is in the pipeline, it emerged yesterday.

Bermudian Walter Roach, who lives in the area, made the announcement yesterday and called on locals who knew of family or friends living in the area to call him at 1-508-856-0423.

"There are a lot of Bermudians living in the New England area,'' he noted.

"We are just trying to get hold of them. We hope their relatives will pass on this message because we want them to contact us.'' The event is set for on or around September 11 and a location is being determined.

Mr. Roach noted that a similar event was held each year in Canada and had proved popular.

MAN'S BODY DISCOVERED OBT Man's body discovered Police discovered the body of a 59-year-old man at his Marsh Lane home on Thursday afternoon.

The officers were called in after the dead man's landlady became concerned about him.

A Police spokeswoman said: "They were able to gain entry to the man's home and discovered his body in bed.

"There was no evidence of a struggle and Police are not treating the death as suspicious.'' An autopsy on the dead man is expected to be carried out shortly.

MAN STABBED IN FACE CRM Man stabbed in face A 28-year-old man was stabbed in the face during a domestic dispute in Pembroke on Saturday night.

The man, from Devonshire, was attacked at a home in Fenton's Drive just before 8.30 p.m.

Police arrested a 30-year-old Devonshire woman on suspicion of wounding. She was later bailed to reappear before Police.

POLICE SEIZE CANNABIS CRM Police seize cannabis Police seized 16 cannabis plants in a West End drugs raid on Saturday.

Officers found the plants near Grey's Rock in Sandys Parish after a tip-off from a member of the public around 8.30 a.m.

The plants, taken for forensic analysis, were at varying stages of growth -- from seedlings to ten inches tall.

POLICE PROBE BLAZE CRM FIR Police probe blaze Police and fire investigators are probing a car blaze which destroyed a $30,000 Volkswagen Golf yesterday morning.

The car was gutted by fire at around 12.20 a.m. on Gospel Lane in Pembroke.

Police said the owners had locked the car around 15 minutes earlier and are appealing for information on 295-0011.

BOATS IN TROUBLE RES Boats in trouble Bermuda Harbour Radio assisted a pleasure craft that had lost power off St.

David's on Friday night and had anchored while awaiting assistance.

The Honey Do radioed in around 9.30 p.m. to report its stalled engine. Harbour Radio reported it was contacting other nearby vessels to assist.

It capped an eventful day for the water rescue coordinators as they assisted a fishing vessel, the Thunderbird , which lost power near Challenger Banks early on Friday afternoon.

The boat's crew was later able to restart the engine and returned safely.

And a jet skier paddled some two miles to safety in Dockyard around 5.30 p.m.

when he lost power off Admiralty House.

Harbour Radio report he was later assisted by the Government ferry Deliverance and Windjammer Cruises staff.

And the Bermuda Fire Service also dealt with a water mishap when a 30-foot boat began sinking at Salt Whistle Marine at Marginal Wharf, St. George's.

A fire crew was called twice to the scene and was waiting for high tide to remove the boat.

HOMES PLAN APPROVED PLN Homes plan approved Developers have won planning permission to build a small housing estate in Southampton.

The Hamptons Ltd., backing the project, want to build seven homes and an estate road with parking off St. Anne's Road.

Their initial plans were approved by the Development Applications Board last week.