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Merry Christmas, everyone! As folks gather around the fire with their families this Christmas, remember that periodic chimney maintenance is incredibly important. If your chimney is full of soot and creosote, it can cause a dangerous chimney fire. This is precisely what happened at the Abbott School Dormitory on one cold December night in 1917. […]
Risky maritime trade focus of exhibit CASTINE — The Castine Historical Society has an exciting array of exhibits and programs scheduled for 2021. After being physically closed for a year because of COVID-19, the society will open June 11. The featured exhibit will be “Risky Business: Square-Rigged Ships and Salted Fish.” Back for a second and final year, the exhibit invites visitors to step back in time to the 1800s when Castine’s working waterfront thrived on a global market. The fascinating exhibit brings Castine’s maritime economy to life through paintings, objects, and documen...
Submitted photo March is an interesting time in Farmington. The weather begins to gradually warm, the days get longer, and it is around this time when the ice cream stands reopen for the season. It is a weekly tradition of mine for most of the year to go down to Gifford’s and get an ice cream cone or frappe, enjoying my treat in the tranquility of Abbott Park. While ice cream is one of my beloved desserts, I also have a soft spot in my heart for baked goods. Pies, cakes, doughnuts, you name it, I love it. While the name Morton may bring back memories of Chevrolet dealerships in town to many...
scheduled the day that we heard the supreme court decision that upheld the health care law. and what republicans are doing today and the vote should be around 3:30, 3:45 is that they want to be able to say they are the party of all-out repeal the health care law. they believe that plays very well with independents. now, there is a danger in doing this with democrats saying look, people want to be more focused on jobs legislation here in the house. the republicans make the argument, no, this is in fact jobs legislation because no one will hire if this law goes through and bringing up ...
and that -- will be answered november 6th by who occupies the white house. >> i bet we'll have luke back to talk about health care once or twice before november. really appreciate it. so not cheers but jeers when mitt romney talked about repealing obama care this morning before a crowd at the naacp convention. take a look what he said. >> this is going to take a little while. >> more than the policies and leadership of president obama, i wouldn't be running for president. >> my campaign is about helping the people who need help. of course, the president has said won't do that. my c...