“Fruitvale Station” begins with its ending. On New Year’s Eve 2009 Oscar Grant, 22, black, unemployed, lies face down and handcuffed on a cold cement subway station floor.
August 2013
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Scrapping of USS Miami to be done at Portsmouth
KITTERY — Work to remove the USS Miami from active duty will be done at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, whose workforce is not expected to be affected by the Navy’s decision to scrap the submarine, at least in the short term, a Navy official said Wednesday.
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Purplemartin majesties
They might even be gone now. I mean, they arrived at their pole-top summer house near the baseball field in the Unity park around the end of April, as usual, squawking, chattering and getting the nests ready. They winged through summer domestic life in May, June and July as always and, as always, will take off for winter around now.
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State tax cuts save businesses $60M
Maine’s corporate income tax receipts took a hit in the fiscal year that ended June 30, but it wasn’t because of the economy.
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Nomination papers now available
OAKLAND — Nomination papers are available today through Sept. 16 at the Oakland Town Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Shelter seeks donations for benefit
WATERVILLE — The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter is looking for donations for the upcoming indoor benefit sale. Please bring items to the Pleasant St. Church, 61 Pleasant St., Waterville between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. or 5 and 8 p.m. Aug. 15.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Maine State Music Theater, Frontier Cafe: connecting us through food, art, culture
The Maine State Music Theater is a state treasure, so we were not surprised that the performance of “Gypsy” was one of the best we’ve ever enjoyed. But we were surprised by our dining experience at Frontier Cafe — and by the fact it, too, is driven by its owner to perform — by connecting the world through food, arts and culture.
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PACKS FOR PROGRESSSchool children, families benefit from program
FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, Farmington Rotary, and Big Lots are partnering to offer backpacks stuffed with school supplies as part of the Packs for Progress program. With the new support of Big Lots, Packs for Progress, which is in its second year, promises to get even more children off to a good start.
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KVCC nursing instructor selected as volunteer item writer
FAIRFIELD — Ann M. Davis, a nursing instructor at Kennebec Valley Community College, has been selected as a volunteer item writer for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination.