January 17, 2023
2023
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In housing as elsewhere, central planning is no substitute for local control
The density-focused zoning legislation passed last year offered an unsettling preview of the direction we’re headed in.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Another near miss for the nation’s tattered transportation infrastructure
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Republicans want to cut Medicare. Here’s how real leaders would handle the deficit
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted inOn this date
Jan. 17, 1953: Gov. and Mrs. Burton M. Cross become 11th First Family of Maine, Monmouth Center passenger station might be closing, and Manchester gets new ‘heavy duty’ snow plow
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inThings to Do
Larry & Joe plan Opera House at Boothbay Harbor concert
Larry & Joe will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. The show is a stop along the tour of their debut album, “Nuevo South Train” produced by legendary American guitar icon Charlie Hunter. It’s a bilingual program of Bluegrass, Llanera, […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Richard E. Hachey
GARDINER – Richard E. Hachey (a.k.a. “Dick” or “Richie” if you knew him when he was a kid), passed away peacefully …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Richard E. Hachey
Hachey, Richard E. Hachey 81, formerly of Gardiner, Jan. 7, in Pocatello, Idaho. Spring services in Gardiner. …
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Improv comedy show set for Chocolate Church Art Center
The Doppelbloopers, an improv comedy show, is set for 7:30. p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Annex of the Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The musical guest is Karen Gray, winner of the 2022 Maine Songwriters Association Songwriting contest. Specializing in “Whose Line” style comedy shows, the troupe performs a series […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Maine Arts Academy students to present ‘Wolf’s Bane’ Jan. 24-26
SIDNEY — Maine Arts Academy’s Student Theater Company plans this month to present “Wolf’s Bane,” an original play written by MeAA senior Ava Bickford and directed by senior Owen Hines. The murder mystery thriller offers a wide array of exciting characters, according to a news release from Diane Manter, academy office manager and admissions director. […]