WELLS — The Town of Wells recently celebrated the contributions of its nearly 400 volunteers at the 5th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Sept. 13. About 120 people attended this year’s event that was held at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Museum at 2713 Post Road in Wells. In addition to a program that included […]

WELLS — The fall season is fast approaching, and the Wells Reserve at Laudholm will be greeting it with the 14th Punkinfiddle Family Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24. The festival, held annually on the last Saturday of September, began in 2003 as a celebration of the Town of Wells’ 305th birthday, and has remained a […]

SANFORD — Three years ago, in a 7,000-squarefoot space in one of south Sanford’s industrial parks, York County Community College started a precision machine technology program. And it blossomed. Those involved say the graduates were snapped up by industries eager to hire well-trained, skilled workers. Recently, the program has moved into space almost three times […]

WELLS — The Wells football team cruised to a 53-0 shutout win over Freeport Friday night in Wells. Prior to the game, the Wells team and community honored the nation’s military past and present with an emotional ceremony. Members of the Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club led the team out of a camouflage helmet and on […]

Of the little and great life lessons my husband and I try to instill in our children, one of them is to not hoard – to keep rooms and play areas somewhat tidy with the forethought to dispose of things once rendered useless or beyond repair. It’s a lesson that’s just as valid for adults […]

Last weekend, Spouse and I took on one of those projects that are a true test for many relationships: we painted the kitchen. I never fully appreciated why painting is my husband’s least-favorite house project. He would sooner replace the roof than have to paint a room, which I now completely understand. It took no […]

The 24th season of the Portland Chamber Music Festival concluded with a gala concert at Hannaford Hall on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine Aug. 20. Based on what I heard, it would be fair to state that each concert presented as part of this annual two-week festival could be described as […]