BELGRADE — Seventy-five youths, mostly Cub Scouts, from Hartland to Buxton, rolled into Camp Bomazeen Nov. 4 for the annual Lego Pinewood Derby. “We love to see Camp Bomazeen so filled with Scouts,” said event chair Julie McKenney of Belgrade, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for the Kennebec Valley District […]
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Augusta academy dance students perform at Colby College
WATERVILLE — For the second consecutive year, the Advanced Dance Composition and Performance class from Maine Arts Academy of Augusta performed as part of Colby College’s annual Break Burn Build fall dance concert in Waterville. The eight students that participated — Emily Carlton, Lillian Conry, Jade DeWitt, Juliann Emery, Holly Lindeman, Haley Pottle, Lilah Ramirez […]
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Songs from Across the Sea concert planned at Colby College
Songs from Across the Sea: Colby Choirs to Present Fall Concert The Choirs at Colby will present their fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, in Colby College’s new Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. Entitled “Canções D’Além Mar,” or “Songs from Across the Sea,” the program consists of 12 works, each in […]
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Pink Warrior Productions/United States of America’s Maine Pageant winners recognized
Pink Warrior Productions/United States of America’s Maine Pageant has announced the winners crowned at the state pageant on Oct. 22 at the Augusta Civic Center, according to a news release from Christie A. Hines, executive director, USOA Maine Pageants. United States of America’s Teen Maine 2024 is Emma May Brown of North Waterboro. United States […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Hidden Beneath’ and ‘Body of Water’
The eleventh book in the Maine Clambake Mystery series by Barbara Ross, and a debut mystery novel by Daniel Boyne
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‘All the Light We Cannot See’ full of twists, turns, some miscasts
For a very long time, we’ve read the praises of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize “All The Light We Cannot See,” his biggest book that has captured the praise of readers world wide. It’s impressive to learn that in the 10 years it took him to finish it, he wrote six other books that won him […]
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Manchester woman receives town’s Boston Post Cane recognition
The Manchester Maine Historical Society recently recognized the town’s oldest citizen, 100-year-old Geraldine “Gerry” Roley. She was born Oct. 24, 1923. A walking stick made by John Black of Manchester was presented to Roley as a symbolic representation of Manchester’s Boston Cane. A certificate and a copy of the Manchester History Book also were presented […]
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Photos: Seafood for the soul in Lewiston
Two women sell seafood in Lewiston to raise funds for victims and families of the recent mass shooting. Photos by Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal.
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Multi-instrumentalist Leslie Mendelson comfortable performing solo
Discovering a new-to-me artist is always a good time, and with the case of Leslie Mendelson it is doubly so. She is a triple threat in that she has a distinctive voice, can pen compelling songs, and is at home on the piano as well as the guitar. Watching her videos you see the many […]
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Oakland area Modern Woodmen service project a success
Modern Woodmen of America members in Oakland recently came together to donate emergency blankets. The project, which took place Nov. 1 at Oakland Fire Department, will benefit the Oakland area community whereby these blankets will be utilized by First Responders to comfort those in need after responding to a call for emergency services. “We’re so […]