St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
2022
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As Mississippi ruling looms, time to face hard truth about abortion access
We cannot keep abortion legal in every state. But we can, and will, do all we can so that it is affordable, accessible and supported.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Holiday gift returns choking retailers, landfills
Merchants won customers’ hearts with lenient refund policies. Now it’s backfiring, with dire financial and environmental results.
Posted inThings to Do
Beg, Steal, or Borrow planned in Portland
One Longfellow Square will host Beg, Steal, or Borrow from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the 181 State St. venue in Portland. They will play traditional and improvisational bluegrass and roots music and are known for their warm harmonies, virtuosic instrumentals, and tight-knit musical interplay. The band got its start recreating the […]
Posted inThings to Do
Johnson Hall to host Capital City Improv
The Improv Group Capital City Improv plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. Dennis Price, founder of Capital City Improv, studied and performed improvisation in Chicago with The Second City and IO Theater (formerly ImprovOlympic). While performing with IO house team Honeyslide, Dennis watched and worked […]
Posted inThings to Do
Damariscotta year-end show opening reception Nov. 26
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts is set to host an opening reception of “Celebration” 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at 36 Elm Street Plaza. Join the event, meet the artists and partake in light refreshments at this year-end show that applauds the abundance of art in the Maine community. “Celebration” runs through Dec. 30. This exhibition […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
‘Paper Things’ author to give talk Nov. 14 at UMaine Augusta
AUGUSTA — Author and Educator Jennifer Richard Jacobson plans to discuss homelessness, research for her books, and also the writing process at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the University of Maine at Augusta, Katz Library, Room 14, 20 Jewett Drive. Interested participants also can attend via Zoom by registering with UMA Academic Logistics at […]
Posted inCommunity
Local Wreaths Across America fundraiser kicks off Veterans Day
Remembrance wreaths will be distributed at the local veterans’ cemeteries in Augusta, Chelsea on National Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, Dec. 17.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan holiday fair table rentals available
SKOWHEGAN — Crafters and vendors can book a space by Tuesday, Nov. 15, for the Holiday Stroll Christmas Craft Fair set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Centenary United Methodist Church, 103 Dr. Mann Road. The event will include crafts, bake sale and luncheon. To rent a table, call Ila Libby […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta churches to continue Veterans Day tradition Nov. 11
For those who live in Augusta, residents will be able to hear the resounding music of the bells at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, from the churches of Penney Memorial, South Parish Congregational, St. Mary’s and St. Augustine, ringing 11 times, according to a news release from Connie Hanson, organizer. The theme for Veterans Day […]