In “Fatman,” Mel Gibson plays Santa Claus on steroids. He actually does say that he’s on steroids at one point, but I mean it as more of an attitude thing. This Santa spends the better part of his days drinking, smoking cigars, and working out – chopping firewood and beating the stuffing out of punching […]
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Grid and Bear It?
Some people are born scientists: when they were lying on the backseat of the station wagon on family trips, gazing up at the rhythmic rise and dip of the overhead wires, they wanted to know how they worked, what they were for, where they were going. Others are born to be English majors: they used […]
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Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter is doing their part to control the spread of COVID-19 and will be closed to walk-ins and limiting community contact until further notice. They will continue offering adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638. This week, the Pets of the Week are: Dani, a female, four year old, Hound/Boxer mix. […]
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Movie Review: ‘Kajillionaire’
The characters at the heart of writer/director Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire” are not as interesting as July thinks they are, but they do raise an interesting question: how have these people managed to survive for so long when they are complete idiots? There are parallels between the downtrodden “Kajillionaire” family and the one from Bong Joon-ho’s […]
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Pets of the Week
Charlie is the dog of the week, a three year old male Pitbull Terrier mix and he loves people. When you walk into the dog room, he is smiling and wagging his tail in the front of the kennel like you came in just to see him, even if you didn’t! He greets everyone like […]
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Movie Review: The Broken Hearts Gallery
Without access to a theater this weekend, I resigned myself to watching “The Broken Hearts Gallery” On Demand. This is a movie I would have reviewed back in September had the theaters in NYC been open. It turns out that the movie is a better fit for On Demand than it ever was for theaters. […]
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Pet of the week
The Franklin County Animal Shelter, located at 550 Industry Rd, Farmington has no cats or kitten available for adoption at this time. Charlie is their Dog of the Week! Charlie is a three year old male Pitbull Terrier mix. He has this to say: “Hi! My name is Charlie. I am a big goofball who loves […]
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Movie Review: Freaky
I wish this movie had been called “Freaky Friday the 13th.” The film is a cross between “Freaky Friday” and “Friday the 13th.” It also takes place on Friday the 13th and annoyingly insisted on opening on a Friday the 13th, causing it to miss a Halloween release during a season that really could have […]
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Pets of the Week
The Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced the Pets of the Week. Nitro is a male, bulldog mix, and about one year old. His adoption fee is $225: Nitro is a sweet boy who recently arrived in Maine from Mississippi. He LOVES people, and according to his walking buddy in Mississippi, he is one of […]