‘This year will be a play year,’ Director Erica Thompson said when asked how she saw the program expanding in the new building, which is more than double in size.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘Slow Horses’: The terrific spy-thriller returns
Hold on, here they come again, in the long-awaited Season 3, writes J.P Devine
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Thinking Things Through: A year well-read
Finishing up 2023, Liz Soares reflects on the 56 (and counting) books she has read this year, including the few that have made a lasting impression.
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On the Edge: Santa’s on Medicare?
Seeing a tearful boy frightened to visit Santa recently and the big guy getting an exam during a parade has J.P. Devine mulling whether St. Nick needs health insurance coverage.
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Reporting Aside: Group in downtown Waterville gathers to spin a good yarn
Members of the Waterville Wednesday Spinners group meet weekly in the lobby of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and do more than spin: they knit, quilt, weave, crochet, sew and also chat a lot, Amy Calder writes.
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‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ a nice try penned by talented writers
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is without a doubt the most beloved Christmas story of all time next to, of course, the Bible telling of the birth of Jesus. But since the 1938 film that starred the English actor and comedian Reginald Owen, one of the most evil businessmen in history has been etched […]
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On the Edge: Darkness at noon
J.P. Devine ponders the fading days and holidays to come that will remind us of a brighter future and memories we hold dear.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Bear in mind, Waterville homeless have a Christmas wish list too
A woman who lives adjacent to the Kennebec River in Waterville says sturdier tents, propane heaters, mini generators, bottled water and batteries are among the top needs of her homeless neighbors as winter takes hold, Amy Calder writes.
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‘Miracle on 34th Street’ is a Thanksgiving 1947 gift
George Seaton’s “Miracle on 34th Street” is a miracle on its own, and we’re talking about it today because this is Thanksgiving Day’s special review, as there will be no newspaper on Thanksgiving. Here, at the end of November, when hundreds of Christmas movies are opening or streaming on our living room screens as turkey […]