Everything changed when Tom DiMenna sang “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
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Hallowell meeting to feature talk about historic weathervane Sept. 14
This event will be the first time in 140 years that the public will be able to view the actual weathervane, close up, as it will be on display in the city hall auditorium for this event only.
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Temple seeks public input on community resilience priorities Sept. 23 postponed
A new date will be announced for October.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Cliffs’ and ‘Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone’
A modern woman’s interest in the tragic history of an old Victorian house on a cliff on Maine’s coast, and Sarah Graves’ seventh novel in her “Death by Chocolate” mystery series.
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UMaine Farmington holds 9/11 remembrance program
F FARMINGTON —Early Wednesday morning, the University of Maine at Farmington held a solemn remembrance program in commemoration of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Kirsten Swan, director of student leadership and service and UMF Rotaract Club advisor, and Connor Fahey, coordinator of orientation and transition programs, created the memorial message, “9/11 … We remember,” […]
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Archaeology of Chapman-Hall House subject of Sept. 20 presentation
DAMARISCOTTA — In the fall of 2022, Tim Dinsmore directed an archeological investigation into the earliest occupation of Chapman-Hall homestead and the integrity of artifacts on display within the circa 1754 house museum. He plans to present the results of the field work and subsequent artifact analysis at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the […]
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Athens girl granted wish to see black sand beach
Make-A-Wish Maine ended its fiscal year 2024 on Aug. 31 with 89 wishes granted — the most wishes granted in a single year by the chapter since its founding in 1992.
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Sweden Food Pantry receives side of beef from raffle winner
The Sweden Food Pantry summer fundraiser was a raffle for a side of beef. The winner, Claudia Blondell, chose to donate her winnings back to the food pantry for distribution to its shoppers. The winner was announced as part of Sweden Days in August. Blondell, of Lovell, a member of the pantry’s board of directors, […]
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On Music: The Wildwoods musician talks about upcoming Maine debut
This Lincoln, Nebraska folk/Americana threesome is made up of the husband-and-wife duo of Noah and Chloe Gose and their longtime friend, Andrew Vaggalis, and their latest album is called Foxfield Saint John.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Old Orchard’s Palace: Poems’
Robert Gibbons’ second collection of poems is written about his current hometown.