Pets of the week this week are Baxter and Anastasia! They and other pets may be visited at the shelter from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at 550 Industry Rd. Cats and dogs are spayed or neutered prior to adoption and have been vaccinated for rabies, treated for fleas, microchipped and have had […]

Pets of the week this week are Toby and Anastasia! They and other pets may be visited at the shelter from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at 550 Industry Rd. Cats and dogs are spayed or neutered prior to adoption and have been vaccinated for rabies, treated for fleas, microchipped and have had […]

It’s weird when a super-low-budget cult movie like 1981’s “The Evil Dead” gets a well-funded sequel. So many elements are bound to be better with a properly-paid crew of professionals, as opposed to amateurs with a scraped-together budget. The 1981 film cost $350,000, though I’d believe you if you told me it never got beyond […]

AVON — The Annual Town Meeting of the Citizens of Avon, Maine convened at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18 at the Avon Community Hall. Mary Dunham opened the morning’s proceedings with the traditional invocation “for our Town and its People”. She first noted that it was Marylyn Bachelder who, many years ago, requested that […]

Franklin County Animal shelter is a no-kill shelter, which means they never euthanize animals due to a lack of space. Several hundred cats, dogs, and small animals come through the shelter’s doors each year. The shelter is committed to saving all healthy and treatable animals. They are a non-profit animal shelter focused on providing temporary […]

There’s something about a fourth movie in a series that tends to be dangerous for a franchise’s legacy. “Batman and Robin” led to the Caped Crusader being taken off the big screen for eight years. “Terminator: Salvation” is better remembered for its miserable production than anything in the finished film. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom […]

NEW VINEYARD — First up, on Easter Sunday, April 9, there will be an Easter morning Sunrise Service at 6 a.m, followed by Breakfast Fellowship at 7. Sunday School is at 8 and Sunday Worship Service at 9 a.m. There will also be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children following the service.  All are welcome. […]

Sarah S. Sampson 1836-1907 Part 2 On July 21, 1869 a home on South Street was conveyed to the State of Maine in trust by William Rogers, for $10.000. On March 15, 1870 with fifteen orphans in tow, Mrs. Sampson and the Rev. A. (Augustus) F. Beard, whom she had recruited to the cause, went […]

Whether because of the pandemic, the constant comings-and-goings of the DC Extended Universe, or the first movie from 2019 simply not being that memorable, “Shazam!” seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I’m going to be pointing out a number of similarities between this character and Ant-Man from the rival Marvel Cinematic Universe, but […]

Franklin County Animal shelter is a no-kill shelter, which means they never euthanize animals due to a lack of space. Several hundred cats, dogs, and small animals come through the shelter’s doors each year. The shelter is committed to saving all healthy and treatable animals. They are a non-profit animal shelter focused on providing temporary […]