During Stuart Kestenbaum’s 26-year tenure, the school in Deer Isle has become a leading center for the study of craft, creativity and culture.
October 2014
Posted inAmerican Journal
Local graphic novelist to share tricks of the trade
WESTBROOK – Joseph Schmalke, 36,? has been reading, collecting, and absorbing the culture of comic books since he was a kid, but it wasn’t until recently that he published his first graphic novel. Now, with Schmalke’s second graphic novel series about to hit the shelves, he’s bringing his knowledge of the graphic novel business to […]
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3 incumbent Scarborough councilors face 4 challengers
SCARBOROUGH — More than half a dozen candidates are running for three Town Council seats on Nov. 4. The seven hopefuls are incumbent Councilors James Benedict, Kate St. Clair, and Richard Sullivan, and challengers Liam Somers, Roger Beeley, Peter Hayes and Shawn Babine. James Benedict Benedict has served on the council for the past three years, […]
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LETTERS: Peoples endorses Bates
As the retiring representative for House District 125 (soon to be 35), I would like to take this opportunity to express my pride in, and gratitude for, the chance to have served the people of Westbrook. The past eight years have gone by faster that I could ever have imagined. I look back with the […]
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LETTERS: Peoples endorses Bates
As the retiring representative for House District 125 (soon to be 35), I would like to take this opportunity to express my pride in, and gratitude for, the chance to have served the people of Westbrook. The past eight years have gone by faster that I could ever have imagined. I look back with the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
LETTERS: Vote for Volk
I have known Amy Volk on a very personal level so instead of writing about her various political positions, I want to tell you about her character. I want to tell you why Amy Volk should be our next senator. Politics is a tough business. It takes a strong person to do it well and […]
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LETTERS: Emily Downing deserves win
When you meet Emily Downing, you cannot help but be impressed. She is smart and articulate. She is also a listener who pays attention to detail and then takes action. I admire that quality in anyone and Emily embodies those traits. I got to know Emily when she became an intern on my talk show. […]
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LETTERS: Emily Downing deserves win
When you meet Emily Downing, you cannot help but be impressed. She is smart and articulate. She is also a listener who pays attention to detail and then takes action. I admire that quality in anyone and Emily embodies those traits. I got to know Emily when she became an intern on my talk show. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Looking Back – 10/23
Oct. 25, 1989 Citing downtown traffic concerns, the Gorham Planning Board denied a request last week by Peoples Heritage Bank to convert the former Gorham Federal Regional Credit Union at the corner of Main and Elm streets into a branch office. The board objected to three different plans for a drive-in window, all of which […]
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Looking Back – 10/23
Oct. 25, 1989 Citing downtown traffic concerns, the Gorham Planning Board denied a request last week by Peoples Heritage Bank to convert the former Gorham Federal Regional Credit Union at the corner of Main and Elm streets into a branch office. The board objected to three different plans for a drive-in window, all of which […]