On May 18, a gentleman was bringing his garbage to the town transfer station when suddenly, he heard what sounded like a faint little scream. He started searching for this noise, and that’s when he spotted two, week-old kittens on the ground. He scooped them up and rushed them right to us. We assessed the […]
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Movie Review: ‘IF’
My biggest complaint about writer/director/star John Krasinski’s new movie “IF”… is that it’s a movie. What I mean is that Krasinski clearly has some broad ideas for world building and there are many interesting characters in the mix, but the movie has to rush so much to stay within the “movie” format of a two-hour […]
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What I’ve learned
When I was a kid, I saw a live country music show at an amusement park in Oklahoma. Near the end of the show, a woman walked onto the stage (more about the stage in a moment) and said with a big smile and whooping voice, “How-deee!” And the audience said it back to her, […]
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Movie Review: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
In this era of constant reboots, re-imaginings, and the like, “Planet of the Apes” has had a pretty successful run. 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was such a big hit both commercially and critically that pundits were talking about an unprecedented motion-capture-based Oscar nomination for Andy Serkis as lead ape Caesar (it […]
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NSB to open branch in North Conway, NH
NORTH CONWAY, NH — Norway Savings Bank, headquartered in Norway, Maine, is pleased to announce that it will open a new full-service branch in North Conway, New Hampshire in early 2025. This will be the first branch Norway Savings has opened in the Granite State. The new branch will be located on the corner of […]
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Movie Review: ‘The Fall Guy’
There has been a push in recent years for the Oscars to add an award for stunt work. I’m all for it, sure, give some often-unrecognized professionals their moment in the sun. My guess is it will happen eventually, given the passion of the advocates and no apparent strong argument against it. Director David Leitch […]
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What I’ve learned
When I was a kid, we sang a song about bones and how they are connected. It started with the toe bone and worked its way up to the head bone, then back down again. If we were to sing about the bones in the ear, it would be a short song: “The hammer bone’s […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
We’re back to introduce another long-term resident at Responsible Pet Care. Miss Luna. Back in October, we got a call from an Animal Control Officer that he had a dog that needed placement as soon as possible. When she arrived, there were behaviors of overstimulation, redirection, and extreme focus that were difficult to break. Initially, […]
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What I’ve learned
I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that Tom Lehrer has placed all of his songs in the public domain, and you can listen to them, sing them, and even record them for free. The bad news is that Tom Lehrer has placed all of his songs in the […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘Bunny and Clyde’
Bunny and Clyde by Megan McDonald (also author of Judy Moody, Judy Moody and Friends, and Stink) Illustrated by Scott Nash Have you ever become tired of being good and wanted to be bad? That is exactly what these two fictional cartoonish characters, Bunny the Bunny and Clyde the Chipmunk wanted to do. Be […]