Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum and previous Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will give a joint reading of their work Thursday at the Emery Community Center for the Arts on the University of Maine at Farmington campus.
2016
Summit on Aging mulls strategies to keep older Mainers healthy, happy
Access to services and information were cited as keys to ensuring aging Mainers’ well-being.
Winslow reaches settlement with resident over poisoned well
The town has agreed to pay $16,739 to Cory Dow to cover costs to hook up to the public water system after his well was contaminated by salt.
CEO defends price of EpiPen to angry lawmakers
One congressman points out that executives for the company, Mylan, earned $300 million over five years while the cost for the popular allergy medicine soared.
Freeport Waldorf school starts $6.1 million expansion
The project includes a new high school, main office and classroom space at the Desert Road campus.
Woman killed, young child injured in Vienna crash
Speed is believed to be a factor in the single-car crash that closed Tower Road for three hours.
Police raise doubts about circumstances in Canaan horse death
Owner Sierra Miner says her 4-year-old Appaloosa mare, Lucy, was struck by a vehicle in her yard and dragged to its death, but police say they haven’t found any evidence that a vehicle struck the horse.
Lawmakers, state AG to hold forum on scams and frauds in Winslow
Attorney General Janet Mills will lead a forum on how to avoid scams and use her office’s resources in response to fraud.
Peter Leo Gerety, eighth bishop of Portland, dies at 104
Gerety, a respected adovcate for civil rights and the poor, served in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland from 1966 until 1974.
Family Violence Project offers support in wake of Fairfield death
‘Domestive violence affects everyone,’ the organiztion’s executive director said in a statement.