Rockland Public Library will screen “Go West” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2 in the Community Room and via Zoom. In this silent Western comedy film, Buster Keaton stars as a drifter who heads west seeking his fortune and gets into misadventures at a cattle ranch. This event is free and open to all. For […]
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Monmouth Community Players to present 11 short plays in festival
The Monmouth Community Players will present their 4th Annual MCP Shorts Play Festival from Jan. 3-5 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. This short play festival had its origins during 2020, where MCP solicited scripts from local playwrights and presented staged readings via Zoom recordings. Since then, the festival has evolved to include […]
Wiscasset bakery’s submission is shoppers’ favorite in wreath contest
Wiscasset Creative Alliance recently announced that TREATs, a bakery café in Wiscasset, is the People’s Choice winner of Wreaths Around the Holidays 2024. Nine decorated wreaths were on view to the public during the event, which happens each year during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest in early December. For the contest, local businesses are invited to decorate […]
Cooking at the Cove: Recipes for the weekend between holidays
The coming weekend is shaping up to be one for entertaining at my house, and as I go through my lists and recipes, I hit on a couple ideas that I wanted to share with you. Roasting a big batch of root vegetables is something I do quite frequently this time of year. When there […]
Critics wrong to go after Caitlin Clark
The torrential downpour greeting WNBA star Caitlin Clark over comments made during an interview at a Time magazine event have been both amusing and disturbing. Clark, the Indiana Fever star who was recently named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year, expressed her admiration and respect for Black women who have paved the way in female […]
Shelter Institute goes digital, spreading to homebuilders worldwide
After 50 years of empowering Midcoast craftsmen, a Woolwich organization has turned to online courses and opened enrollment to international students. Here’s what graduates have to say.
Memories of a 1970s Christmas
Why do Christmas memories from 50 years ago still hold so much power over me? I think I know now. Christmas was a huge event for our family. At St. Germaine School, we’d sell items to raise money for the needy, create decorations, practice for Christmas plays and concerts (we’d sing “Silent Night” and “Hark […]
Defense bill authorizes $5.4 billion in discretionary funding for BIW
The Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act has passed both chambers of Congress and is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
From the Chamber: Silver linings for 2024
Over the next three weeks, I will be doing the very customary look back at 2024 and look ahead to 2025. As important as it is to always be looking forward, I think we also gain a lot by taking a few moments to relive our successes of the past year and the stories that […]
The Ying kids as model siblings
This happened 19 years ago, but I’ve never forgotten it and, alas, have not followed up on these remarkable musicians but would love to know how they are doing. I suspect they are doing very well because their talent on stringed instruments is like no other. Here’s my memory of that evening: It would be […]
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