It’s a lively spot by the sea with an eclectic mix of artisans, farmers, boat builders, railway buffs, lively festivals and Scottish frolics.
Scott Monroe
Winthrop’s lakes, ponds and summer events a magnet
From Mt. Pisgah to Norcross Point on Maranacook Lake, to the annual Sidewalk Art Festival and programs at the Bailey Library, Winthrop has a lot to offer locals and visitors alike.
Tour the Rockland area for a fabulous taste of Maine
The granite breakwater is nearly a mile long and visitors stroll down it to the lighthouse, fish from the massive granite blocks and keep an eye out for marine life.
D-Day front page of the Waterville Morning Sentinel 75 years ago
The announcement came at 3:32 a.m.: “London — Eisenhower’s headquarters announces Allies land in France.”
Activists gather at State House to oppose CMP power line
The Maine House of Representatives debated a bill that would have authorized the study of how much green house gas emissions would be reduced as a result of the project.
Genotyping Center of America gets $37,500 grant
Farmington’s Franklin Memorial Hospital honors three of its staff members with annual awards; New Dimensions Federal Credit Union begins construction of its new Waterville headquarters.
Liz Soares: The magic of the library
Today’s library is a place where people come together and interact, or just be themselves among others, writes Liz Soares.
J.P. Devine: An Easter morning only the stones remember
There are mornings that stick to our eyes like the pennies the old Irish put on the eyes of the dead, J.P. Devine writes.
J.P. Devine: Pondering the women running for president
The Waterville writer finds all of them to be scary, brilliant, neat, handsome, fierce, honest liberal Democrats with jaw-dropping, breathtaking life stories and political resumes, and each deserving of your vote should you choose to vote for them.
Video: At ‘He and She’ talk, the Devines entertain crowd at Colby College
J.P. Devine and Kay Joly Devine spoke before a crowd of 175 Tuesday at the Waterville college.