BRUNSWICK — On April 6, 1909, Matthew Alexander Henson and five others were the first humans known to stand at the North Pole. But it is usually Robert Peary, the famed explorer and Bowdoin College graduate, who basks in history’s limelight as the man to claim that distinction. Henson, an African American who Peary admitted […]

BRUNSWICK — Members of Brunswick Area Respite Care experience the long-term effects of memory loss as a result of Alzheimer’s and dementia, but they’re not letting that slow them down when it comes to making music.  The Harmonaires chorale group made up of people with illnesses that affect memory, their caregivers, volunteers and staff, will celebrate the 30th anniversary […]

BATH — Local playwright and Morse High School theater teacher Kevin O’Leary doesn’t shy away from a challenge in his latest play, “Rock ‘n Roll.” During the chaos of the 1960s, “Rock ‘n Roll” shows that, thought times may be changing, the song remains the same. The show debuts at The Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. in Portland, Sept. […]

BATH — Local playwright and Morse High School theater teacher Kevin O’Leary doesn’t shy away from a challenge in his latest play, “Rock ‘n Roll.” During the chaos of the 1960s, “Rock ‘n Roll” shows that, thought times may be changing, the song remains the same. The show debuts at The Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. in Portland, Sept. […]

BRUNSWICK — Members of Brunswick Area Respite Care experience the long-term effects of memory loss as a result of Alzheimer’s and dementia, but they’re not letting that slow them down when it comes to making music.  The Harmonaires chorale group made up of people with illnesses that affect memory, their caregivers, volunteers and staff, will celebrate the 30th anniversary […]

It’s a weekday morning in Los Angeles and three “losers” — Bill Hader, James Ransone and Andy Bean —are sitting around a bright juice shop with a view of the ocean discussing babies, surf lessons and trips to Hawaii over iced coffees and eggs. It is a scene that’s far too idyllic and nice for […]

 There’s no shortage of old barns in Harpswell, but one that has been bringing people together for decades is taking a new approach to building community.  A local family is trying to transform the barn, a former tavern next to the Elijah Kellogg Church on Harpswell Neck, into the creative heart and soul of Harpswell.   The 192-year-old barn was a repurposed in the middle part of […]

AUGUSTA — It’s 1758 in the midst of the French and Indian War and supplies are scarce and tensions high at Fort Western where some soldiers have been stationed for a long, lonely three years, on the lookout for any Indians or French soldiers who, they feared, might attack them from either the Kennebec River […]