A modern-day coming-of-age story by Marpheen Chann, and the latest in the Copper & Packrat series
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‘So Help Me Todd’ a weak-unfunny-CBS comedy
I dialed into “So Help Me Todd” because I like Marcia Gay Harden, and it was bedtime and I needed a laugh to sleep better. I didn’t get the laugh, but I slept better. The show is third rate and the rest of the cast is beneath working with her. Harden is no Cate Blanchett […]
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China student earns Eagle Scout rank
Bryson Lee Pettengill of China, a member of Troop 479, received his Eagle Scout rank during a ceremony held Oct. 30 at the China Masonic Lodge. He isn’t the first in his family to attain the rank of Eagle; both of his brothers also have earned Scouting’s highest honor. Aiden earned it in 2017 and […]
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Whitefield Lions Club names Peace Poster Contest winners
The Whitefield Lions Club has announced this year’s winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest. They are Madyson Glidden of Whitefield, Avery Childs of Palermo, Aurora Peabody of Jefferson Village, Skyler McColet of Chelsea and Zoie Elliot of Windsor. For more than three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have sponsored a special art contest […]
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OFF RADAR: ‘Sailing at the Edge of Disaster’
Elizabeth Garber’s account of an adventure on a star-crossed sailing vessel, as well as a family’s dark emotional troubles.
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Old South Church concert series to feature House of Hamill
The band House of Hamill plans to travel to Farmington for an eclectic collection of folk and celtic music at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the Old South Church, 235 Main St. in Farmington. Doors open 6:15 p.m. The House of Hamill credits its existence, almost entirely, to a series of cancelled flights. Rose […]
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SNAPSHOT: Pine Tree Camp Flutie 5K raises more than $10K
Pine Tree Camp’s fall foliage wasn’t the only thing showing off Oct. 22 in Rome. One hundred fourteen runners, walkers, wheelchair-rollers and even a team of dinosaurs showed their colors at the first-ever Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp, raising more than $10,000 to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out other upcoming area […]
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Readfield to hold Veterans Day event Nov. 11
READFIELD — An event honoring all veterans is set for Friday, Nov. 11, planned by members of Readfield’s historical society, select board, United Methodist Church and the 3rd Maine Infantry Civil War re-enactors. All are welcome to join in for this special remembrance and honoring of those who have served or currently serve in the […]
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SNAPSHOT: Girl Scout Troop 673 attends Halloween party, holds fundraiser
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‘The Manchurian Candidate’ a must-see classic
“Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known.” “Manchurian Candidate.” In honoring the late, great Angelia Lansbury, the multi-talented actor who left us this month, Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville, is offering on Nov. 6 “The Manchurian Candidate,” John Michael Frankenheimer’s 1962 political thriller. In Frankenheimer’s film, with screenplay […]