The Saco City Council voted Monday night to rename the Saco Memorial Bridge after veteran General Wallace H. Nutting.
Maine veterans
Gravestone marks WWI veteran’s resting place 91 years after his passing
Bath Legion Post 21 holds a dedication ceremony for the new tombstone for World War I veteran Mark Arsenault (1887-1933).
Woolwich celebrates Veterans Day by recognizing Korean War vet
On Nov. 11, locals packed into pews at the Nequasset Meeting House to celebrate Veterans Day.
This Maine man lost his brother during WWII. He’s still searching for answers.
Eighty years after Elmer Wright was presumed dead off the coast of Tunisia, his younger brother fought to get his true service recognized – even if it meant finding out he died by friendly fire.
Buxton Notes: Nov. 7
Wreaths Across America South Buxton Cemetery, 1187 River Road, will again participate this year in the Wreaths Across America observance next month. The ceremony is held in conjunction with one at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The cemetery in Buxton will conduct a program with veterans, Scouts and volunteers placing wreaths on gravestones of military […]
Neglected Westbrook veterans monument now shines
Volunteers and veterans working at ReVision Energy worked to clean up the monument first placed by a now-defunct Pride’s Corner Kiwanis Club decades ago.
Honor a Veteran Contest will gift $1,000 each to a local veteran and a nonprofit
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is hosting Honor a Veteran contest, an online campaign that gives community members the opportunity to nominate a veteran or active service member who they feel deserves recognition for their dedication to country. One nominee will be selected to receive $1,000 cash and a $1,000 donation to a nonprofit organization […]
Westbrook plans Veterans Day program at Woodlawn Cemetery
The annual ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Veterans Rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Westbrook’s Mathieu recalls river assault boat duty in ‘Nam’
Louis “Lou” Mathieu served in Vietnam for three 6-month tours.
Unkempt Westbrook veterans’ monument in need of ‘honor’
A Westbrook resident discovered a veterans’ monument at Pride’s Corner covered by an overgrown bush and hopes to have it cleaned up.