Dear Annie: My husband and I own a business together that would collapse if we divorced. The business is starting to prosper after several years of debt and difficulties. At this point, we cannot afford to rock the boat, as we surely would not survive financially. We also have two teenagers at home, and the eldest has proved to be challenging.
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‘Dreadfully’ yours, Austen fans
BY TISH WELLS McClatchy Newspapers “DREADFULLY EVER AFTER” By Steve Hockensmith Quirk Books, Philadelphia 288 pages, $12.95 The further they get from Jane Austen, the better the zombie mash-up books become. Enter “Dreadfully Ever After” by Steve Hockensmith, book three in a zombie trilogy that started with “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” which was a […]
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Hamlin,Morgan
AUGUSTA — Scott and Nicole Hamlin of Augusta have announced the engagement of their daughter, Angela Marie Hamlin, to Christopher William Morgan, son of Judy Morgan and Clyde Moody, of Winthrop, and William and Deborah Morgan of Cato, N.Y.
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‘Abbott’s Reach:’Long-awaited sequel to ‘Pink Chimneys’
Islandport Press has announced that tomorrow, it will officially release the new Ardeana Hamlin novel “Abbott’s Reach.”
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HARLAN: Student with OCD fears college will prove too much to handle
I’m a high-school senior, and I recently found out that I’ve been suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder for years. In eighth grade, I should have sought help, but I didn’t want to tell anyone about my repressed thoughts or compulsions. It affected my quality of life by making me terrified to think for a few months for fear of what my mind would bring up. At the moment, I’m still living with it, but it isn’t as disruptive — most of my more upsetting symptoms are gone. While it’s at a low point, I’m afraid that when I go to college next year, with the added stress of living in a new place, away from home for the first time, with strangers, and so many pressures, that it’ll come back full force – or even worse than before. I don’t want this to make college unbearable. Thank you. It actually was a relief to write this down.
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Labbe,Cormier
BRUNSWICK — Amber, Ray Jr. and Kate Labbe are pleased to announce the engagement of their mother, Patricia Mooers Labbe of Brunswick to Mark Cormier of Hermon.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): FIRST SETTLERS LODGE: Spend a weekend in your slippers
The stunning view from First Settlers Lodge in Weston unites the old and the new Maine. From the huge windows that run all across the front of the lodge, you look left and see, across a wide, forested valley, First Wind’s towers across the tops of two distant hills. To the right, you see the magnificent mastiff of Mount Katahdin.
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PARTY OF TWO: Just when you think it can’t get worse . . .
There are a lot of things in this world that scare me.
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Roberts,Fisher
FAIRFIELD — Conrad and Joan Fisher of Oakland have announced the engagement of their son, Jason Fisher, to Jennifer Roberts, daughter of Fred and Debbie Roberts of Fairfield.
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MLB: Red Sox fans feel crunch on tickets
If opening day at Fenway this coming Friday has you dreaming about Red Sox tickets for this season, here’s some advice — keep dreaming. Your chances of getting a decent seat at face value for a game worth seeing are slim and getting slimmer.