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Somerset County Sheriff’s officials investigate crash into Madison church
The crash occurred Saturday at St. Sebastian Church on Main Street in Madison when a Toyota Prius slammed into the front entry way, causing extensive damage to the church and vehicle, according to Somerset County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell.
The birth of Jesus and the pandemic: Finding and embracing hope
According to Pastor Chuck Mason of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, “What you see, it’s the experience. It’s the testimonies that people share that can never be debated or taken away because we’ve experienced. That’s what the relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is — it’s experience. It’s where we’re witnesses to what he’s done. And not only in our own lives, but in the lives of people around us, and that can’t be debated. It can’t be taken away. Because it’s our experience.”
Select boards: Greenwood, W. Paris and Newry meet
New planner GREENWOOD — Matt Mitchell was sworn in as a new planning board member at the Nov. 9 Greenwood Board of Selectman meeting where he shared his background. He is retired, and has built his family’s “kind of forever home” as he describes his home in Greenwood. His background is on the construction side […]
Renters no longer protected from eviction
BETHEL — During the international pandemic, 10 % of Americans lost their jobs. Because of this, in September 2020, the Center for Disease Control put a halt to evicting tenants who couldn’t pay rent. It ensured that all Americans paying rent would have a deferral on their rent. This deferral meant if their income was […]
Congo Craftsmen: Building for a cause
BETHEL — Every year the AARP sponsors a Community Challenge grant opportunity. This year, the Bethel Congo Craftsmen and the Bethel Area Arts and Music Program, have come together with the AFCI to build and design wooden benches and picnic tables to be used outdoors in the surrounding six towns. The Congo Craftsmen will be […]
Augusta church holds baptisms on the river
Rick Stoops, who has served as the church as pastor since 1982, said this is the first he has seen the church hold a river baptism.
Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations
Faith groups across the state are returning to ‘a new normal,’ knowing that some members may not be inoculated.
Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion
The organization also kicks out two other churches for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses.
As officials investigate Oakland church gathering, town manager worries ‘this has the potential to be a superspreader’
Oakland police are talking with state officials about large gatherings held over the weekend at Kingdom Life Church to determine what action should be taken in light of the coronavirus pandemic.