From the cinema to video stores, VCRs, DVD-by-mail and streaming, Liz Soares ponders her relationship with selecting the best movies to watch.
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On the Edge: Happy Mother’s Day
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.