The company announced plans Wednesday for a makeover of its flagship store and campus in Freeport.
January 2023
First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS —On January 15 it was a very chilly morning to be out and about, but inside the First Baptist Church, a warm and inviting atmosphere prevailed. Rev. Russ Thayer and his wife, Carol were there to greet people as they entered the sanctuary for the Worship Service. Maggie Houlihan played familiar hymns on […]
Wreaths Across America honors ‘The Four Chaplains’
COLUMBIA FALLS — On Friday, Feb. 3, Wreaths Across America will honor the American heroes known as “The Four Chaplains” on the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.A.T. Dorchester with a special live event at 1 p.m. EST, from the nondenominational Balsam Valley Chapel and balsam tip lands located in the Downeast Region […]
Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking
Human Trafficking Awareness Month continues: Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are more widely researched and discussed; another area of trafficking is organ trafficking. I first heard about “organ harvesting” in the early 2000s, but that was long before I heard about human trafficking. Honestly, it is such a grotesque, inhuman, heinous crime I couldn’t wrap […]
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Gallery AUGUSTA — The Art of Assemblage: Myth, Mystery and Spirituality will be on view in the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta from January 23 – March 8, 2023. The Danforth Gallery is located in Jewett Hall and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. […]
North Livermore Baptist Church
NO LIVERMORE — At the January 15 service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “How Great Thou Art”, “Day by Day”, “In His Time”. The service ended with the congregation singing “Go Now in Peace”. Linda Lyman is […]
UMF Art Gallery presents sculptural work of multimedia artist Greta Bank
FARMINGTON, ME (January 19, 2023)—The UMF Art Gallery will be presenting an exclusive 15-year retrospective of the sculptural work of multimedia artist Greta Bank. This exhibition runs from Jan. 26 – March 10 and is free and open to the public. A public reception will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2 from 5-7 p.m. This […]
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Book Review/’Marley’s Ghost’
Marley’s Ghost By Brian Katcher Marley may be dead, but he’s as much a character as anyone in this book. In fact, he reminds me of folks I’ve sat in AA meetings with over the years, crusty on the outside, but scratch them and you find they’re filled with the marshmallow of regret. If […]
Maine College of Art & Design hires new exhibitions director
Iris Williamson will oversee short- and long-term exhibitions at the college’s Institute for Contemporary Art and serve as a resource for hundreds of students.