There’s an ornament I always place at the top of the tree. It’s a thin, faux-gold depiction of a boy about 6 years of age; he’s wearing those full-body pajamas with foot pads so thick they could deflect point-blank rock salt fired from a sawed-off shotgun. He’s holding a wrapped present in one hand and […]
December 2016
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True Happiness
One of the most famous opening lines in literature comes from Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: “All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Great literature causes us to think and ponder; it directs us to the significant questions of life. As such, it might have multiple meanings at […]
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‘A Christmas Carol’ presented on stage at WHS this weekend
WELLS — The drama club at Wells High School will present Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” through Dec. 3. It is the first play to be presented in the school’s new performing arts center. Performances began Nov. 30 and are being held tonight at 7 p.m. and at 1 p.m. Saturday. The cost is $5 for […]
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Parking for Prelude
KENNEBUNKPORT — As Kennebunkport’s 35th annual Christmas Prelude festivities unfold this weekend and next, police are reminding motorists about road closures and parking bans between the town and neighboring Kennebunk. The tree lighting ceremony in Dock Square begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight. Kennebunkport Dep. Police Chief Kurt Moses said the square will be shut down […]
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Finding a perfect Christmas tree
DAYTON — The Drouin family of Standish walked among the pine trees at Boiling Spring Tree Farm Tuesday afternoon searching for the perfect Christmas tree to decorate the home for holiday season. It was a little drizzly, but it didn’t stop the family from participating in the annual tradition of getting a tree, as 2-year-old […]
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Ethics commission to take up late-filing issue
AUGUSTA — The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices on Dec. 8 will vote whether to assess a $164 penalty to the York County Republican Committee for filing election reports two days after the deadline. If the commission chooses to follow the recommendation of its staff and assesses the penalty, it will be […]
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A bookish holiday arrives at Springvale library
SPRINGVALE — The 1943 and 1969 bound volumes of Life magazines are there — and so are bound back issues of Time and Down East. And while there’s no official count of how many books it took, Springvale Public Library is sporting a Christmas tree this season much in keeping with their mission — it is […]
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St. James students give the gift of warmth
BIDDEFORD — Hundreds of plastic bags, stuffed with hats, gloves, scarves and socks could be seen lining the perimeter of Williams Court Park on Thursday afternoon. The bags were the gift of students at St. James School, and were left hanging from the park fence for any and all in need of warm clothing this […]
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BHS receives continued accreditation
BIDDEFORD — The Committee on Public Secondary Schools, of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, has recommended that the school receive continued NEASC accredidation. The decision was based on a report prepared by a visiting committee to the school, which evaluated the school betwen May 15-18 of this year. We feel that the […]
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Dayton Holiday Fair
The Dayton Community Club is hosting a holiday fair at the Dayton Consolidated School, Saturday Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa will be stopping in for a visit at 10 a.m. There will also be a bake sale, The Scholastic Book Fair and much more. Free admission.