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🌱 How Bowdoinham’s rivers inspired a new history of Texas’ Trinity

Bowdoinham, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Bowdoinham! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Bowdoinham’s rivers inspired a new history of Texas’ Trinity
  • Community remembers Dorothy Corkhill, who cherished a Bowdoinham farmhouse

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 52.
  • Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bowdoinham author publishes history of Texas' longest river (pressherald.com) — A Bowdoinham-based river historian has just published a well-received history of Texas’s Trinity River, drawing on years of research and personal ties to waterways. He now lives on Merrymeeting Bay and especially loves Bowdoinham’s tiny Muddy River, highlighting how the town’s six rivers shaped his decision to settle here and continue his work.
   

• Obituary: Dorothy Claire (Freeman) Corkhill (pressherald.com) — Dorothy Claire Corkhill, who once restored a beloved farmhouse on Merrymeeting Bay in Bowdoinham, has died at 92 after a life devoted to family, nursing, and community service. Her ties to Bowdoinham and later years in Harpswell and Brunswick reflect a deep affection for Maine’s people, landscape, and libraries, where she often volunteered.
   

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  • Goodwill Northern New England posted a job opening for Production Specialist in Topsham. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Topsham

  • Construction underway on new housing complex in Topsham (wgme.com)
  • EPA official praises Maine company for new technology to destroy PFAS (wgme.com)
  • Greater Portland Metro launches new Scarborough route (wgme.com)

Bath

  • Bath, Maine: Parent Says Morse Middle School Student Told 12-Year-Old to Harm Himself (theunionstar.com)
  • Cape Coral VFW Launches Scholarship Race with Prizes Up to $35K (englewoodreview.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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