Pickleball: Game basics

A quick overview of how the game is played.

Face Time: Jennifer Rudy — teacher, novelist and Sabattus’s George Bailey

The fifth-grade teacher at Oak Hill Middle School just published her first novel, and the approaching school year finds her preparing her classroom for students and her next adventure.

In a word: Language changes … until it shouldn’t

Language is a living thing, always growing and changing. And that's all well and good until ... uh ...

Mystery Photo for Aug. 20, 2023

Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.

Mark LaFlamme: Weird scenes inside the dope dumpster

Talk of the town: I'm Luke Flyvakker and vengeance is mine! Wooann ... wooann ... wooann ...

The truth behind a legendary Mainer

They say Conrad Heyer crossed the Delaware with Washington, fought at Bunker Hill and is the earliest-born person to appear in a photograph, but . . .

In a word: Dealing with more government cracies

Kratocracy? Kakistocracy? Cyberocracy? Or how about noocracy?

Mystery Photo for Aug. 13, 2023

From ghost signs to colorful murals, Lewiston’s buildings have long served as space for advertising and art

The Twin Cities' faded building advertisements have become another form of public art and of historic significance as communities look to enhance their images and become more livable.

Face Time: Shannon Glover of Rumford — food pantry manager, Red Cross volunteer and much more

The mother of two also works with area children to foster volunteering in the community.