WELLS — Wells High School held its 113th Commencement at Warrior Memorial Field on June 12. One hundred and ten students received their diplomas in a graduation ceremony that was video recorded. In July, the recording will be aired on Time Warner channel 3 in Wells and Ogunquit. The cablecast will run through July 17, […]

WELLS — The DaPonte String Quartet launches its 25th summer season with “Clarinet Envy,” a pair of classic clarinet quintets featuring guest artist Mark Dover. Dover is “delighted and honored” to be back in Maine and performing with the DaPonte again. “A string quartet that has been together for 24 years and plays at as […]

WELLS — Sirens wailed as friends, family and former members of the force gathered Wednesday to celebrate the career of Wells Fire Department Chief Daniel Moore, who retired last week after 34 years of service with the department – 14 of which have been spent as chief. During an open house at the Wells Fire […]

I was clutching the sides of a hair salon chair trying to maintain a hoveringabove the-sink pose, white curling rods holding every strand of my hair in place, when a horrible stench assaulted my nostrils. Did I pay extra for this? Yes, I did, when I made the dubious decision to try something different and […]

We stood in the sun, toes deep in toasty sand, skin greasy from thick SPF applications, exhaling deepest breaths as we spied a schooner navigating its way through a gentle wake along a shimmering, sparkling coastline. My husband and I too had just navigated our way through quite a wake from the moment our boys […]

I’ve joked here before about getting a tattoo as a sign of teenage rebellion, because, well, that’s what happens, isn’t it? Getting a tattoo is obviously a sign of defiance and corruption and bad character – adults warn that it’ll ruin your chances for getting a job, or mark you as untrustworthy. Really, a little […]