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Bath Police Beat: Dec. 28

Arrests 12/20 at 1:10 a.m. Monica Leavitt, 34, no address listed, was arrested by Officer Jason Aucoin on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 12/16 Casey Norris, 28, of Centre Street, was...

Police Beat •
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Bath now home to support group for abused women

BATH — New Hope for Women is offering a six-week support group for women who have suffered from domestic or dating violence and need a safe and nurturing place to turn. The six-week group will be held at the organization's new Bath headquarters at 12 Court St. from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 ...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Harpswell heating fund sets record for donations

HARPSWELL — This is already the local Heating Assistance Program's biggest year for donations since it started in 2008. "It's helped a number of people who aren't eligible for (the town's) General Assistance Program," said Deputy Town Administrator Terri Sawyer, who helps manage the ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 10:50 am

Big community projects continue into new year for Bath

BATH — The City of Ships enjoyed some key accomplishments in 2012, and more are in the making for 2013. Faced with an uncertain future, the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark moved into its new home, the former National Guard ...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 8:30 am

Under close scrutiny, Maine school kitchens get passing grades

PORTLAND — One in six Americans – about 48 million people – get sick from foodborne diseases every year. Worse, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The most vulnerable population: children. Those statistics, the latest available from the U.S. Centers ...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

People and Business

Awards Christine Bearce, the physical education teacher and assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland, has received the highest award for leadership given by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recre...

Community •
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

King looks forward to next session of U.S. Senate

BRUNSWICK — Thirty down, 69 to go. Angus King has his work cut out for him. As you might expect, since his election to the U.S. Senate in November, King has been a busy guy. Last week, the former two-term, independent governor of Maine was counting up the number of other U.S. ...

Scott Thistle, Sun Journal • News •
Monday, December 24, 2012 at 9:40 am

Global Matters: New Mayan prophecies discovered! (Don't say we didn't warn you)

A team of archaeologists has revealed the discovery of an artifact of unquestioned historical significance: a confidential memo, apparently from a trusted royal soothsayer and prognosticator to one of the last kings of the Mayan empire. The memo refers to the Mayan calendar’s now dis...

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •
Monday, December 24, 2012

The Universal Notebook: The (almost) silent treatment

After a brief flirtation with Facebook, I decided last week that the social media site was not useful to me. I deactivated my Facebook page. It was just more aggravation than it was worth, it was wasting my time, and, frankly, I didn’t care for some of the people who popped up on &ld...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, December 24, 2012

The View From Away: Who are you going to believe?

I don’t mind that my wife is smarter than I am. I’ve known since childhood that women are fascinating individually and, collectively, The Borg. You know, from "Star Trek." Hive-like alien collective with a communal mind and the catchphrase, “Resistance is futile.” Y...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, December 24, 2012
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