Berwick News Archives

The South Berwick Tobacco-Free Recreation Task Force will hold a meeting Mon., April 14 at p.m. to discuss a resolution that would make outdoor recreation spaces in town tobacco-free. The meeting will be held ... via The Citizen

“And my daddy calls me a monkey.”

Author V. E. Kent of South Berwick, Maine, in disguise as Irish fortune teller Maggie Magee, looked closely at the open palm of 6-year-old Logan McMillan of Exeter at the G. Willikers! Toy Shop on Saturday. via The Citizen

It's easy being green this weekend The annual UNH Greenhouse Open House will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Durham. via Seacoast Online

“Hopefully with the Internet I'll be able to find something full-time”

Marion Grant, of Berwick, Maine, said she doesn't know what she'd do without the community's public library. via The Citizen

“As an infant, he slept better and now he enjoys the interaction with the other kids and playing the games.”

Amelia Tomassetti may be only 19 months old, but as soon as instructor Lisa Flynn called out the "tree pose," Amelia and many other toddlers in the room slowly drew one leg up at an angle to the other and then ... via Seacoast Online

“I've always treated the public with the utmost respect.”

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - There is sufficient cause to remove Town Manager Jeff Grossman from office, and he has been offered a buyout package in exchange for his resignation, according to a private letter written ... via The Citizen

“I'm hoping the illustrative voices create a composite picture of one way of looking at the war. It's not the only way. Nor do I think it should be only way”

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Not everyone in this town knows Nicholson Baker. That even includes Priscilla deRochment, who works at Town Hall and has lived in the area her whole life. via The Citizen

“I go out of my way to show all the different things I'm involved in.”

Some of the works depict crude caricatures of historical figures. Others are abstract acrylic images. via The Wire

“In my mind, it needs to be resolved. There's a lot to do in the town that's not getting done”

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Three town councilors want the town manager to resign; the manager, in turn, wants those councilors to resign; and residents are circulating petitions to amend the town charter so ... via The Citizen

The Berwick Public Library has discounted museum passes to the Portland or Portsmouth children's museums, the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, N.H., the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass., or the Portland Art ... via The Citizen

“I looked and I thought, 'Oh my God, people are actually reading this,'”

South Berwick resident Molly Colman checks her website, the236diner. com, which she launched in January. via The Citizen

“Well that's just a newspaper reporter.”

Nicholson Baker of South Berwick, Maine, recently released his latest book, "Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization," a meticulously researched and new perspective on the social, ... via SeacoastOnline

The wife of Ted Hunt, the Berwick man who died while saving a Canadian author from drowning at a beach in Florida, has set up a memorial fund in her husband's honor. via The Citizen

"Eat your vegetables!" How often have we all heard this refrain? Yet, aren't we lucky to live now, when there is a plethora of delicious vegetables on hand? Sure, it's winter, but there are still vegetables ... via Seacoast Online

Auditions for "Roadside America," a new play by Susan Morse of Berwick, Maine, will be held Saturday, March 8, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Player's Ring in Portsmouth. via SeacoastOnline

A man arrested in New Durham last week on felony charges pleaded guilty to a downgraded misdemeanor drug charge in District Court Thursday morning, and will be extradited back to Maine. via The Citizen