August 2016
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Horoscope
Old dreams are best put to rest. It’s time to move forward and to aim for changes that will put a bright light in your life. Surround yourself with people who inspire and bring out the best in you. Gravitate in a direction that shows promise and fulfillment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You have […]
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Reader needs advice for son on facing police
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am having a tough time talking to my children about being law-abiding citizens while there are police officers who are not protecting and serving the community. My son is terrified; he feels like he might become a victim of police violence, and I worry for him as well because I cannot follow […]
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You tell partner the suit to lead
Henry Morgan, a humorist who died in 1994, said, “A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can’t help himself.” A bridge player is a person who helps his partner when he cannot make the key play himself. Whenever a good bridge player is on defense, he always wonders how he can make […]
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After ‘Scary Lucy,’ Ball’s hometown to unveil new statue
CELORON, N.Y. — What could be scarier than a statue of Lucille Ball that was so hated it was dubbed “Scary Lucy”? Being the sculptor hired to replace it. “It was completely intimidating,” said Carolyn Palmer, whose new Lucy is to be unveiled Saturday in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the actress’ western New York […]
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Long-sought Wells Library upgrade needs bond OK
WELLS — In 2006, Patricia Prendergast, then president of the Wells Public Library Board of Trustees, decided to have a consultant study how well the library was projected to serve the community in the coming years and how well it met state and national library standards. As a result of that study 10 years later, […]
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Marginal Way in full bloom
OGUNQUIT — Just about a year ago, the installation of the Seaside Garden along the Marginal Way walk was 90 percent complete, with new plants taking root. Today, the meadow garden of little bluestem grass, butterfly weed, blueberries and 16 other types of native plants thrives where once only invasive species grew. Even the boulders […]
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Degree program addresses Maine’s aging population
WELLS — Maine’s population is old and getting older. How to care for an aging population is a concern for many. Several local communities have formed aging committees, and state legislators are also taking an interest – including House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, who has been conducting a listening tour around the state regarding […]