Carter Butterfield of Phillips received Scouting’s highest honor, the Eagle Scout award, during a ceremony Dec. 27 at the Strong Methodist Church Parish House. He is the third Butterfield to earn the Eagle Scout rank. His brothers Benjamin earned it in 2018 and Jacob in 2020. “Scouting has helped our family be more involved in […]
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‘The Apartment’ is gonna make your New Year’s Eve
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s (That magic team who gave us “Some Like It Hot”) great, immortal love story begins with a wide shot of C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) appearing as one of what appears to be 300 other corporate lemmings, sitting at 300 desks, punching out numbers on 300 tabulators. It ends with an […]
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Paul D’Alessio talks about son music genre
It’s not often that I get to go with a new-to-me genre, so it was with a little trepidation that I approached today’s band: Primo Cubano, which performs son music, the primary contributor to the blend of Latin styles known as salsa. I set up an interview with Paul D’Alessio of the Portland-based group to […]
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Mid-Maine chamber names board changes, directors of year
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce welcomed five new board members for 2023 at a recent luncheon meeting. New board members include Jordan Rowan, general manager of Lockwood Hotel; Kristian Suttie, health and safety compliance for Central Maine Power; Gary Poulin, marketing consultant for Mix Maine Media; Molly Woodward, relationship manager for Bangor Savings Bank, […]
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Ellis Paul plans Portland concert
Ellis Paul plans to take the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. Ring in the new year with singer-songwriter and former Mainer Ellis Paul. His New Year’s Day show are something of a tradition at One Longfellow Square and this one promises to deliver an evening […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Soft Features’ and ‘A Countryman’s Journal’
A debut novel by central Maine author Gillian Burnes, and a collection of 77 essays by Roy Barrette
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Jay VFW places wreaths on local veterans’ grave
Members of Jay Frank L. Mitchell VFW Post 3335 placed wreaths Dec. 17 on a veteran’s grave at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Livermore Falls. Jim Manter, post judge advocate, said in a news release, “We felt that even with the heavy snow conditions, we had to go through with the ceremonial portion of the […]
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‘The Bishop’s Wife’ a forbidden love story
“The Bishop’s Wife” (released Feb. 16, 1948), one of the prominent contenders for best Christmas movie of the century and certainly a film studded with three of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time, is clearly a a forbidden love story. Hold on to your string of pearls. Egad! You mean the story of how […]
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Scouts take part in Wreaths Across America
WEST GARDINER — Scouts from Troop 672 took part in the placement of wreaths at the graves of veterans Dec. 17, as part of a national Wreaths Across America event. The day began at the West Gardiner Fire Station followed by a ceremony at the cemetery, where taps was played and wreaths placed before the […]
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Tusk’s Scott McDonald shares band’s history, teases upcoming show in Portland
I love a good tribute band so when I heard about Tusk, I decided to check them out. After listening to them online perform the music of arguably one of the best rock bands out there, I began to believe their rather brazen descriptor: The World’s Number One Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. These folks know […]