Posted by bpn/NY on 6/17/12 10:24pm
Msg #423866

Notary in the news

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/17/news/hancock/92-year-old-notary-public-forced-to-stop-marrying-couples-in-bernard-lighthouse/

Reply by jba/fl on 6/17/12 10:50pm
Msg #423867

Nice story - thanks for sharing. I esp. liked his last line: "“The essence of longevity,” he said with a smile, “is to be optimistic.”"

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 6/18/12 10:06am
Msg #423882

"I could perform weddings in Massachusetts"... no, he could

not. As a Maine notary he can perform weddings, but Massachusetts doesn't allow its notaries to perform marriages.

Is this supposed to make us feel sorry for him because he can't stay a Maine notary while living in another state? And he's only performed 34 weddings... I've performed over 75... and I've only been a notary since 2008.

Not to be a cynic, but I really don't see what is so special about this article or this notary.

JMHO

Reply by MikeC/TX on 6/18/12 4:20pm
Msg #423917

OK, I have a question...

The man is blind and apparently has been for most of his 92 years. How does a blind notary check photo ID?