As J.P. Devine marks Mother’s Day, he’s also thinking of Hollywood writers who are striking and his own family working in the entertainment industry.
Scott Monroe
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Time, temperature and voices from the past
Dana Wilde considers whether the ocean is expanding even more quickly than anybody who knows what’s going on suspects.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Sorry for your loss
In the wake of a fire that destroyed The Last Unicorn, J.P. Devine remembers his own history with the landmark Waterville restaurant.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Photos, video: Oakland principal kisses a pig after students exceed reading challenge
Jennifer McGee, principal of Atwood Primary School in Oakland, gave a smooch to Petunia the pig after her students more than doubled their reading challenge goal.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Traffic stop in Richmond leads to New Jersey man’s arrest, seizure of drugs valued at $24,000
Authorities said they seized 92 grams of fentanyl, 130 grams of cocaine and more than $14,000 in cash during the early morning stop on Friday.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Naming the birdsongs I’m hearing
Using a phone app, Liz Soares marvels at the insight she’s gaining into the types of birds she’s hearing in nature.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
MaineGeneral Health names Nathan Howell as new president
Nathan Howell, a graduate of Colby College in Waterville and president of MaineHealth’s Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, will become the hospital system’s new CEO and president July 1.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Ends tomorrow
Coming across a foreboding ad in the mail, J.P. Devine reflects on the celebrity company he keeps now that he’s a nonagenarian.
Posted inLocal & State
Photos: A homeless woman’s journey from overdosing to recovery
Over the past year, Sarah Juliano has gone from living at a homeless encampment in Waterville to now recovering at a sober house in Winthrop. All photos by Morning Sentinel staff photographer Michael G. Seamans.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Out of the howling darkness
An encounter with a fox at nighttime is a reminder of the many noises and songs of the wild, Dana Wilde writes.