Library to host poet and hospice volunteer

Pamela MacPherson has been a community advocate for end-of-life care for more than three decades.

Beyond the Headlines

I was a proud member of the band while in school. I loved the feeling of being part of a team. Contributing to the overall sound of the group. It made me feel a part of something bigger than myself individually. I wasn’t athletic in school nor the smartest kid in the class, so music […]

Library Links

I was heading through the park the other day when I spied with my moderately sized eye a strangely shaped, colorful object. On closer inspection I saw that the strange object was none other than Libby Library’s mascot, Libby Lobster, dressed as a gentleman of the Renaissance, “Libby, that’s a strange costume to be wearing […]

Family Takes on the Appalachian Trail

The Bigelow Mountains rise majestically over Flagstaff Lake. I had paddled the lake several times and always longed to climb the nearby mountains. One evening my friend and I decided to get up early, leave the Farmington area and tackle three peaks in the Bigelow range. We studied the trail and pre-packed our backpacks. The […]

Faith Notes: How do we measure success?

As I near the end of my first academic quarter teaching middle- and high-school English at a local Christian school, I have been thinking about how we measure success. An academic grade is one way – and one that as a creative person I am not very fond of. “Your grade is not a measure […]

Vets’ Day 5K benefits Honor Flight Maine

Wells Chamber of Commerce will host its sixth annual Veterans’ Day 5K on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. The 5K run/walk will start and end at the Wells Elks Lodge, 356 Bald Hill Road, Wells. Proceeds for the event will benefit Honor Flight Maine. The first 100 registrants will receive a free long-sleeve T-shirt. […]

The Harmonaires: In tune with memory and music

BRUNSWICK — Members of Brunswick Area Respite Care experience the long-term effects of memory loss as a result of Alzheimer’s and dementia, but they’re not letting that slow them down when it comes to making music.  The Harmonaires chorale group made up of people with illnesses that affect memory, their caregivers, volunteers and staff, will celebrate the 30th anniversary […]

Morse teacher brings rock to generations of students, and now the stage 

BATH — Local playwright and Morse High School theater teacher Kevin O’Leary doesn’t shy away from a challenge in his latest play, “Rock ‘n Roll.” During the chaos of the 1960s, “Rock ‘n Roll” shows that, thought times may be changing, the song remains the same. The show debuts at The Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. in Portland, Sept. […]

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