by Mary Grow The Jan. 28 special town meeting to let China residents act on an ordinance to create a moratorium on retail marijuana businesses in town could not be held for lack of a quorum. China town meetings require 126 registered voters. With fewer than 100 assembled at 9:25 a.m., almost half an hour […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen heard two requests and one proposal at their Jan. 26 meeting. They granted one request and took the other two items under advisement. Board members approved Frank Richards’ request that they write a letter to the president of the Kennebec Water District (KWD) Board of Trustees asking the district to […]
GARDEN WORKS by Emily Cates Part 1 of 2 Why would anyone want to make this drink? I must confess that, for me, writing about gardening in the dead of winter is a challenge! Faced with little willing to grow in the garden (unless it’s super-hardy veggies under cold frames), I have decided to do […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee A couple of weeks ago I received a phone call from a reader telling me about spotting a pileated woodpecker at her backyard feeders. For one thing, that is curious in itself because they are such isolated birds. They don’t like to to come out into the open. […]
by Debbie Walker “Once upon a time,” I love those words for the beginning of a story! Doesn’t really fit for this story, but I like it! Critical Thinking is almost a fairy tale or story of wonder but I will see what I can do with it here. I had a class, at a […]
by Peter Cates Mozart Sonata in F Major K. 497; Fantasy No. 1 in F Minor, K. 594; Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 358- Artur Balsam and Gena Raps, pianists; Arabesque Records – Z6635, CD, recorded June 15-18, 1992. This CD features three of nine compositions that Mozart scored for four hand piano. He created […]
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy! Received the following e-mail from “Somerset Woods Trustees” entitled “Spring on Your Mind Yet?” Do You Have Apple Trees That Need Pruning and Want Expert Advice? Somerset Woods Trustees are pleased to announce that Joe Dembeck, executive director […]
STATE OF MAINE KENNEBEC, ss. TONI M. FREDETTE, Plaintiff, V. MARY ANN FREDETTE f/k/a MARY ANN WENTWORTH Defendant SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION DOCKET NO: ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PERMIT SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TITLE TO REAL ESTATE IS INVOLVED 688 AUGUSTA ROAD, WINSLOW, MAINE BOOK 12300, PAGE 133 A Complaint has been filed with the […]
The Northern New England Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) is announcing the availability of a scholarship for current undergraduates, graduate students, or high school seniors who have been accepted into an undergraduate program committed to a degree closely tied to Solid Waste Management, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related field of […]
Three students in the art program at Erskine Academy hold their watercolor paintings, which have been matted and framed with a grant from the Oak Grove School Foundation. Students’ artwork will be on display at the China Dine-ah. From left to right, Ally Clark Bonsant ‘17, Michael Haoming Shi ‘18, and Katherine Keller, ‘17. Photo […]