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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 15

by Joseph Owen December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

Dec. 15, 1885: Lloyd’s of London receives word that Red Jacket, the Rockland-built clipper ship that set a record by crossing the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Liverpool in slightly more than 13 days during its maiden voyage in 1854, has slipped its mooring in a storm and broken apart on rocks in Funchal […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Maine’s senators can help countless people with inclusive stimulus package

by Sister Patricia Pora December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Global relief measures would enable poor countries to stave off famine, at no cost to Mainers or other U.S. taxpayers.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Too much tension around Electoral College count

by The Editorial Board December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

What should have been a staid ritual was threatened by false claims of election rigging.

Community, Kennebec Journal

Gardiner Area High School’s Thanksgiving Food Drive recognized

December 15, 2020December 11, 2020

School’s National Honor Society group named 2020 RSU 11 Spirit of America Foundation Education Tribute winner.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

State bureaus add new Mental Health Resources webpage

December 15, 2020December 11, 2020

Webpage designed for farmers, forest workers, their families.

Things to Do

Boneheads to livestream concert from Johnson Hall Dec. 19

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

The Boneheads will perform a livestreamed concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, from the Johnson Hall stage in Gardiner. The band is made up of Bob Colwell (keyboards, vocals), Scott Eliot (bass, guitar, vocals), Dickie-Doo Hollis (drums, vocals), and Steve Jones (guitar, vocals). Based in southern Maine, this group’s unique blend of roots music […]

Things to Do

Castlebay – A Yuletide Celebration set for Dec. 17

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020

Castlebay – A Yuletide Celebration will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Maine’s premier Celtic duo will “drive cold winter away” with joyous and mysterious seasonal songs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland and the British Isles. The lilting sound of Celtic harp, Irish flute, […]