What ever happened to the eggs? And the housing, health care (“we have a concept”) and other issues that the people elected Trump to fix? Instead he is acting like a departmental “Luddite,” trashing governmental programs right and left. It is increasingly apparent that Trump never learned from his first presidency that there is value […]
2025
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An ode to — [insert long pause] — the movie intermission
A meditation on the appeal, and decline, of the movie intermission. “The Brutalist” has one.
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Deep Water: ‘New Moon on Tap Mountain’ by Jay Franzel
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Steven Soderbergh made his new movie by becoming a ghost
The inventive director embraced POV filmmaking on ‘Presence,’ his haunted-house film shot from the spirit’s perspective.
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Scarborough Meetings: Jan. 31-Feb. 7
Mon. 2/3 6 p.m. School Building Advisory Zoom Tue. 2/4 4 p.m. School Board Policy Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 2/5 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 2/6 8 a.m. School Board Communications Zoom Thu. 2/6 7 p.m. School Board Zoom, Town Hall
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Sentry Meetings: Jan. 31-Feb. 7
Cape Elizabeth Sat. 2/1 8:30 a.m. Planning Board Site Walk 90 Ocean House Road Mon. 2/3 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 2/4 9 a.m. Riverside Cemetery Committee Town Hall Tue. 2/4 3:30 p.m. School Board Negotiations Town Hall Tue. 2/4 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Wed. 2/5 9 a.m. […]
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Obituary: Ralph W. Ardito Jr.
BELGRADE – Ralph W. Ardito Jr., 70, passed away on Jan. 27, 2025, due to complications associated with ALS. Born in …
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Obituary: Richard Joseph Grosh
BROOKLIN – Richard Joseph Grosh, 97 years old, died peacefully at his home in Brooklin, Maine on the morning of Jan. …
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Death Notice: Ralph W. Ardito Jr.
Ardito Jr., Ralph W. 70, of Belgrade, Jan. 27. Mass, Feb. 3, 11 a.m., St. Mary of the Assumption Church, …
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Obituary: Wendy Cushman Arnold
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wendy Cushman Arnold passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Jan. 24, 2025, after a brief illness.
Born May 2, …