The school start dates of the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District include: Kindergarten students, Sept. 9; Wells Elementary School students, Wells Junior High School students and Wells High School freshman, Sept. 6; and Wells High School upper classmen, Sept. 7. Bus routes are subject to change and times are approximate at the beginning of the school […]
August 2016
Time flies, relatively speaking
You know, I never quite understood why Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, the way time’s passing depends on one’s perspective, would be so unbelievable. Granted, his mathematical proof is confusing, but don’t you know the feeling of looking at the clock and being shocked that it’s moving so slowly? Or the opposite experience, when it seems […]
Marriage is a series of phrases for future reference
I don’t know what was in the air last weekend, but for some reason, food mishaps ran rampant in our household. First, there was the fridge that was left slightly open all night long, which meant the light was on all night long. In the morn- ing when I walked into the kitchen, the brand-new, […]
An American in Quebec:
A young, French-Canadian nurse met an American doctor in her native Quebec, they fell in love, started a family in a home they made themselves south in the U.S., and the rest, as they say, is sweet history. In their budding life together, they raised six Franco- American kiddos, and tucked among the middle was […]
Briefly
Wells Chili-Fest starts Saturday 16th Annual Chili-Fest will be at the Wells Junior High Campus, put on by the Wells Chamber of Commerce from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. The winner of this event will represent the Maine in the World Championship in Reno, Nevada. The cook-off will feature three categories: Red […]
Give comp plan more weight, Windham director says
The town of Windham’s next comprehensive plan can’t just be another document on the shelf, according to Planning Director Ben Smith. The draft plan, which was presented to the council Aug. 23, is an update to the town’s 2003 comprehensive plan, a land-use plan designed to guide decision-making when it comes to zoning, investments in […]
On the right lane: Sticky fingers
“Once I pulled a job, I was so stupid. I picked a guy’s pocket on an airplane and made a run for it.” Rodney Dangerfield, comedian It might be my imagination but it seems like that there are a lot of crimes in the news lately here in Maine. Someone in Falmouth died as a […]
Rotary planned for high-crash intersection
The Maine Department of Transportation has identified the Standish intersection that was the site of a fatal car accident Aug. 20 – Route 25 and Manchester Road/Saco Road – as a high-crash location, and wants to replace the four-way intersection with a rotary. There have been 27 crashes at the site in the last five […]
Arts calendar
THEATER Friday-Saturday, Aug. 26-27 “Steamy Nights, An Evening of Burlesque,” to benefit St. Lawrence Arts, 8 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $12-$15 door. www.brownpapertickets.com. Through Sunday, Sept.11 “The Irish and How They Got That Way,” by Frank McCourt, Portland Stage, Forest Avenue, Portland. www.portlandstage.org or 774-0465. In collaboration with Maine State Music […]