His laid-back party vibe created adoring ‘Parrotheads’ and success beyond music.
2023
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Biden’s EPA is needlessly delaying smog standards until after the election
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider dozens of actions taken by the Trump administration. One of the most important on that list was the last-minute decision in December 2020 to keep in place outdated health standards for smog. But now, instead of moving to strengthen […]
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Sept. 2, 2006: Maine Turnpike officials send apology letter to Gov. Baldacci for ‘expensive dinner’, Maine’s political campaign shifting into more ‘intense phase’, and students say the ‘bathrooms actually work’ at the new Cony High School
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: COVID’S back. Who’s most likely to get it again?
Anyone still dragging their heels on booster shots should reconsider in a few weeks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
A new sculpture winds through College of the Atlantic
The installation by British artist Andy Goldsworthy comprises 250 curbstones that form a 1,000-foot path from the entrance of the Bar Harbor campus to Frenchman Bay.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Geraldine DeRoche
MADISON – Geraldine DeRoche died peacefully at the Woodlands Memory Care of Madison, Maine on Sunday, June 11, 2023. She was …
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Obituary: Edith Rutledge Stoops
AUGUSTA – Edith Rutledge Stoops, 101 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, and 6 days of age, went to Heaven on Wednesday, …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Geraldine DeRoche
DeRoche, Geraldine 98, in Madison, June 11. Service 11 a.m., Sept. 9, St. Sebastian Cemetery, Madison, and Reception 1 p.m. Madison …
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Obituary: Mark Danforth Swett
THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Mark Danforth Swett, 69, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2023, at his home in the Villages, …