HARPSWELL — The Elijah Kellogg Church is gearing up for its annual barn/yard/bake sale, and is accepting donations of items. The church is accepting antiques, furniture, household items, tools, sporting goods, summer or camping items, baby and children’s items, and any kind of jewelry. Items that will NOT be accepted are TVs, computers, clothing, bedding, […]
May 2018
Popham Chapel starts seasonal services
PHIPPSBURG — The Popham Chapel will begin its seasonal schedule of worship services on Sunday, May 28. The Popham Chapel, located at 969 Popham Road near the end of Route 209 in Popham Village, will offer its interdenominational worship services at 10 a.m. each Sunday, until the last Sunday in September. Rev. Ed McCartan will […]
Living the Word
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name if the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Matt.28:19- 20a Trinity This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday, a day when we celebrate, not an historical event or a saint, but the doctrine of the three persons of the […]
Margaret E. Frankenberger
LEWISTON — Margaret E. Frankenberger, 71, of Lisbon Falls, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at CMMC in Lewiston. She was born in Lewiston on March 7, 1947, a daughter of the late Albert and Marion (Ivinison) Kazimer. She grew up in Lisbon Falls and attended local schools. She was a graduate of […]
Arestedis Demosthenes
Arestedis (Ted) Demosthenes, 94, of Brunswick, and formerly of Rochester, NH died peacefully on May 23, 2018. He was born in Dover, NH to Peter and Katherine ( Zerbinopoulos) Demosthenes on June 24, 1923 and was the fourth of eleven siblings. Ted attended the University of New Hampshire and later served in the US Army […]
Janice Martha Pecci Lease, Robert Harold Lease
The family of Janice Martha Pecci Lease (born 2-20-37, died 9-30-17), eldest daughter of Fred and Eva Pecci, cordially invite family and friends to join us for a brief committal service for Janice and her husband Robert Harold Lease (born 7-13-35, died 6-5-14) at the Fred Pecci family plot in Oak Grove Cemetery (off Old […]
Randall Gifford, founder of Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream, dies at age 90
FARMINGTON Randall Gifford, the founder of the iconic Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream that began as a small dairy in Skowhegan, has died at the age of 90. Gifford passed away on Monday. He started the business with his wife, Audrey, after purchasing a small dairy farm in Farmington in 1971. Both had grown up in […]
Still smoking and still joking, Tommy Chong views life at 80
LOS ANGELES Yeah man, Tommy Chong says he always knew he’d live to see the day marijuana legalization would be sweeping the country. He had no doubt when he and partner Cheech Marin pioneered stoner comedy 50 years ago, a time when taunting the establishment with constant reminders that they didn’t just play hippie potheads […]
Texas shooting survivors seek purpose in shadow of Parkland
SANTA FE, Texas She had seen the memorials on television, the familiar white crosses erected after each massacre, and now there were 10 of them lined up on her high school’s lawn. Kyleigh Elgin was part of a new set of young victims, like many before her, who left flowers and letters and searched for […]
Harvey Weinstein turns himself in
NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police today to face the first criminal charges to be filed against him after months of misconduct allegations from scores of women that destroyed his career and set off a national reckoning known as the #MeToo movement. Weinstein, 66, stepped from a black SUV wearing a blazer […]
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