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Mainers challenge themselves to reading goals during the pandemic A 9-year-old who has read some 250 books and a book club that tackled 'War and Peace' are among those filling their downtime with reading. Photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Nine-year-old Lucy Harkness used to do have days filled with school, gymnastics, soccer or some other extra-curricular activity. But since the pandemic began, the Portland fourth-grader’s life – not to mention her family’s home – has become filled with books. Her mother, who works at the Portland Public Library, brings home a shopp...

Fulton County Community vaccinations Submitted News FULTON COUNTY—The Fulton County Health Department in conjunction with the Fulton County COVID Task Force will be holding its next round of vaccination clinics around Fulton County in Table Grove and Avon. The task force is also improving its service to Fulton County residents by allowing walk-ins at these latest clinics. Residents do not need an appointment to participate in the vaccination clinic but are encouraged to pre-register by calling the Fulton County Health Department, 309-647-1134. “Over the past four months we’ve made some ...

Mainers challenge themselves to reading goals during the pandemic A 9-year-old who has read some 250 books and a book club that tackled 'War and Peace' are among those filling their downtime with reading. Photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Nine-year-old Lucy Harkness used to do have days filled with school, gymnastics, soccer or some other extra-curricular activity. But since the pandemic began, the Portland fourth-grader’s life – not to mention her family’s home – has become filled with books. Her mother, who works at the Portland Public Library, brings home a shopp...

Based on original accounts taken from the diaries, journals, and letters of veterans of the British Army from 1808-1815, this is a fascinating reconstruction of what life was really like for a British soldier during the wars against Napoleon. Created from first-hand written accounts and contemporary military manuals of the time, this remarkable text presents a fascinating insight into the nitty-gritty of everyday life for the British soldier during the Peninsular war and leading up to the Battle of Waterloo. With photographs of original items of equipment and of modern day re-enactment groups...

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (Film4, 9pm) OLD-school thrills. Peter Weir’s swashbuckling adventure, adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s novels, is a proper swashbuckler . Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and the 197 crew of the HMS Surprise are ordered to intercept the French Privateer Acheron and “sink, burn or take her as a prize”. The first altercation between the two vessels leaves Aubrey’s ship badly damaged and many crew injured. Aubrey heads for the Galapagos Islands to replenish supplies while the ship’s doctor, Stephen Maturin (Paul...