NEW GLOUCESTER — Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village presents a special live discussion and audience Q&A with Lois Lowry and Brother Arnold Hadd discussing Lois’ book “Like the Willow Tree,” an historical fiction set at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. The live event will take place via Zoom on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6pm and is […]
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Historic clothing collection now online
PORTLAND — Maine Historical Society (MHS) has launched a new digital portal that gives public access to its significant collection of historic clothing, made possible in part by a $134,184 grant in 2018 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The “Museums for America: Collections Stewardship” grant (MA-30-18-0288-18) supported the initiative to […]
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Spaghetti dinner fundraiser April 1
HARRISON — The Caswell Conservancy Center, located at 42 Main Street, Harrison, will happily reopen to the public on Thursday, April 1, 2021. A spaghetti dinner, provided by the Arruda Charitable Trust, will be served in the evening at two separate sittings. The meal will consist of spaghetti, homemade sauce, Italian bread, salad, desert, beverage […]
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RSU 16 names March Student of the Month
POLAND — The Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland Tri-Town Optimist Club is proud to announce its March RSU 16 Student of the Month recipient, Keiralyn Tapley, from Poland Community School. Keiralyn, a sixth grader, embodies what it means to be a role model. She always strives to do her best on assignments and often goes above […]
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Movie Review: Chaos Walking
It was weird two weekends ago when the movie theaters in NYC reopened and this movie was playing on all the IMAX screens. I thought the dazzling animation (and Disney branding) of “Raya and the Last Dragon” would have put that film in such prime real estate, but for whatever reason, theaters thought “Chaos Walking” […]
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What I’ve learned
I found a document on my computer with the odd title “101 in 1001.” I opened it and discovered a list of 101 goals I had set back in 2007. Reading through them, I was sad to see I’d completed only four: backup my email, buy new running shoes, buy a new printer, and visit […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Dutchess is looking for a promotion. She wants to be upgraded to queen and she is in need of a castle. Two year old Dutchess is a spotted, brown tabby cat. She is friendly and has a good temperament. As is the case with all royalty Dutchess would love to be the center of […]
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Healthy cooking for the whole family
Skillet Pasta with Chicken and Spinach This lemony garlic, super easy skillet pasta dish will soon be a family favorite! Serves 4 Ingredients 8 ounces penne pasta or whole-wheat penne pasta 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into bite-size pieces ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground pepper […]
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Ski History: Swan’s Corner Ski Jumps
NEWRY — Swan’s Corner Ski Jumps were located just outside Bethel. In early-mid 1940’s, Gould Academy acquired use of land that was part of the Locke-Swan farm which was part of the original Harvard College land in Sudbury Canada. Ruel Swain who graduated from Gould in 1944 said that lots of wheel barrow and shovel work […]
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Education: Indulging in history
Sometimes columnists indulge themselves. As an historian and bibliophile, I want to write about history books, and encourage you to read some. But the usual suspects, political, economic, and social history, aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. Nor are they necessarily the best ways to see the past. Let’s look at some other kinds: histories of […]