For the past 13 years, Dennis Doiran has been performing old-fashioned sing-a-longs at pubs, festivals and fairs as The Saltwater Hillbilly.
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Local author shares the story of a well-kept family secret
Creative nonfiction author Edith Birney shares the story of her grandfather, Rowland Hazard, and his influence on Alcoholics Anonymous.
Dick Polman: This is the stuff MAGA wants to whitewash
If you’re bored by the pablum that passes for conversation on sports broadcasts — if, like me, you’re long past fed up with all the cliches and predictable jock jocularity — I urge you to watch (if you haven’t already done so) Reggie Jackson’s soul-baring soliloquy. It was a breath of fresh air to hear […]
Tom Purcell: How air conditioning changed politics and the world
Thank God Willis Haviland Carrier invented air conditioning — for the most part. Before air conditioning, the heat drove us outside and brought us together. Friends sought the shade of trees or a refreshing dip in a lake or river. On the hottest nights, whole families brought their blankets and pillows to riverbanks, where it […]
LC Van Savage: And the aardvark shall lie down with the llama
They say when Albert Schweitzer was in Africa and ants would make a path toward a morsel of food he’d accidentally left on his table, he’d move the morsel to redirect, rather than kill the insects. All right Albert! My hero! I too believe in sparing all life — well, except those lives determined to […]
Bath Heritage Days celebrates 50 years with four packed days of events
The 50th anniversary of Bath Heritage Days is expected to draw large numbers of residents and visitors to the city.
Hemlock woolly adelgid meets its foe
Local land trusts team up to help save the hemlock trees in the Midcoast.
Photos: Great Race rolls through Freeport en route to finish line in Gardiner
After its inaugural event in 1983, The Great Race, which starts in Owensboro, Kentucky, has long attracted gearheads from all over to its final legs in Maine.
From the Chamber: Five huge chamber events
There are literally hundreds of events that happen in our region over the next two months, and it will be hard, even for the most community-minded people, to hit all of them. The best we can do is plan for the ones we can’t miss and take the rest as they come. Here are five […]
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