Letter
2020
On this date in Maine history: July 2
July 2, 1863: Col. Joshua Chamberlain (1828-1914) of Brunswick, while suffering from malaria and dysentery, successfully leads the 20th Maine Regiment in fending off a Confederate attack by Col. William Oates’ 15th Alabama Regiment at the extreme left of the Union Army’s line at Little Round Top, helping enable the Union forces to win the […]
Douglas Rooks: Renewing faith in hard times
Churches are just one of the institutions negotiating tradeoffs in the time of the coronavirus.
Annarosa Witman, Portland; Grandparents still present, even after they’re gone
I recently graduated from college. Yes, the class of 2020 and all that. It was not how I expected my senior year to go, let alone my graduation ceremony. Still, there have been some surprisingly good parts to it. I graduated from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, but I moved back home to finish up here […]
Winthrop Maine Historical Society to host Carl Swanson July 9
Winthrop Maine Historical Society to host Carl Swanson from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, via Zoom. A business meeting will follow, according to a news release from the society. Swanson’s talk about “The History of the Winthrop Historical Society, Part II” will continue on from where Part I left off at his talk […]
Grassland birds, migration, climate change lecture via Zoom set for July 9
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust in Bath invites the public to join them virtually at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9, to discuss the dynamic relationship between climate change, the migration of songbirds, and shifts in the practices of hay farmers. KELT Land and Development Coordinator Maeve McGowan and the University of New England’s Dr. Noah […]
Quinnipiac University spring dean’s list
Recognized were Anne Marie Allen and Jada Choate.
Obituary: H. Sylvio Normandeau
WINSLOW – Sylvio Normandeau of Winslow passed away peacefully at Gray Birch Nursing Home on June 26, 2020 at the age …
Obituary: Wayne Stephen Hagerman
SIDNEY – Wayne Stephen Hagerman, 63, of Sidney passed away on Saturday June 27, 2020 at Togus VA.He was born on …