Can’t get enough of a good thing? Make a double batch of Artichoke Spinach Dip – one half for a weekend gathering and the other half for a main dish chicken recipe later in the week. Of course, we all love this party dip served with toasty bread or crackers, but it’s also delicious when […]
2021
Sande’s Picks: Embark in Brunswick reopens with new weekday wine event
Embark Restaurant at 61 Maine St. in Brunswick is now open and serves dinner from 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Weekday Wine Down is offered from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, during which time glasses and bottles of wine are 20% off and selected starters are reduced by $2. The menu is small but quite […]
Inside Gray: Dec. 10
Town seeks more mural artists for Explore Gray theme The Community Economic Development Committee is looking for more mural artists to paint around town in keeping with the theme Explore Gray. The CEDC will also be working on a new 2022 spring/summer design for the street pole banners. If you are an artist in Gray, […]
U.K. high court rules in favor of Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S.
A lower court judge had ruled that the WikiLeaks founder’s mental health was too fragile to withstand the American criminal justice system.
The Conversation: Money, schools and religion — a controversial combo returns to the Supreme Court
THE CONVERSATION — Since 1947, one topic in education has regularly come up at the Supreme Court more often than any other: disputes over religion. That year, in Everson v. Board of Education, the justices upheld a New Jersey law allowing school boards to reimburse parents for transportation costs to and from schools, including religious ones. […]
Bookseller, Thomaston Historical Society team up to expand museum exhibits
Sandra Hoekstra recently donated five display cases to the Thomaston Historical Society. “This allows the society to expand significantly the displays we will have in our museum,” said historical society President Susan Devlin. “With the help from several volunteers, we are looking in our archival storage to identify new Thomaston stories to tell. One in […]
Faith Notes: What child is this?
If you really want to discover how much (or how little) you understand a subject, try teaching it to middle-schoolers. Like the three different ways verbals can be used in a sentence. Or first-person, second-person and third-person point of view. Or the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. In addition to teaching 7th-10th grade English at […]
Downtown Brunswick’s Maine Street shines brightly this holiday season
The Brunswick Downtown Association took extra steps this year to light up downtown Brunswick for the holidays. Each year, the association raises funds to light downtown for the holidays through the sponsorship and “adoption” of lamp posts and lit trees along Maine Street, as well as general donations. The group planned this years’ light installation […]
Scarborough Town Council discusses proposed bypass to ease traffic congestion
Officials say rush hour traffic at Route 114, Route 22 and Running Hill Road is the worst in the state.
Development planned for former Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough
Some want property to remain a racetrack.