Sit with Bubba for a few minutes and he will begin to remind you of your old grandpa. Bubba is twelve years old. He has neuropathy in his legs and just like grandpa it takes him awhile to get where he is going. If he could talk he would have a thousand stories to […]
2020
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Energy Matters: Changes in the solar landscape
If you are puzzled by the solar infrastructure spreading across the landscape these days, you are certainly not alone. Former hay fields and other treeless areas are populated virtually overnight with legions of metal figures in battle formation – poised, perhaps, for the assault on climate change – but in the meantime, no one seems […]
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Healthy cooking for the whole family
This is a delicious and healthy recipe that practically screams FALL. Kids love eating right out of the baked squash, instead of a bowl. Feel free to substitute barley for Farro if necessary. Stuffed acorn squash Ingredients – serves 6: 3 small acorn squash 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper […]
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Movie Review: Fatima
Like “The Secret: Dare to Dream” from a few weeks ago, “Fatima” has been sitting at the top of my cable system’s New Releases section for what seems like months now. Like “The Secret: Dare to Dream,” “Fatima” tells of a spiritual journey, though it’s a much more recognizable form of spirituality than the vague […]
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UMaine announces new early college pathways
ORONO — The University of Maine announces four new Early College pathways aimed at inviting students interested in the fields of education, human development, and health and wellness to get started on a UMaine degree while still in high school. Designed to introduce high school students to higher education and careers of interest, Early College […]
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AARP is nonpartisan
To the Editor: As we get closer to Election Day, the number and intensity of attack ads continues to grow. Unfortunately, I continue to see political ads that mention AARP and imply a candidate’s endorsement here in Maine. I want to be clear on this: AARP is entirely nonpartisan. We do NOT endorse or oppose […]
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Weary Club memories
To the Editor: I read with interest in this week’s Advertiser the article on the Weary Club here in Norway. James C. True and wife were neighbors of our when I lived in the Bertlettboro neighborhood of East Stoneham, Maine back in the 1930’s and early 1940’s. My mother did their laundry. I remember stopping […]
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Nov. 7 gala to feature Ryerson
NORWAY — Cottage Street Creative Exchange is pleased to welcome Oxford Hills native Dana Ryerson to the board of directors. Ms. Ryerson is featured on the front of the gala invitation in a screenshot of her dancing on a ledge overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in a colorful display of how to stay healthy during this time. […]
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Watermelon tourmaline at Gallery 302
BRIDGTON — Maine Watermelon Tourmaline is the finest in North America, and ranks with the best, worldwide. The famous discovery made at the renowned Dunton Mine in Newry, Maine in 1972 gave Maine a bounty of watermelon tourmaline. However, the discovery made 49 years ago, is now historic and very little real watermelon tourmaline […]
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Adult Learner Scholarship Fund seeks applications
ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through education and training. MaineCF offers two types of Adult Learner scholarships. A degree-seeking scholarship supports two- and four-year degree programs and certificate courses that […]