Finishing up 2023, Liz Soares reflects on the 56 (and counting) books she has read this year, including the few that have made a lasting impression.
Scott Monroe
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Somerset officer found justified in shooting armed man in Norridgewock in 2021
Deputy Michael Lyman ‘reasonably believed’ that Trevor A. Caouette posed an ‘imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death’ before the officer shot and wounded the man who was pointing a handgun at police, the attorney general’s office concluded in a report.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine
On the Edge: Santa’s on Medicare?
Seeing a tearful boy frightened to visit Santa recently and the big guy getting an exam during a parade has J.P. Devine mulling whether St. Nick needs health insurance coverage.
Posted inMaine
Photos: Waterville ‘Parade of Lights’ ushers in 2023 holiday season
The parade was held the evening of Saturday, Nov. 25, in downtown Waterville. Photos by Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Darkness at noon
J.P. Devine ponders the fading days and holidays to come that will remind us of a brighter future and memories we hold dear.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Fairfield police investigate fight, gunshots at apartment
Officers responded to 31 Main St. early Friday for an incident that resulted in injuries to a man visiting an apartment there.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Memoirs of an altar boy
Mulling the sign of the cross, J.P. Devine recalls his Catholic upbringing and his belief in the old ways.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Channeling Mom in a moment of fear
Liz Soares reflects on the health journey of her mother’s later years and how that experience informs her habits today.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Death in the City of Angels
Comedian Matthew Perry’s recent death at age 54 has J.P. Devine pondering success, fame, and sudden death dropping the curtain.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: To dream like a spider
With new research suggesting cross spiders experience sleeplike phases, Dana Wilde ponders what dreams are made of for a variety of living things.