KING HUGO’S HUGE EGO is one of the funniest children’s books of the year, a hilarious rhyming tale about a “mini-monarch” whose kingly ego nearly causes his head to explode.
December 2011
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Dine in Rockland and enjoy being In Good Company
We’re the fast-food nation, grabbing what we can at the drive-through and eating in the car. Even many sit-down restaurants count on getting us in and out in a mere 60 minutes. A leisurely dinner in a comfortable relaxing setting with good company is worth savoring. And that’s just what we did at Rockland’s aptly named Main Street restaurant, In Good Company, where chef/owner Melody Wolfhertz delivers a unique and flavorful dining experience to her hometown friends, fans and visitors.
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Don Campbell Christmas concert Sunday
One of Maine’s most popular singer-songwriters is Don Campbell. His crystal-clear tenor voice has been a constant on the music scene for many years and his albums have entertained fans across the country. The one CD that seems to have captured the most attention is “A Don Campbell Christmas” — in fact, in 2009 “Down East” magazine stated it was one of it’s all-time favorite Maine holiday albums. Well, this Thanksgiving found “Volume 2” being released and to celebrate, Campbell has scheduled some Christmas concerts including one at 2 p.m. Sunday at the University of Maine at Augusta’s Jewett Hall Auditorium. For more information, call 621-3551 or visit concertsatjewett.com.
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Recall likely moot
BENTON — Organizers planning a recall of a Benton selectwoman may not want to bother, according to an interpretation of the recall law by the Maine Municipal Association.
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SNAPSHOT: Uniquely similar
Betty Caldwell discusses a piece of artwork Wednesday with her son Jim, right, as her other son, Rick, prepares to take a photo of the “8 x 10 x 80” art show on display at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell. The annual fundraiser displays 8-inch-by-10-inch work for sale by artists from a variety of media […]
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Show of hands
Music teacher Sue Pattershall conducts part of the grade school choir during rehearsal for the Augusta school music department’s A Capital Celebration concert on Tuesday afternoon at the Augusta Civic Center. The department’s seven music teachers and about 800 students, from third-graders through high school, put on the fifth biennial show on Tuesday night. Other […]
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Landmark foreclosure ruling upheld
The landmark legal case that last year led to a temporary freeze on foreclosures across the nation reached its conclusion Tuesday morning when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling.
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Officials: Escaped inmate was after ex-girlfriend
ALFRED (AP) — With vengeance on his mind, David Glenn Hobson escaped from a New Hampshire jail by scaling a razor wire fence before heading to Maine, where he eluded search teams for days by hiding in the woods and eliciting help from family and friends, officials said Wednesday.
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Chance for MaineCare overhaul may not last
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal for state spending cuts that would end Medicaid services for 65,000 Mainers is the type of major change that needs a Republican Legislature if it is to be adopted.
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KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
AUGUSTA — The following people were sentenced Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court: