Life & Culture

When it comes to Maine humor, there is only one person I think of: Tim Sample. He has represented our state on not only the local stage but the national stage as well with his “Postcards from Maine” segments that appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning from 1993 to 2004. He’s even had a cooking […]

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Oct. 12, 1988: Employment at Bath Iron Works tops 10,000 since World War II, Augusta man charged for recent Windsor shooting, and lobster plate case involving Wilton woman is boiling over in the courts

Humorist Tim Sample always looks for common thread

Oct. 11, 1958: Former Waterville office building landmark to disappear forever, Maine newspapers ‘stack up well’ says Gov. Muskie, and Waterville Board of Education has five rules for students using cars to travel to and from school

Wilton churches hold blessing of animals, plan future events

Halloween coming back to Wilton park

Oct. 10, 1984: Sen. Mitchell objects to IRS district office move from Augusta to Portland, Kennebec County Jail administrator says he was told to keep workers compensation check, and LaVerdiere’s to open new Augusta location tomorrow

Oct. 9, 2002: Two inmates from Kennebec County Jail help control Pine Tree Cabin fire, power failure sidelines Skowhegan-area activity for 2,700, and Mid-State woes obscures need for machinists

Oct. 8, 1983: 1800s home next to Randolph town office to be torn down later this month, minor earthquake rumbles Augusta area that’s said to have started in western Mass., and a Maine newspaper has been accused of slander

Clean up your garden for fall

Oct. 7, 1991: Fire in Waterville’s South End levels building late at night, Rome teenager studying mice at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, and the question how Maine should set its transportation priorities is Question 1 on the Nov. 5 ballot