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In his introductory speech BMDS president Than Butterfield asked where else in the world would you get to see six world premieres in one evening? Indeed. For this is the 14th playwriting contest held by the society which has raised more than $300,000...
DATE: Aug 15, 2016
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Arts & Entertainment
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Esme Williams’s life was going great until tragedy struck.
She’d just started a new job and was loving every minute.
And then she lost her eyesight.
A rare disease struck one eye, and then the other, taking away most of her vision.
The 72-year-old ha...
DATE: Jul 26, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
We witnessed an epic moment in history earlier this week upon Theresa May’s appointment as Prime Minister of Britain. She became the 13th prime minister to serve during the 64-year reign of the Queen.
Mrs May is only the second woman to serve in the ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016
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Other
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Growing up without a dad can be tough, but it doesn’t have to define you. That’s the word from Anthony Wade, Lou Matthews and Jevon Williams.
They are part of a panel that will discuss the “truth and reality” of being raised in a single-parent home....
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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Parenting
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The most mundane tasks seemed impossible after Otives Doars’s leg was amputated six years ago.
It was a frustrating period, but the 89-year-old is now grateful that her children encouraged her independence.
“I still drive,” she said. “My children wou...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Home & Away
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
It’s not easy having a large family. You are almost never alone. There are mountains of laundry, and always someone who needs to be driven somewhere.
Fiona and Nicholas Dill have six children, as do Susan and Joseph Simmons — and neither couple woul...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Some 80 people gathered to surprise Izola Harvey on the occasion of her 90th birthday on December 14.
This wonderful affair not only highlighted the significance of the milestone she reached, but the importance of the contribution she has made to Be...
DATE: Dec 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Lyceum Preschool principal Sarah DeSilva is on a mission to convert a derelict area behind the school into an earth-friendly natural playing ground. Last week she brought together an experienced team to focus their time and energy on the project.
S...
DATE: Oct 08, 2015
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Young Observer
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Anyone interested in Bermuda’s Gunpowder Plot should give Michael Marsh’s new book a read.
He claims it’s “the defining story” of those events on August 14, 1775.
“I had so many questions about the Gunpowder Plot and I had to find the answers,” he s...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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Wolfpack tells the story of the six Angulo brothers, who spent their entire lives locked away from society in a New York City apartment. All they know of the outside world is gleaned from the films they watch obsessively and recreate meticulously, us...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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Arts & Entertainment
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