Reading constantly has worked wonders during the pandemic and helped make personal connections, Liz Soares writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
J.P. Devine: No panic in ‘Needle Park’
After getting a COVID vaccination sooner than expected, J.P. Devine moves onto the bigger question of whether to have a glass of Stella with dinner.
Rookie central Maine Newspapers reporters recall their own college pandemic experience
Greg Levinsky of the Morning Sentinel and Emily Duggan of the Kennebec Journal graduated college during the pandemic.
Amy Calder: Helping to beautify the world
Claire Prontnicki, 64, of Waterville does her part by collecting trash along the streets, volunteering at the library and training to be a hospice volunteer.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Moonstruck’
Italian fairy tale returns from the archives as a pandemic viewing hit.
Dana Wilde: Forces of nature
In the ancient experience, the stars were forces, detectable through fear, that we are obliged to pay respect to, writes Dana Wilde.
J.P. Devine: News that’s fit to print
From the pandemic to clocks, and all the fun things in between, J.P. Devine is keeping up with the latest headlines after a long winter in slippers.
Amy Calder: Helping those in need
The Waterville Area Essentials Closet provides free necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo to those in need — items not typically given out at food pantries.