We have a lot of history in the Midcoast that is worth celebrating — from our shipbuilding traditions in Penneville and Bath to Bowdoin College alumni such as Chamberlain, Longfellow and Hawthorne. Unsurprisingly, we tend to shy away from darker chapters of local history. In today’s Times Record, we’re running a piece by staff writer […]

First of all, you must remember the Ernie doll moved. If anything, you have to begin keeping this in mind. I was always a strange child and whether or not you believe in ghosts or not, to those who have experienced the paranormal, it’s akin to saying the sky is really Cool Whip and earth […]

Italian Renaissance philosopher Nicolo Machiavelli advised all political leaders to be willing to lie, to deceive, when necessary — to be a combination of lion and fox, using “cunning and strength, fraud and force.” It appears modern politicians have taken the suggestion to new levels. While opinions vary on which of our 44 presidents told […]