Edith Cunningham remembers the days when there were dirt roads, no electricity, the family was snowed in for two or three days and she rode a horse-drawn sleigh to school in winter.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Colby College hires Sean Rutigliano as men’s basketball coach
Rutigliano, a former assistant at NCAA Division I schools Belmont and Lipscomb, is the Mules’ third head coach in 55 years.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Burnham woman again charged with animal cruelty
The state is investigating a woman who allegedly kept and sold malnourished horses, cows, dogs and cats at her Burnham property and was convicted of nearly identical charges about 15 years ago.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Recalling ‘M-A-S-H’ creator’s Waterville connection | Column
Dedicated “M-A-S-H” fans and Waterville residents Joe Schmalzel and his son, Joshua, gave a presentation about Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.’s life and work at the then-Thayer Hospital, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville residents handpick Langlais sculptures for new exhibit
The exhibit opened June 18 downtown at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Belgrade workshop focuses on the art of sheep shearing
Fourteen students, as well as observers and instructors, took part in a two-day sheep shearing workshop at North Belgrade Community Center, organized by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Family of horse and pony lovers strut their stuff at Pittston Fair
Jesse and Casey Seavey of North Anson, and their three daughters, twins Mariah and Morgan, 11, and Lindsey, 6, compete with their workhorses and ponies at the Pittston Fair.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville sees modest tax rate increase with new budget
A statistical property revaluation, whose results are expected soon, could lower the city’s property tax rate, officials say.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Saying goodbye to an old Skowhegan school | Column
A recent tour of the soon-to-be-razed Margaret Chase Smith School conjured some happy memories from the 1960s — and a couple of unfortunate ones, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inCentral Maine Eats, Food & Dining, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville food truck serves up Philly-style ‘water ice’
The creamy smooth, velvety-textured treat is being introduced to central Maine by Philadelphia natives and expatriates, Bobby Dombroski and his wife, Larkin Silverman.