Bruce Guernsey is a poet from Bethel appearing for the second time in this column. His unusual poem features the hands of a married couple, which express at night a closeness the couple can no longer manage in the daytime. THE HANDS BY BRUCE GUERNSEY The only time we touch now is in our sleep, […]

WISCASSET — Peter Drum, president of the Lincoln County Bar Association, presented a $3,000 check from the association to the Lincoln County Historical Association ( LCHA) at its annual membership meeting on Nov. 19. The money will be used to help ongoing renovation of the historic Pownalborough Courthouse in Dresden, which celebrated its 250th anniversary […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Brunswick STAFF REVIEW COMMITTEE, Monday, 1 p.m., Hawthorne School, 46 Federal St. MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE, Monday, 7 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave. BRUNSWICK DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, Tuesday, […]

Once upon a time there lived a young boy named Rafe who was all alone in the world but for the things his parents had left him — a plot of land, a big orange cat and a few orange trees. But living alone left Rafe sad, so he decided he must move on to […]

Reid, Castlebay team up for holiday show BATH — Storyteller Van Reid and folk music duo Castlebay will headline the Downeast Holiday Revue at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. “An alternative to the Nutcracker and Dickens, stories and songs of Maine’s winter holiday season will be spiced with wit […]

BRUNSWICK — An anonymous donor has pledged a $100,000 matching gift challenge for The Theater Project’s 40th anniversary. Theater Project executive director Wendy Poole, artistic director Al Miller and the nonprofit organization’s board will work with fundraiser Alicia J. Nichols to meet the goal. “We are so honored that someone believes so much in what […]

T he odd thing about this holiday movie season is it actually includes some holiday movies. Understand, this is not a given. In recent years, the holiday season has been mostly a mix of wannabe blockbusters and awards-hungry prestige productions. But this year there are actually some titles — “Arthur Christmas,” which opened Wednesday, “New […]

I n its 2009 predictions, businessinsider.com made a list of “21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade.” First on the list were personal digital assistants, or PDAs. “Remember that trusty stylus?” the website asks. “The once-awesome Palm Pilot had no chance with the advent of the Blackberry, and then, of course, the touch-screen smartphone.” According […]

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