Movie Review: Jessica Lange reigns as Queen of Broadway in ‘The Great Lillian Hall’

There is a touching scene on a park bench where Lillian’s dead husband (Michael Rose), who has been floating just out of touch in her feverishly apparitions, holds her.

Backyard Naturalist: A really big spider sends us scrambling

A fishing spider found on a basement floor got the columnist and his grandson looking for a jar big enough to contain it, writes Dana Wilde.

J.P. Devine Podcast: ‘Let’s stop saying goodbye, OK?’

On the Edge: Saying goodbye again

J.P. Devine ponders saying goodbye to loved ones and what it means to "see you soon."

Reporting Aside: Waterville native produces film about Donn Fendler’s ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ experience

Ryan Cook has returned to his hometown to launch the world premiere of a film he helped produce, to be shown at the Waterville Opera House July 13 during the 27th Maine International Film Festival.

Movie Review: ‘Thelma’ is a warm, sweet, summer bouquet of joy, J.P. Devine writes

“Thelma” opens Friday, June 21, at the Maine Film Center in Waterville.

Thinking Things Through: Knowing others care has brought comfort in times of grief

Liz Soares recounts enduring the tragic deaths of family and friends, learning to get up in the morning and put one foot in front of the other.

J.P. Devine Podcast: ‘James Cash Penney must have been a skinny kid’

On the Edge: JCPenney, an American story

Recounting the history of the famed store that's closing a location in Waterville, J.P. Devine is thinking of “Little Jimmy" and his rise to the top.

Reporting Aside: The importance of a road in keeping us together

A December storm washed out a road in rural central Maine, making it impassable for months. When it reopened this week, residents got together for a celebration, Amy Calder writes.