It’s wonderful that Maine is vigorously pursuing a Dementia Inclusivity agenda, many communities across the state beginning projects to enhance the lives of those living with Dementia. The Bethel community is on board, with Chrys Snogren and a team of MMGM (Maine Mineral and Gem Museum) staff members working on a several-pronged approach. A crew […]

To the Editor: As many of you may have heard already, Bethel Town Manager Natalie Andrews has resigned. This is very unfortunate for Bethel. In less than a year she has been an asset to this town in many ways. Her office door has always been open to anyone and she is very easy to […]

It’s around the two-thirds mark in “Meg 2: The Trench” that we learn that some of the film’s minor aquatic monsters (not the Megalodons or “Megs” of the title) have developed the ability to walk, and attack, on land. It’s a mistake to bury such a huge twist this late in the movie. That the […]

Bad news, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fans, the new installment “Mutant Mayhem” gets the Ninja Turtles all wrong. You know how the characters are usually voiced by adults that make you forget that the characters are even supposed to be teenagers? This movie settles for real teenagers who can play off each other with age-appropriate […]

The other half of this summer’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, “Oppenheimer” did so well in its second weekend that it gets a full review all its own. Sure, it came in a distant second to “Barbie” both weekends, but with an estimated $174 million at the domestic box office thus far, it’s more than on pace to […]