LEWISTON — David Wittlesey never planned to work for U.S. ambassadors, meet kings or stage rescues for refugees. “Back in the ’70s, I lived in Bowdoinham in a drafty old house heated by an old cook stove (with) ducks, chickens and gardens,” Wittlesey said Thursday. His job had him tending to coffee and “putting Twinkies […]
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Warm Thy Neighbor provides heat assistance
BRUNSWICK — It is not quite halfway into the heating season and already 107 households have requested and received fuel assistance. This is more than 60 percent of last year’s total of 173 households, comprised of over 450 individuals. Warm Thy Neighbor is a local heating assistance program serving Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham, Lisbon and Lisbon […]
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Phippsburg man accused of sex crime against girl
BOWDOINHAM (AP) — A 19-year-old Phippsburg man has been charged with having unlawful sexual contact with a young girl from Bowdoinham. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office says the 13-year-old girl contacted police on Sunday, alleging that she had been sexually abused in her home the previous night. Police investigated and on Wednesday police arrested Cody […]
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Musicians with ties to Maine Country Dance Orchestra will come together for reunion dance
BOWDOINHAM — Thermometer readings may dip well below freezing by Sunday night, but it will nonetheless feel toasty inside the old Bowdoinham Town Hall as the Maine Country Dance Orchestra presents an old-fashioned evening of dancing to jigs, reels, polkas and waltzes. The all-ages event will kick off at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, with a […]
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Walter B. Henry
LEWISTON — Walter B. Henry (Kevin J. Bamford), 59, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, Dec. 3. He was born in Boston, a son of John A. and Mary Ann (Wormwood) Bamford of Bowdoinham. He graduated from Morse High School as a member of the class of 1972. Walter held various jobs […]
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PHOTO: Harvest Festival in Bowdoinham
The Long Branch Boys bluegrass band and SAD75 bus garage band, Eagles Way, will play at 12:30 and 2 p.m., respectively, on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Harvest Festival at the Long Branch School & General Store. Activities will include a potluck at noon with attendees asked to bring a dish to share and the school supplying local […]
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S. Berry: Fighting for the middle class
Thanks to Rep. Sheryl Briggs, March 30 is Vietnam War Remembrance Day in Maine. This is recognition long overdue for thousands of Maine veterans. Thanks to Rep. Briggs, more sportsmen can enjoy Maine and help create jobs at local businesses. That is because she serves on the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, overseeing these […]
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Pinning ceremony for USM occupational therapy students
LEWISTON — The Master of Occupational Therapy program at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College recently graduated 21 students. A pinning ceremony was held on campus where each student was recognized for his or her unique contributions and received a pin identifying the profession of occupational therapy. All of the graduates are from Maine and are currently completing […]
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Mainer to participate in 2,500-mile cycling event
To Andy Bailes, the 2,500-mile, 10-day, two-country cycling trek known as the Cancervive Peloton Project is a lot like fighting cancer. It’s a challenge. It’s physical and emotional. It takes a team to reach the goal. “The Peloton is a group of people working together for one final destination, what I would equate to someone […]
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Merrymeeting Arts Center will show trio of films
BOWDOINHAM — The Merrymeeting Arts Center will screen three films by Carter Smith as the final event in connection with the “Three Town Artists: Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir & Carter Smith” exhibit. His two short films ,“Bugcrush” and “Yearbook,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept.28, followed by a discussion with Smith. The full-length film “The Ruins” will […]