BUCKSPORT -- Bucksport residents Larry and Barbara Bridgham are celebrating 75 years of marriage during late-September.

"It was meant to be," said Barbara.

There are many memories to be found within 75 years of marriage. For Laurence and Barbara, theirs begins in 1949 at a Machias blueberry factory. Larry was already an established employee, and while Barbara was visiting her family, she took a job at the factory to help pay for school clothes.

"Had never seen her before," said Larry. "The bell rang, the light came on, whatever you want to call it."

"I was busy with my work, so I wasn't paying much attention," said Barbara.

But Larry did get her attention in a very unique way.

"So, I threw a blueberry at her," Larry smiles as he points to his forehead. "Right there."

"That was to

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