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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
The Consequences bring Celtic music to Boothbay Harbor stage
Driven by a passion for exploring the colors and complexities of Irish music, The Consequences are a new Irish traditional band featuring Lexie Boatright (concertina and harp), Jake James (fiddle), Cara Wildman (bodhrán and dance), and Ryan Ward (piano and accordion). Award-winning soloists in their own right, the quartet comes together with a combination of […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
Maine high schoolers wanted for guitar competition
The grand prize is a Martin acoustic guitar.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
The Conversation: 1 good thing about the Iowa caucuses, and 3 that are really troubling
THE CONVERSATION — Every four years, the Iowa caucuses find new ways to become a problematic part of the presidential nomination process. Democrats have abandoned the Iowa-first tradition, at least for 2024, but Republicans went full speed ahead with the caucuses on Jan. 15, 2024. If they were being honest, most politicians and political experts […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Freeport Women’s Club hands out $1,000 student grant
The Freeport Women’s Club has awarded its annual Step-Up Grant of $1,000 to Anna Brown of Pownal. Brown, a graduate of Freeport High School, has a degree from Plymouth State University and is pursuing a master’s degree in mental health counseling from the same school. Brown has completed five of the 23 courses required, but […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Mid-Coast Retired Educators Association awards classroom grants
The Midcoast Retired Educators Association recently announced its 2023-24 classroom grant recipients: EB Baldwin from Morse High School, Lauren Watkinson from Mt. Ararat Middle School, and Sandy Bickford and Lisa Rioux from Mt. Ararat Middle School. Each year, K-12 teachers in MSAD 75, Brunswick, and RSU 1 are invited to submit proposals for a $300 […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Police investigate antisemitic graffiti on Harpswell’s Great Island
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the graffiti discovered on the pavement of Stevens Corner Road at the intersection with Harpswell Islands Road.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Lack of affordable housing sparks fears about Harpswell’s future
If not for the kindness and generosity of a former homeowner, lobsterman Matt Gilley and his wife, Catherine, say they wouldn’t be living in Cundy’s Harbor today. “The only reason we got the house is because we knew the guy that owned it before us, and he wanted to sell it to somebody that was […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
The Conversation: U.S.-U.K. airstrikes risk strengthening Houthi rebels’ position in Yemen and the region
THE CONVERSATION — The U.S.- and U.K.-led strikes on the rebel Houthi group in Yemen represent a dramatic new turn in the Middle East conflict – one that could have implications throughout the region. The attacks of Jan. 11, 2024, hit around 60 targets at 16 sites, according to the U.S. Air Force’s Mideast command, including in […]
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2024
Giving voice: ‘Hello’ from the new Oasis Free Clinics board president
I don’t believe in accidents. In my more than 30 years of teaching and advising college students on their career paths, my advice has been simplified to, “Ask yourself questions, find answers through experience. Say ‘yes’ to opportunities that are exciting and interesting and ‘no’ to those that are not.” It was following this advice […]
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2024
Just a Little Old: Nikki Haley fails basic test for ethics and character
In the summer of 1960, three high school friends and I took a road trip down south. While there, we had a collective “date,” to use the term loosely, with four southern belles. They called us “Yankees,” a term of derision we often encountered on that trip. The topic inevitably came around to the Civil […]
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