2016
Dear Abby
FROM UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2016 DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren COUPLE FEELS IGNORED BY PARENTS TENDING TO WAYWARD SIBLINGS DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. We do well for ourselves and are generally happy. We both have siblings who have various problems — drug abuse, emotional […]
Camden Conference event series at Freeport Community Library
FREEPORT In January, the Freeport Community Library will host a series of informative events related to the 2017 Camden Conference topic “Refugees and Global Migration: Humanity’s Crisis.” The 30th Annual Camden Conference will feature discussions with speakers chosen for their firsthand knowledge and strong views on migrant and refugee issues. These discussions, held in Camden […]
HOROSCOPES
ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, emails and texts might fill your week as everyone wants to speak with you in the coming days. Schedule a break from your devices if you find yourself over-whelmed. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Career progress is more complicated than you had originally thought, Taurus. You might […]
Bates Dance Festival set to receive $40,000 NEA grant
The Times Record Among more than $ 30 million in grants approved by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu for fiscal year 2017 is an Art Works grant of $ 40,000 to the Bates Dance Festival. The NEA award supports “ Celebrating 35 Years of Evolution, Innovation and Community,” a 2017 project that […]
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2016
Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba’s revolutionary leader and Thailand’s longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael. Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro, who died in November, overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and […]
Thousands without power in Midcoast, restoration efforts continue
BRUNSWICK Central Maine Power Co., is working to restore power but before they can provide time estimates on restoration, they need to assess the damage and what repairs will involve. The power company has reported an estimated 86,000 customers without service as of late Friday morning as the last of the heavy snow moved out […]