It came as surprise to read on Friday morning that there is no emergency overnight shelter in Waterville given the almost 100 people we had in shelter Thursday night, and have had every night, since our founding in 1990. Suggestions to the contrary ill serve the community. Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services provides emergency overnight […]
2021
Maine Voices: SALT deduction helps the wealthy but does almost nothing for working Mainers
If an expanded state and local deduction for federal taxes is a casualty of the stalled Build Back Better bill, it won’t be a loss for most Mainers.
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers plan a New Year’s Eve event
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers plan a New Year’s Eve event at Stone Mountain Arts Center, at 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Doors open and dinner seating starts at 6 p.m., the concert will start at 8 p.m. Growing up in an artistic, politically engaged family in the Bronx, Wolf became an early rock […]
Rachel Eckroth talks about upcoming Portland concert, her latest album ‘The Garden’
A musical chameleon is coming to Maine for a special show at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27 in Sun Tiki Studios at 375 Forest Ave. in Portland ([email protected]). Rachel Eckroth is a pianist, vocalist, keyboardist, composer, producer, arranger, band leader, and sideman with 20 albums (as a leader or co-leader) under her belt, the latest […]
Winslow Junior High School names honor roll
Winslow Junior High School recently named the following students to its 2021-22 first-trimester honor roll. Grade 8 — High honors: Charles Byers, Zachary Campe, Quinn Cutten, Emily Daigneault, Ashton Darrell, Brody Davidson, Makayla Ellis, Katelyn Gibbs, Hassan Hobbi, Karleigh Marcoux, Shawna Martin, Braedyn Parker, Madisyn Pendexter, Mylee Petela, Bella Pinnette, Bryanna Prentiss, Amara Rioux, Rachel […]
Obituary: Douglas B. McGowan Ph.D.
BRUNSWICK – Douglas Burns McGowan, 81, passed away on Dec. 11, 2021 due to complications from Covid-19. He was surrounded by …
Obituary: Robert Merle Foster
ALBION – Robert Merle Foster, 88, of Albion, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at JFK Airport, in New …
Obituary: Toni Miskavage Nelson
MIDLAND, Mich. – Toni Miskavage Nelson, 80, of Midland, Michigan died Thursday evening, Dec. 9, 2021, at Primrose of Midland with …
Obituary: Florian “Bob” Robert Paul Pare Jr.
SOLON – Florian “Bob” Robert Paul Pare Jr., 83, passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2021, at his home in Solon …
Obituary: Esther Evans
LITCHFIELD – Esther Evans, 83, of Litchfield passed away peacefully surrounded by family Dec. 16, 2021. She was born to Arthur …