Recalling a moment nearly 70 years ago, J.P. Devine describes being illuminated in a pool of holy light that has continued to shine on.
Scott Monroe
Posted inLocal & State
Water main break in Waterville disrupts service to 60 customers off Kennedy Memorial Drive
The Kennebec Water District said crews were working at ‘a very challenging site’ and did not know when water service would be restored to the impacted areas.
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Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the Field: Maine moose sightings becoming rarer as climate change boosts tick populations
Ron Joseph reflects that seeing a moose can be a lifetime memory, but he wonders if Maine’s most iconic animal will survive the century as warmer seasons breed more ticks.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Living the gardening dream
Gardens are not static, and gardeners should not be either, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man pleads guilty to armed robbery of Augusta bank
Authorities said Joshua Brougham, 38, placed a handgun near a bank teller and demanded cash during the October 2022 incident.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Gov. Mills to speak at Thomas College graduation in Waterville
Thomas College will hold the in-person commencement on May 11 at the Alfond Athletic Center.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Working the streets again?
Mulling how he can earn some ‘extra’ cash, J.P. Devine assesses his talents and possible entertainment acts.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Mining bees and the beginning of spring
After a strangely disrupted winter, the routine signs of life returning this month are reassuring that some kind of conventional order persists, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
There are a lot of fallen pine cones in Maine right now. Here’s why.
A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Ms. Kramer and me
Recalling that he has been “one” with birds ever since childhood, J.P. Devine ponders how eventually every bird flies away.