MADRID — The High Peaks Alliance is calling on all outdoor enthusiasts to join together from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, for a day of stewardship on the Fly Rod Crosby Trail. The trail day will be led by the HPA’s Recreation Ranger Matt Kusper. “Our efforts will be focused along the […]
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Palermo foundation nets $1,970 at fundraiser
PALERMO — The Community barbecue cookout held Aug. 3 at the Palermo Community Garden. Anthony Semenovich, on violin and guitar, inspiring some to dance as people finished their desserts and relaxed under the canopies and in the grape arbor. Many local businesses contributed to the success of the cookout, including Hussey’s, Lakeview Lumber, Bass Pro […]
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Movie Review: There is no one smart guy holding up the dumb one in ‘The Instigators’
No. I don’t know what that title means or if it defines the two brain-dead, small-time corner boys played by Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in Doug Liman’s (The Bourne sequels) new comedy thriller “The Instigators” on Apple TV+. Would you believe me if I told you that the movie begins in a shrink’s office […]
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Augusta society to host ‘Silent Films in Maine’ Aug. 21
Presenter Ed Lorusso will show two of the films, “Caught in the Rapids” and “Cupid, Registered Guide,” roughly 20 minutes each.
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Evening of personal storytelling set for Rangeley Aug. 17
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is set to host an evening of personal storytelling at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. The Kitchen Table event is directed by Timmy Straub. “We spin narratives to remember our dreams. We then sell them to the waking world […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘A Gardener at the End of the World’ and ‘The Sea Flower’
Port Clyde author and gardener Margot Anne Kelley examines 10 months of her life as COVID changed her lifestyle and outlook, and the republication of beloved author Ruth Moore’s 10th novel.
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Albion teens achieve Eagle Scout rank
A ceremony honoring three who made Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, took place July 5 at Albion Middle School to recognize Troop 446’s Matix Ward, Preston Roy and Nash Corson. All three are Albion residents. Each of them had to lead a significant project to benefit the community. In March, Corson organized a […]
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Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers to perform in Clinton Aug. 17
“Everybody Loves Pirates” features 15 of Frogtown’s hand-crafted mouth and rod puppets, and an 8-foot paper-mache pirate ship.
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Movie Review: ‘Under Paris’ well-acted, beautifully filmed thriller
It’s on Netflix, yes it is. It’s about sharks in the Seine, yes, that Seine. Yes, sharks. In the already polluted famous river where Gene Kelly made love to Leslie Caron. If that doesn’t keep you on the beach, try this: A competing Olympic swimmer, Belgium’s Claire Michel, became sick after swimming in the […]
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Rome camp holds 1st Sensory Sensitive Week
ROME — Pine Tree Camp held its first Sensory Sensitive Week July 22-26, hosting 30 youths for an overnight summer camp designed especially for them. The week was made possible by a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. “Having less visual and auditory stimulation as well as a smaller group size helped […]