christian conservatives on Friday that his administration will defend religious organizations, promising a return to traditional American values while again subtly stoking the fire he helped ignite over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. “How times have changed, but you know what, now they are […]
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Governor proposes pushing back legal pot sales to 2019
AUGUSTA Maine’s Republican governor is pushing for lawmakers to delay the start of legal recreational marijuana sales instead of rewriting the voter-approved marijuana law. Republican House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, who also supports a delay, said lawmakers haven’t had enough time to read the 70- page bill that would rewrite the voter-approved law. The bill […]
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Brother of Marine says Trump never reached out
PORTLAND President Donald Trump never called or sent a letter to the family of a Marine who was killed in the crash of an Osprey aircraft off Australia’s coast, the victim’s brother said. Capt. Ben Cross, a Marine pilot from Bethel, Maine, was one of three Marines killed in the crash in August. Hundreds attended […]
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Scientists: Changes coming for 1 of most important fish
PORTLAND Changes in the way some small fish are managed could have major implications for the ocean ecosystem and marine industries on the East Coast, according to conservationists, fishing groups and scientists. Interstate regulators are considering altering the way they manage menhaden to better account for its role as one of the most important fish […]
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Gwendolyn Marie Barron “Bebe” Crocker
July 23, 1931 – June 10, 2017 Gwendolyn Marie Crocker was born in Bath, Maine on July 23, 1931, the daughter of Velma and Everett Crocker; the youngest sister of Earl (Sonny), Ruth (Guppy), Kathryn (Rena), David and Carol. Gwen had an early romance and married Charles “Buddy” Barron. He went to sea and they […]
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Maynard Murray Henderson
Maynard Murray Henderson passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on October 18, 2017 at the age of 95. Maynard was born in Madison, Maine October 15, 1922 the second of four children to Wilfred and Ezalie Henderson. As a young boy he lived in Madison and Brewer Maine. In 1942 he graduated […]
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DEATH NOTICES
Lisbon—Christine Jellison, age 88, died Tuesday October 17, 2017 at Freeport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A full obituary to follow in the coming days. Arrangements are under the care of the Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick.
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Senate GOP backs budget, clears way for tax overhaul
WASHINGTON Republicans must now shift their focus to enacting President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax plan, a far heavier lift than the $4 trillion budget plan they’ve muscled through the Senate to lay the groundwork for the first tax overhaul in three decades. The GOP on Thursday narrowly backed the budget plan, a prerequisite to major […]