In Camden poet Dave Morrison’s world, everything has potential.
feature
Posted inCommunity
Canceled: Albion farm to host animal baby shower, pajama party
The event is held in honor of Cassidy Charette.
advertisement
Posted inCommunity
Local Scouters receive Boyce New Unit Organizer Awards
WINSLOW — William D. Boyce signed the papers to make the Boy Scouts of America official at exactly 11:03 a.m. on Feb. 8, 1910. On March 24, volunteers from across the area gathered at the Winslow Parks and Recreation Hall to honor three Scouting leaders who helped get two new Scouting programs off the ground […]
Posted inCommunity
Union Fair recognizes 2024 poster contest winner
The Union Fair/Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival visited Oceanside Middle School on March 28 for the unveiling of the 2024 festival poster was unveiled. Sylvia Percy of Warren, the grade six to eight art teacher at the school, is the contest winner. At a school assembly Percy’s poster was unveiled by 2023 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen […]
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘The Zone of Interest’ starts slow, grows richer, more compelling, J.P. Devine writes
Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest,” (“Sexy Beast” 2000) loosely based on Martin Amis’s novel of the same name, tells the true story of Rudolf Hoss, a Nazi commandant who ran the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp in World War II Poland while his wife and five children led a passive, comfortable life in a pristine new […]
Posted inCommunity
Local Scouters receive Veteran Awards
WINSLOW — Three Scouters were recognized for decades of service helping youth develop in the Scouting programs. Scott Bernier of Augusta was honored for 45 years of Scouting tenure, Alan Duplessis for 35 years and Karla Talpey for 30 years. Both Duplessis and Talpey are from Jackman. All three were recognized during the Kennebec Valley […]
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Comedian Juston McKinney always working on new material
Back in February I chatted with a couple of comedians, Mark Turcotte and Tuck Tucker, and really enjoyed it, and with the way the world is swirling around, I figure that laughter is something we all need right now. So I contacted a gentleman I talked with a couple of years ago to get another […]
Posted inCommunity
Thomas College students win awards at business conference
WATERVILLE — Thomas College students won top awards in this year’s Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference, held this month in Orlando, Florida. The Thomas College team placed second as a team and third place for case study presentation. Three students — Preston Moody, Jade Crowell and Addison Landon — made the […]
Posted inCommunity
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to hold annual meeting, membership event
BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites community members to attend its annual meeting and membership celebration at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. The event will be held at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. To begin the evening, KELT invites guests to have refreshments and conversations with a view of the […]
Posted inThings to Do
ArtsFarmington presents concert by The DaPonte String Quartet
ArtsFarmington plans to present a concert by the DaPonte String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in Nordica Auditorium in Merrill Hall at the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. A reception will follow the concert. The members of the DaPonte String Quartet who will be playing are Lydia Forbes, […]