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Dennise Dullea Whitley, Norway: The Maine places where my family stories come from

November 12, 2020November 23, 2020

Daniel Francis Dullea came from Peabody, Massachusetts, to Norway, Maine, to live in 1900 and to work for the B.F. Spinney Co., a shoe manufacturing firm. The selectmen of Norway had pooled their own personal funds to construct a four-story factory building to specifically attract workers from that shoe factory in Peabody. Imagine that in […]

Meetinghouse, Opinion

Jenny McKendry, Hallowell: The family that Zooms together finds a lifeline

November 12, 2020November 23, 2020

Our family didn’t discover that using Zoom to talk with each other was a good idea until quite recently. I can’t believe that the virus is still dominating our lives and that its influence has vastly changed us. Last spring we’d privately taken part in online business meetings, but as far as using this tool […]

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

‘Big Night’ next Cinema in Conversations program set for Nov. 18

November 12, 2020November 20, 2020

Virtual event hosted by Railroad Square Cinema.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

Upstream’s Steve Brooke to give talk Nov. 17 via Zoom

November 12, 2020November 18, 2020

Slideshow presentation will cover the history of Cobbossee waterway, and more.

Community, Morning Sentinel

North Anson school holds Halloween events for K-5 students

November 12, 2020November 10, 2020

On Oct. 30, the Carrabec Community School in North Anson held a scavenger hunt for students and they toured a haunted school bus in lieu of their annual Halloween parade. The kindergarten through fifth-grade students dressed in costume, and were given a healthy snack at the end of the day.