Boothbay Harbor’s holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House Dec. 13-15. For the past 18 years, mid-December has seen the exhibition of creative gingerbread houses and castles built by novices and seasoned chefs. All are displayed against the backdrop of the decorated Opera House stage, which also serves […]
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Experience a European-style holiday market at Blenheim Park in Bremen
Blenheim Park is hosting Wintertide: A Holiday Market, a magical holiday experience featuring the charm of a European market, Friday through Sunday, Dec. 13-15. Guests can explore a festive wonderland filled with local artisans, delicious tastings and holiday spirit in a farm store and lakeside tea house. This three-day event will run daily from 10 […]
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‘A Christmas Carol’ returns to The Public Theatre in Lewiston
This holiday season, for one weekend only, The Public Theatre in Lewiston presents its adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” this weekend, Dec 13-15. This inventive version, performed by six actors and a fiddler, was developed at The Public Theatre by former Executive/Co-Artistic Director Christopher Schario. It has since been published and performed by theaters around […]
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Girls’ basketball: Brunswick still adjusting to new season, still winning
Brunswick and Freeport combine for more fouls (29) than field goals (21) in Monday night’s A South game.
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Trout Unlimited to host local Yankee Swap event
Brunswick’s Merrymeeting Bay chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting a holiday “Yankee Swap” during its Dec. 17 meeting. Members and the public are invited to attend the Merrymeeting Bay monthly meeting of this national cold-water conservation organization at Sea Dog Brewing, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and Yankee Swap […]
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Topsham writer takes first place in international competition
Topsham resident Laura Lee Perkins recently won an international writing competition sponsored by Silver Sails Press in the U.K. Perkins was informed over the weekend about her first-place win in the “Inexplicable Stories” contest. Her essay, “Decision Time,” received a $500 prize. Perkins has published 17 books and 100-plus articles, completed five artist-in-residencies, and received […]
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Sustainable Living: Cleaner dishwashing
We all have preferred approaches to washing pots and pans, tableware and utensils. However, our methods may waste resources and pollute the environment. Are there more sustainable but still effective options? Dish soaps and dishwashing detergents can have a pleasant smell and hardly seem threatening, but conventional brands can harm the environment in various ways. […]
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LC Van Savage: The end of death
I wrote this story many years ago, recently found it and have decided to rewrite it a bit and give it some more thought to see if over the years I’ve changed my thoughts on this subject. Spoiler alert: I haven’t. It started because something alarming caught my eye, a small piece in a now […]
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Danny Tyree: Do you own enough Christmas music?
A large part of my collection was destroyed earlier this year, but I still have visions of the world’s largest stockpile of Christmas music dancing in my head. I cherish a handful of songs that I “must” hear each yuletide season, but my reach inevitably exceeds my grasp as I try to “have it all.” […]
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Maine poet laureate leads school workshop, judges poetry contest during Midcoast visit
Julia Bouwsma visited the Center for Teaching and Learning on Dec. 3 to connect with students and judge an evening poetry competition as part of her Write ME Epistolary Poetry Project.