Flags across Kennebunkport were flying at half-mast Saturday morning. TV crews filled the parking area overlooking Walker’s Point, the Bush compound there. And visitors arrived at the Bush’s nearby Episcopal church, St. Ann’s, to pay their respects. The church is not normally open this time of year, but sexton Reggie Sargent said people showed up […]
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Barbara Bush remembered in Maine for quiet philanthropy, love of community
KENNEBUNKPORT — Cars and TV remote broadcast vans lined Ocean Avenue near Walker’s Point all day Wednesday, and a steady stream of visitors stopped to take photos. They were paying tribute to former first lady Barbara Bush at the site of the Bush family’s longtime summer home the day after she died at age 92. […]
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Former President George H.W. Bush celebrating 93rd birthday
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 93rd birthday with family on the Maine coast. Bush was planning a low-key celebration Monday with his wife, Barbara Bush, and other family members at their summer home in Kennebunkport. She turned 92 last week. The former president was hospitalized in the spring with […]
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Former President George H.W. Bush backs LePage for governor
AUGUSTA (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush are endorsing Maine Gov. Paul LePage in his re-election bid. In a statement Wednesday, the Bushes called LePage a “get-it-done-leader” who’s committed to solving Maine’s problems. They applauded his effort to eliminate the state’s hospital debt and said they “strongly support […]
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Bush celebrates 90th birthday with parachute jump
The nation’s 41st president jumped from a helicopter at about 6,000 feet harnessed to Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott, a retired member of the Golden Knights, the Army’s parachute team. Elliott guided Bush to a gentle landing five years ago. “That’s what he wanted for his 90th birthday and that’s what he got,” Elliott said. […]
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Barbara Bush has low-key 89th birthday
KENNEBUNKPORT — Former first lady Barbara Bush is having a low-key birthday in Maine. A family spokesman says Mrs. Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush, is having a private dinner with family members in Kennebunkport, where the family has a summer home. She is celebrating her 89th birthday. There’ll be another celebration later […]