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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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When Cynthia H. Crabtree Abbott of Hancock set out to do an errand at the local general store in September of 1869, she had no inkling that she would spend the next several days on the run after making a harrowing escape from an insane . . .
“Lobster War: The Fight Over the World’s Richest Fishing Grounds” will be screened at the Strand Theatre in Rockland on Sunday, January 13, at 3 p.m. and at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on Thursday, January 17, at 2 and 7 p.m. . . .
A special workshop with the Rockland City Council on Monday brought out residents who, in large part, opposed prospective changes to a zoning ordinance that will affect residential neighborhoods. Ordinance Amendment 48 . . .
Maine Democrats returned to Augusta Wednesday with high hopes, having taken full control of the Legislature and the Blaine House after spending eight years in the wilderness under Gov. Paul LePage. As of Monday, lawmakers . . .
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Following is the text of Governor Janet Mills’ first radio address, on Friday morning, January 4, which echoed her inaugural speech from January 2: On Wednesday night, standing with my grandchildren and my niece and with . . .
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January 1, 2019, was J. D. Salinger’s 100th birthday, but Holden Caulfield is still 17. The iconic teenager of “The Catcher in the Rye” is forever suspended in the amber of our youthful alienation. Although a few pious schools . . .
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I commend Don Loprieno for writing a comprehensive, thoughtful and patient letter reminding motorists to shut off their engines when parked. I have written about this several times over recent years, and as a professional automobile . . .
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In today’s hyperbolic world, exag- gerated rhetoric is sometimes used to portray ordinary situations in superlative terms. Adjectives like ‘greatest,’ ‘biggest’ and ‘best’ are readily applied to any host of things. This tendency is especially prevalent . . .
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Maine All Care (MAC), a nonprofit organization advocating for health care for everyone, will hold a series of meetings with state legislators regarding the prospects for health care legislation in 2019. “The people of Maine sent a clear message . . ."
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On Thursday, January 17, at 6:30 p.m., Rockland Public Library, as part of its Reading Room Concert Series, will host a free, fun-filled evening of toe-tapping, music by Miners Creek. People of all ages are welcome. The band fuses bluegrass . . .
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Perimeter Gallery, at Chase’s Daily, 96 Main Street in Belfast, is showing “Lore,” an exhibition of new work by Portland artist Christopher Patch. The show opens Thursday, January 17, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. and continues through March 10.
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Owls Head Trans- portation Museum (OHTM) will showcase timeless trans- portation topics with movie screenings and insight from industry experts each month as part of its Reels & Wheels series. The schedule is as follows . . .
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The Ginger- bread Man is helping to deck the halls this year at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor in preparation for the Dough Ball on Friday, December 14, and the Great Gingerbread Spectacular on Saturday and Sunday . . .
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Friends of Baxter State Park invites current Maine high school sophomores and juniors to submit an application to participate in the 11th annual Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership Program, which includes a nine-day wilderness . . .
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Good Tern Natural Foods Co-op Wellness Buyer Jodi Cooper (pictured at left) will lead a class on fermenting root vegetables on Wednesday, January 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the co-op, 750-754 Main Street in Rockland’s North End. . . .
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Sarah Skovran (left), AIO’s director of child hunger programs, accepts a $550 check from Dr. Nathan Neville (right) and Dr. Elizabeth Neville of Camden Hills Eye Care. The donation, representing part of eyeglass sales for the month before . . .
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Jocelyn Paquette will lead the one-mile guided adventure. Participants can snowshoe under the full moon, listen for owls, see tracks of other local wildlife in the snow, and possibly catch the unmistakable sound of the quarry ice singing
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The Substance Use Prevention Partnership (SUPP) of Lincoln County is seeking new community members, including youths, to join their coalition. The next meeting is at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, at Lincoln Academy, in the blue . . .
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