The Waterville Chess Club and Spectrum Generations invite people of all ages to play chess at Spectrum’s Muskie Community Center in Waterville and at other venues as well, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
‘Jaws’ ranked as one of the great films of survival
You remember the opening with John Williams’ score that ran the notes like ice pellets down your spine, don’t you?
Backyard Naturalist: After apple picking
Golden sunlight, a cartload of apples and a love of autumn and family are lasting September memories, Dana Wilde writes.
On the Edge: Cat on a hot Prius roof
When a black cat crosses one’s path, I’ve been told it’s an omen, and I looked it up to be sure, writes J.P. Devine.
Reporting Aside: Homeless veteran, described as invaluable volunteer, suffers setback after Waterville tumble
Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he’s seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.
‘Larry Crowne’ a tanker of a film
Did I miss a name in the credits? No, I double checked. I viewed it as a Sunday morning sitcom starring Tom Hanks. Yes, Tom Hanks of “Philadelphia,” “Forrest Gump,” “Big,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “ Cast Away.” That Tom Hanks, the “beloved star” Tom Hanks. Here is our beloved Tom Hanks starring in a […]
Thinking Things Through: Marking the changing of seasons
Liz Soares embraces the many signs that fall has arrived as the natural world changes.
On the Edge: They’re coming (redux)
Disaster has been the sad old song this summer and Maine should be ready, J.P. Devine writes.