The Winter Street Center in Bath will host Jud Caswell, one of Maine’s most respected and beloved singer-songwriters, for an acoustic concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in the center’s event hall. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the historic Winter Street Church. Suggested minimum entry donation is $15. Caswell will perform a tribute to […]
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Sam Patten: Existing in the gray area of politics and life
While Sam Patten navigates the in-between — of politics, career and finding what he describes as the ending to his life story — he said that his experience can help people can look at the bigger picture of American and global politics, especially when political change is on the horizon.
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Slain mother and daughter remembered at candlelight vigil in Bath
More than 100 people gathered to honor Jennifer and Lisa Bailey and to highlight the issue of domestic violence in Maine.
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From the Chocolate Church: A New Orleans–style spookified CCAC this Halloween
Halloween is right around the corner, and the Chocolate Church Arts Center has invented a totally original, multimedia, immersive celebration on Friday, Nov. 1: Haunted Ragtime Halloween. I have always loved the artistic oeuvre of the Danse Macabre — “the dance of the dead” — which ranges from paintings to pageants celebrating the universality of […]
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Bath mother, daughter killed in murder-suicide remembered as generous people
Jennifer Bailey and her mother, Lisa, were shot and killed early Sunday morning outside their home in Bath. A longtime family friend said the two had lived with abuse for years and Lisa had recently filed for divorce.
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Morse High School opening outdoor learning space
Morse High School has worked on the outdoor learning project over the summer, with a planned ribbon-cutting set for Oct. 23.
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Man kills wife and daughter in Bath, police say
Michael Bailey, 66, fatally shot his wife and daughter on Sunday morning, according to police. A shelter-in-place order was issued before the suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
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Sagadahoc County voters consider criticism from governor, Lewiston commission in vote for sheriff
Both candidates have been criticized for the department’s failure to stop the gunman in the mass shooting. While that has swayed some voters, others said it’s not on their radar.
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Bath library upgrading its aging utilities
The Patten Free Library is working to make the building more energy-resilient and sustainable. The library — serving the towns of Arrowsic, Georgetown, West Bath, Bath and Woolwich — is installing five outdoor heat pumps, six indoor heat pumps and 115 roof-mounted solar panels. Library Director Lesley Dolinger said priority is being given to the […]
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Stories from Maine: A Bath-built legacy
On Saturday, Nov. 18, 1899, the funeral of a legendary man was held in Bath, and although he had “gone to his eternity” 125 years ago, the legacy of “Bath’s Great Benefactor” still shines today. When Zina Hyde and his wife Eleanor brought their son Thomas Worcester Hyde into the world on Jan. 16, 1841, […]