The High Peaks Creative Council is collaborating with the Greater Franklin Cultural Coalition to extend the Maine Barn Quilt Trail into southern Franklin County. The council has secured funding to add 20 new barn quilts to southern Franklin County and seeks applications for new barn quilt locations. The group is looking for locations for the […]
2021
Posted inConnections
Knights of Columbus donates ‘Hats for Cancer’ to Lewiston hospital
Members of Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council 10019 of Lewiston on Dec. 10 sponsored a new “Hats for Cancer” project to help cancer patients at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. Because of the coronavirus, the supply of hats for patients ran out, so members purchased 16-dozen knitted beanie hats and donated them to the […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Joe Mailey: Bates union deserves support from community
So, Bates College non-managerial folks are trying to form a union in their workplace. Good for them. Workers from the janitorial staff to the adjunct staff with different backgrounds had decided enough was enough, and were able to find common ground in how they felt about their workplaces within the Bates College campus. Their reason […]
Posted inSun Spots
Your Christmas tree can be a snack for a farm animal
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did you know that goats like to eat Christmas trees and wreaths (the real ones, of course!) If you are looking for a way to recycle your tree after the holidays, find some goats nearby! — Judy, Litchfield ANSWER: Pigs, sheep and chickens like to snack on Christmas trees and wreaths, too. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: There never was a Republican death cult
The omicron wave should finally put paid to the perfervid fantasy, a staple of center-left thinking, that the coronavirus is somehow primarily a red state phenomenon, fueled by Republican recklessness and heartlessness.
Posted inBoston Celtics, National Sports, Sports
Short-handed T-Wolves snap 2-game skid, beat Celtics 108-103
Jaylen Nowell scored 29 points and Nathan Knight added 20 points and 11 rebounds, leading the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-103 win over the Boston Celtics
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Monday’s college roundup: No. 7 Tennessee routs Chattanooga in women’s basketball, 91-41
The Lady Volunteers score the first 10 points of the game and lead 22-5 after the first quarter.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Omicron, storms disrupt air travel for 4th consecutive day
Major U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,000 U.S. flights Monday.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
First-period scoring outburst lifts Edward Little past St. Dom’s
Boys hockey: Wesley Clements had a hat trick and three assists while Peyton Dyer had two goals for the Red Eddies in a big victory.