January 15, 2024
2024
Posted inMaine
How a note in an antique dress from Searsport created a sensation
A 19th century bustle dress bought in Searsport a decade ago made national news last week, after a researcher decoded an old telegraph message found inside it.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Another test for Speaker Mike Johnson. Will he keep the government open?
Once again, the federal government faces a shutdown of important services — only this time there are two precipices from which the nation will plunge if Congress doesn’t act. Under a complex short-term spending measure adopted in November, funding for some departments will run out on Jan. 19 while for other departments the deadline is […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Think about where Martin Luther King Jr. would stand today
I believe Dr. King would be condemning the conflict in both Gaza and Ukraine – and critical of U.S. involvement.
Posted inThings to Do
There’s tons of fun happening at Maine’s ski mountains – no lift ticket required
Music festivals, restaurants, races and alternative winter sports are among your options.
Posted inOn this date
Jan. 15, 1985: Derailment of 80-car freight train on Waterville-Winslow bridge snarls traffic for miles for commuters, and PUC signs 5-week delay on Seabrook nuclear power plant
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: America repeats its history of Black oppression with book bans
No longer is racial terror the sole work of people in white hoods but inked in this nation’s history through legislators.
Posted inThings to Do
Grace Potter show set for State Theater
Grace Potter’s Mother Road Tour with Brittney Spencer will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at State Theatre, at 609 Congress St. in Portland. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Back in summer 2021, Potter took off on a solo cross-country road trip that would soon bring a life-saving reconnection with her […]
Posted inCommunity
Snowmobile Ride-In for Pine Tree Camp set for Feb. 3
Spectators at Dysart’s on Coldbrook Road in Hermon can expect to see a parade of Pine Tree Camp Egg Riders on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the 51st Dysart’s Snowmobile Ride-In for Pine Tree Camp. The event continues the more than 50-year tradition of riders stuffing raw eggs in their snowmobile suits before the ride. Each […]
Posted inSports
Lions hold off Rams, earn first playoff win in 32 years
Detroit’s offense produces three first-half touchdowns, and the defense makes a series of stops in the second half to secure a 24-23 victory.