WELLS — Sirens wailed as friends, family and former members of the force gathered Wednesday to celebrate the career of Wells Fire Department Chief Daniel Moore, who retired last week after 34 years of service with the department – 14 of which have been spent as chief. During an open house at the Wells Fire […]

I was clutching the sides of a hair salon chair trying to maintain a hoveringabove the-sink pose, white curling rods holding every strand of my hair in place, when a horrible stench assaulted my nostrils. Did I pay extra for this? Yes, I did, when I made the dubious decision to try something different and […]

We stood in the sun, toes deep in toasty sand, skin greasy from thick SPF applications, exhaling deepest breaths as we spied a schooner navigating its way through a gentle wake along a shimmering, sparkling coastline. My husband and I too had just navigated our way through quite a wake from the moment our boys […]

I’ve joked here before about getting a tattoo as a sign of teenage rebellion, because, well, that’s what happens, isn’t it? Getting a tattoo is obviously a sign of defiance and corruption and bad character – adults warn that it’ll ruin your chances for getting a job, or mark you as untrustworthy. Really, a little […]

Technically I’m a pet owner. But since those pets happen to be goldfish, I get to play by a unique set of rules. Unlike a dog or cat owner, I don’t have to be remotely responsible. The only thing required to keep these suckers alive is sprinkling a dose of flakey fish food over their […]

Meet Clarice: Clarice is an exceptionally gentle, loving, adult feline that was surrendered to Another Chance Animal Rescue when her caregiver was placed by the family in an assisted living situation. The facility did not allow for Clarice, so an SOS came into the rescue asking for an immediate placement and another chance for a […]