July 14, 2019
2019
Bill Nemitz: The night I watched the men on the moon
Fifty years after Apollo 11’s Eagle touched down on the Sea of Tranquility, the magical moment still shines bright.
Canoeing: Exploring the eastern arm of Sebasticook Lake in Newport
Songbirds, loons, fishermen and you – this is a rare quiet spot for canoeing in Maine in July.
Boys’ team Coach of the Year: Jake Rogers, Nokomis
He took over a football program coming off back-to-back winless seasons, and turned it into a state champion in just two years.
Poetry reading, book signing set for Farmington
A Poetry Reading and Book Signing with three Maine poets, Kristen Case, Colin Cheney and Jefferson Navicky, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, 193 Broadway Farmington,. The evening will begin by celebrating a new book by Farmington author, UMF professor, and New Commons founder, Kristen Case, “Principles […]
‘Hamlet’ to open July 18 in Monmouth
“Hamlet,” by William Shakespeare and directed by Dawn McAndrews, will be staged July 18 through Aug. 17 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. In the wake of his father’s abrupt death, Hamlet returns home to find his personal and political world turned upside down — his mother remarried, his uncle on the throne, […]
‘Godspell’ to open July 18 at Lakewood Theater
“Godspell” will open Thursday, July 18, at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, in Madison. Performance are set for July 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27. This successful rock opera needs little introduction, but when it was first produced on Broadway in 1971 it broke new ground in its stage treatment of the […]
Bison find home on Western Maine range
Ted and Doretta Colburn own Beech Hill Farm & Bison Ranch in Waterford. Each day they spend with their 35-member herd is a lesson in patience, hard work and self-sustainability.
AG’s department is ‘all in’ on criminal justice overhaul
About 2,200 inmates are expected to be released from federal prisons across the U.S. next week under a sweeping criminal justice overhaul signed into law last year.