Tranquility Grange News Today

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The New England Town Meeting. In my opinion, one of the purest forms of direct democracy, where the citizens vote themselves, not their elected representatives. The history dates back to Colonial times, when the Puritans decided to run their small...

A compilation of upcoming events in and around Waldo County.

So anyone who follows me on social media knows I love a silly little movie about a doll. Yeah, I have seen the Barbie Movie. Twice. First with my daughter and my middle boy, and again last weekend with my wife. My wife was not overly impressed. She...

Baked beans. Is there anything more New England? Or anything more Maine? Beans are a “New World” crop, introduced to the wider world along with potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and peppers following the European “discovery” of America hundreds of years ago...

Memorial Day. The unofficial start to the Summer Season. A time for picnics, for hitting the beach. A day for parades, followed by a solemn reminder of why the holiday exists. Originally “Decoration Day”, first recognized on May 30th, 1868, it was...

Memorial Day. The unofficial start to the Summer Season. A time for picnics, for hitting the beach. A day for parades, followed by a solemn reminder of why the holiday exists. Originally “Decoration Day”, first recognized on May 30th, 1868, it was...

LINCOLNVILLE — A Public Bean Supper and “Canaan Plantation Companion” presentation is scheduled for Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 5 p.m., at Tranquility Grange, in Lincolnville. The evening consists of food, music and live drama and original stories. “...

Last week, I spun a yarn about my journey from my office in Camden, up Atlantic Highway to my home, and the businesses I have interacted with along the way. As I only work at the Camden office every other Saturday, last Saturday morning, I took a...

I wept through most of a recent celebration of life for a woman I didn’t really know. Betty Beach’s family are members of United Christian Church, and as church congregations do, we helped organize the service honoring and remembering this woman...