WILTON — Henry Palmer Brimigion, 87, wondered why so many family members were attending services at the Wilton United Methodist Church on Sunday morning. Immediately after the last hymn was sung, the Rev. Laura Church called him up to the front, offered him a seat and had his long overdue World War II medals pinned […]
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Friends, family gather in Lewiston to say goodbye to slain woman
LEWISTON — Friends and family who gathered Friday afternoon for Hilary Saenz’s funeral shared stories about the upbeat way she lived her life, while wearing purple as a silent symbol of the tragic way the 29-year-old mother of two died. Many at Friday’s hourlong service at Pathway Vineyard Church wore sweaters, scarves and ribbons in […]
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Bath church looks at ways to muffle loud bell
BATH (AP) — A Maine church is looking to mollify neighbors for whom its bell tolls too loudly. Neighbors of the First Baptist Church in Bath say the bell began ringing louder than it used to after the church tower’s clock was worked on about a year ago. Shadi Towfighi, owner of the Kismet Inn, […]
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Churches to aid in McMahon nature trail development
LEWISTON — On Saturday, Oct. 26, community churches will once again provide welcome assistance to the City of Lewiston’s Public Works Department. The faith community will work together behind McMahon School to build an outdoor classroom and help establish the McMahon School Nature Trail. The project is being funded by a $10,000 Project Canopy Grant […]
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Suicide bombers attack church in northwest Pakistan, kill 78 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country’s Christian minority. A wing of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, raising new questions about the government’s push […]
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Rollover on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN — A Sunday morning trip to church left one parishoner’s car run over and another vehicle rolled into a ditch. According to Lt. Rick Coron of the Auburn Police Department, Edna Sullivan of Turner was traveling southbound on Route 4 around 11 a.m. and attempting to change lanes as she approached St. Philip Catholic […]
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St. Joseph’s demolition on hold
LEWISTON — Plans to demolish St. Joseph’s Parish are off the table for the moment, city officials confirmed Thursday. Central Maine Healthcare has temporarily withdrawn its application to demolish the 159-year-old church and the nearby rectory to create parking for nearby Central Maine Medical Center. The city’s Historic Preservation Review Board was scheduled to review […]
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Former church going, going . . . but not gone yet
OXFORD — Dismantling a 145-year-old building is no easy task. “A lot of it people don’t see going on,” said Mark Farrell, who with his family began dismantling the former Welchville Community Church in April. The property at Routes 26 and 121 is being cleared for commercial space. It is less than half an acre. […]
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3 dead when bus carrying teens crashes in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bus carrying teenagers returning home from a church camp in Michigan crashed Saturday afternoon about a mile from its destination, killing three people and sending 26 others to hospitals, officials said. The bus came speeding off of Interstate 465 in northern Indianapolis, about a mile from the Colonial Hills Baptist Church […]