Django Unchained Starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Leonardo Di Caprio, Samuel Jackson, Christoph Waltz, etc.; directed by Quentin Tarantino; produced by the Weinstein Brothers; released 2012, 165 minutes. The Quentin Tarantino films that I have seen – Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Kill Bill 1 and 2 – are all stylized mixes of belly tickling […]
A vote for Theriault To the editor: On September 8, Judd Thompson posted a letter to the editor which peaked my interest. He says he was dismayed (interesting comment) to learn that Tim Theriault had missed 18 percent of the roll call votes in the legislature. I made inquiries with friends in Augusta and they […]
by Mary Grow Five members of China TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Committee continued discussion of plans to improve recreational access at the head of China Lake’s east basin at their Sept. 26 meeting. Engineer Mark McCluskey of A. E. Hodsdon presented updated cost estimates that include: • $387,500 to build a bulkhead and fishing platforms […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen have added a 14th article to the warrant for the Nov. 8 local election (for a summary of the first 13, please see The Town Line, Sept. 22 , p. 6 ). At a special meeting Sept. 22, Town Manager Daniel L’Heureux said the board voted unanimously (with Neil Farrington […]
FLORENCE A. MORIN WINSLOW––Florence Ann Morin, 89, of Winslow, died Monday, September 12, 2016, at The Woodlands Memory Care, in Waterville. She was born June 4, 1927, in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, the daughter of William C. Earl and Regina Margaret (McCarthy) Earl. While still a young woman, she met her future husband, […]
by Mary Grow At their Sept. 20 meeting, Vassalboro School Board members continued discussion of expanding the four-year-old (student) or pre-kindergarten program that’s beginning its second year at Vassalboro Community School. The current program, which still had two openings as of Sept. 20, is affiliated with Head Start and therefore has income guidelines. New school […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro Road Foreman Eugene Field collected a lot of information on estimated costs of plowing sidewalks for the Sept. 22 selectmen’s meeting. The information did not make board members happy, and they took no action. The issue came up earlier in September during discussion of a pending Nov. 8 request to voters […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2016 Golf Fore Kids’ Sake, presented by Kennebec Savings Bank, raised $31,186 to benefit school and community-based mentoring services for children in Kennebec and Somerset counties. Twenty-three teams competed in the 17th annual golf tournament, held September 2 at Belgrade Lakes Golf Club. This year’s tournament was again chaired […]
Some 2,329 students were awarded a variety of bachelor’s degrees during the University of Vermont’s 215th commencement ceremonies on May 22, in Burlington, Vermont. Approximately 502 advanced degrees were awarded by the UVM Graduate College, and 106 took the oath of Hippocrates following the awarding of their M.D. degrees at ceremonies of the UVM College […]
STATE OF MAINE PROBATE COURT Court St., Skowhegan, ME Somerset, SS Location of Court NOTICE TO CREDITORS 18-A MRSA sec. 3-801 The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication date of this notice is September 22, 2016 If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must […]