Entries by Website Editor
Thurston Park in the winter
This article is a reprint of one that appeared in China’s Connected newsletter. Thurston Park is open in the winter! All trails are open and accessible by foot or snowmobile. The park is open dawn to dusk, seven days a week. The Yorktown Road is plowed to the top of the hill by the town […]
Roland’s Trivia Question for Thursday, February 18, 2021
Red Sox player Dustin Pedroia recently announced his retirement. He won the American League MVP award in 2008, becoming only the second Red Sox second baseman to do that. Who was the other? Answer: Jimmy Foxx in 1938.
Waterville Creates celebrates Black History Month by highlighting Maine author
In honor of Black History Month, Waterville Creates, together with the Colby College Museum of Art, Kennebec Montessori School, Waterville Public Schools and the Family Violence Project, has created a special Art Kit for All to celebrate the artwork and legacy of Maine artist, Ashley Bryan. The February art kit is inspired by Ashley Bryan’s […]
LETTERS: Sports group seeks volunteers
To the editor: Good day China residents. This has been a very challenging year for youth sports in our surrounding area. That being said, it is that time of year when China Rec Sports usually holds board elections. I have been to a couple of meetings already for baseball, softball and T-ball, however, my time […]
LETTERS: Like rats jumping from a sinking ship
To the editor: I must preface this letter by stating that I was never a Trump fan, although some of his ideas I bought: supporting the NRA, especially straightening out China and the way they had been destroying America’s economy. Now, the reason for this letter. I never thought I would live to see the […]
LETTERS: High or low?
To the editor: Complex or simple, Mother Nature has purpose for all her creatures. Viruses are not new. In the 18th century Louis Pasteur announced to his colleagues “There is something submicroscopic that is causing diseases.” Pasteurization (boiling) eliminates germs but not viruses. With electron microscopes, researchers can now see them. What is new is […]
OBITUARIES for Thursday, February 18, 2021
JOHN A. ROLLESTON CLINTON – John Alvin Rolleston, 64, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at a local hospital. He was born October 10, 1956, in Mahopac, New York, the son of George A. Rolleston and Rae E. Prahl. He attended Fenton High School, in Fenton, Michigan, and attended Albion College for one year, Albion, Michigan. […]
VBA scholarship applications available
The Vassalboro Business Association’s Scholarship applications are now available. They should be in local high school’s guidance offices or they can be emailed or mailed to you directly by calling or texting 207-631-3303 with your address. They are due April 15. They are $500 scholarships for post-secondary programs of study. Recipient(s) must have been a […]