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Solstice project reaches out to Waterville students & families

The Winter Solstice Luminary Project will expand and amplify the Art Kits for All program across Waterville – literally lighting up the city by providing luminary kits to approximately 1,600 students enrolled in the Waterville public schools. Waterville Creates, in collaboration with community partners, including the Colby College Museum of Art, Kennebec Montessori School, Waterville […]

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Is our country ready to round the corner on race relations?

by Charlotte Henderson After the Civil War, during the Reconstruction Period in American history (1865 – 1877), many newly-freed blacks took advantage of the right to vote and the right to hold office. As slavery was abolished (13th Amendment to the Constitution), denial of voting rights on account of race was prohibited (15th Amendment), and […]

POETRY CORNER: A Father’s Point of View

by Gary Haskell Freshly freed from her mother’s womb, her tininess fills the sterile room. First gulped air, airs her plea; “Look at Me, Daddy, Look at Me!” With inches bought by selling years The baby leaves, a young lady appears. Dress-up, dolls, parties of tea; different forms of “Look at Me.” Another man stands […]

$2 a bag book sale in Vassalboro

The Vassalboro Public Library will hold a $2 Holiday Book Sale for the entire month of December. There will be a great selection of books, media, and puzzles: fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books. Social distancing, hand sanitizer, and facial coverings are required. Space is limited to one family or individual at a time in the […]

Bookgiving drive held at China library

The Albert Church Brown Library, in China Village, is asking residents to participate in Bookgiving! They are collecting new books to be given at Christmas to needy families in town, through the China Food Pantry in cooperation with Toys for Tots. Or, you can make a monetary book-sized donation ($5 – $15) and the library […]