The “Objects As…” podcast series began airing April 15 with future episodes dropping April 29, May 13, May 27, June 10 and June 24.
2022
Linda Serafin: Brakey listens to old and young, tall and small
Eric Brakey listens to his constituents, even the youngest ones. When in the Maine Senate, Eric was famous for visiting classrooms to teach kids how Augusta works. During each lesson, Brakey would appoint students “legislators for the day,” take their ideas for new laws, and walk them through the full legislative process: from committee to […]
Lewiston shelter holding ‘kitten shower’ for supplies, medical costs
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society invites the community to a Kitten Shower on Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last spring, hundreds of kittens were brought to the shelter ranging in age from newborn to 6 months. To help care for them, shelter staff and volunteers invite people to […]
United Way to host Hunger Solutions Exchange
FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area plans to host the first Hunger Solutions Exchange from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, June 17. The event takes place at the University of Maine at Farmington, North Dining Hall and Roberts Courtyard. It brings together all responding to food insecurity in Greater Franklin County, whether they […]
Michael Boom: Join forces, stop bullying by rogue nations
The boundaries between human and humane are surely being tested in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Mass graves are being created in order to cover up genocide underway. Blackmail is the retaliation of choice for the evil-doers who are guilty as sin. These people are numb from the shoulders up when suffering is at […]
Texas teen wins National Spelling Bee in 1st-ever tiebreaker
Harini Logan has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, defeating Vikram Raju in the bee’s first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker.
NBA Finals: Celtics rise up in fourth quarter to beat Warriors, 120-108
The Celtics open the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run, erase a 12-point deficit, go on a 17-0 run and surge past the Warriors in San Francisco to seize control of the NBA Finals.
MLB roundup: Yankees thump Ohtani, sweep Angels
New York hits three home runs off Shohei Ohtani to win a doubleheader opener, then rallies for a 2-1 victory in the nightcap.
Vehicle owner sought in investigation of couple killed in New Hampshire
Authorities believe someone parked near the trail the Concord couple was found dead on may have seen something.