The Volunteer Jazz Band plans to perform a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 on the main stage at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The event is aimed at supporting the Chocolate Church and its various projects. All proceeds from the concert will be donated towards this cause. […]
2023
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Only a seismic shift can reverse the rise in suicides among older adults
America is getting older. That was the snapshot given earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau. Our median age is about 40 and rising. In a third of the states, it’s already higher. Remember that, while also considering this: America’s suicide rate in 2022 was the highest seen since 1941 — the tail end […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine real estate industry braces for changes to home sales commissions
A federal judge last month ruled that the National Association of Realtors and major brokerage firms conspired to keep commissions artificially high. It’s still unclear what will change as a result, but Maine agents fear it could hurt them, and buyers, too.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: A thriving education system needs no advertising budget
We don’t have a teacher shortage. We have a recruitment and retention problem.
Posted inOn this date
Dec. 9, 2001: Augusta native to appear on an episode of ‘To Tell the Truth’, arsonist destroys nativity display in Skowhegan, and Belgrade & Sidney cancel school days after Christmas vacation
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Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Louise Ann (Paoletti) Morang
GRAY – Louise Ann (Paoletti) Morang, our kind-hearted and loving wife, mom, grandmother, sister, cousin, and friend, died suddenly on Dec. …
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Obituary: Patricia Mounce
WINSLOW – Today we lost a wife, mother, and a sister. Patricia Mounce, 65, passed away peacefully at her home with …
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Obituary: Robert Martelle Merrithew
PITTSFIELD – Robert Martelle Merrithew, 77, passed away on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 at the Togus VA living Center with family …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Louise Ann (Paoletti) Morang
Morang, Louise Ann (Paoletti) 75, of Gray, Dec. 3. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m., Jan. 12, 2024, Holy Martyr’s Church, …