TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Nancy S. Butcher, 89, died Monday, Feb. 27. She was born March 22, 1927, and was married to Robert A. Butcher. Survivors are four children, Robert A. Butcher Jr., Katharine Scribner, Jan Clapp and Linda Petersen; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, William Seymour III and Richard Seymour.
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"Oklahoma!" coming to Monmouth in April
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Community Players will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s premiere musical collaboration, “Oklahoma!”. The show opens at Cumston Hall on Friday, April 21. Show times are as follows: April 21,22,28, and 29: 7:30 p.m.; April 23 and 30: 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for general admission and $12 for students and seniors. […]
Edward Little biographer to sign books Friday at E.L.
AUBURN — On Friday, March 17, from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., local author and historian Douglas Hodgkin will hold a book signing in the library at Edward Little High School for his new book, “Dear Parent: A Biography and Letters of Edward Little.” Hodgkin, president of the Androscoggin Historical Society, began working on his book in […]
Poet January Gill O'Neill at UMF Thursday
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will host award-winning poet January Gill O’Neil as the next reader in its notable Visiting Writers Series. The reading will take place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16 in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public, to be followed by […]
Mystery author at Waterford Library
Author Bruce Robert Coffin, former Portland detective sergeant, will read from his latest book, “Among the Shadows, A Detective Byron Mystery.” The reading will be held on Saturday, March 11, at 2 p.m., at the Waterford Library. There will be books available for purchase and signing. FMI, www.waterford.lib.me.us or 583-2050.
Tentative good tax news in Sabattus budget
SABATTUS — The early word on the new proposed municipal budget is that it won’t raise tax rates for most homeowners, but a lot still depends on the school budget before that’s clear, Town Manager Tony Ward said Friday. Included in his proposed $3.17 million municipal operational, excise and capital budget for 2018: • Converting […]
Maine ethics chief says Rep. Ryan Tipping likely violated law
AUGUSTA — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on Friday, […]
Democratic AGs step up legal fight against Trump travel ban
SEATTLE — In stepping up legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, Democratic attorneys general are trying to use the court system to thwart the executive branch in the same way their GOP counterparts did under President Barack Obama. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday he was asking a federal judge […]