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2020
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fire engulfs Waterville home during early morning hours Thursday
The blaze in the city’s South End drew firefighters from multiple communities across central Maine.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: Words of wisdom, central Maine style
“A Long Journey and some things learned along the road” by Mavis J. Longfellow, and “Yoganomics” by Paul V. Cornell du Houx
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 3
Dec. 3, 1987: Former Gov. Robert N. Haskell dies in Bangor at the age of 85. Haskell served five and a half days as governor in January 1959. Haskell, an electrical engineer who was promoted to president of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. in 1958, became governor when Gov. Edmund S. Muskie resigned on Jan. 2, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: Will the Legislature rise to the occasion?
Following an intense election cycle, the Legislature opened a session like no other on Wednesday.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: While the Republican Party attacks, Maine suffers
Overnight, Gov. Janet Mills’ quarantine morphs from cause for concern into a political weapon.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Krysteana Scribner, Calais: Chance meeting renews faith in my chosen path
Walking out of a coffee shop on a dreary December afternoon last year, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a familiar face. My high school poetry teacher, Martin Steingesser, was walking through Portland wearing his signature cap and glasses. Shuffling through a disarray of paperwork, he seemed deep in thought as he […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
David Agan, Wells: ‘Governor Baxter would like to speak with you’
It’s a cool, cloudy Tuesday in late August 1966. Alone near dusk in the new park, I’m a lucky guy. I made it through my first year of college and have this summer job as a state park ranger in my hometown. They hired a bunch of us to help open the new park at […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Kelly Sterns, East Dixfield: Snake plus books equals hands-on adventure
When I first started gifting new, free books door to door, I never expected I’d baby-sit a reader’s snake on the family’s front steps while the reader was busy ordering titles. But these are the kinds of surprising adventures that pop up in my day now. Walking Books Library, which gives new books, offers a […]