LEWISTON — The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., is hosting the 21st annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 and 29. Tickets are still available, and attendees will get to become film critics for an evening, voting for the best films on a ballot. Nine short films from around […]
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Edna Tyler Rose
WILTON — Edna Tyler Rose, 82, a resident of Wilton and formerly of Livermore, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, at her home. She was born June 1, 1936, in Wilton, the daughter of Alton W. Tyler and Mildred (Welch) Tyler. Edna graduated from Wilton High School in 1954 and received her associate’s degree at the University […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 25
100 Years Ago: 1918 Leavitt Institute in Turner opens on Oct. 1st. The double-session plan will be used, there is an intermission of an hour and a quarter at noon and school closing at 3:30 in the afternoon. Two buildings have been leased to take the place of the old dormitory until a new one can be built The […]
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Would like to see Question 1 pass
In Vietnam, I was Rat Six — the leader of the First Infantry Division Tunnel Rats. Among the many lessons I learned in the Army was the importance of taking care of one another; and I learned how recovery happens best at home. I am supporting Question 1 in November because it would provide universal […]
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Janet Mills has proven herself
Janet Mills has proven herself repeatedly, both as a state legislator in the past and, recently, as Maine’s attorney general. She is well liked by both parties. I am so pleased that voters have a calm, dedicated, bright, effective candidate for governor. Independent Terry Hayes has been state treasurer under the current administration and thinks […]
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Talent-rich Celtics embrace lofty expectations
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Last summer, new Boston Celtics arrivals Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward beamed just imagining what it would be like to share the court together. Those dreams lasted all of five minutes before Hayward was lost for the season to a gruesome leg injury on the opening night of the season. The […]
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Sox make history with win over O's
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox broke a 106 year-old franchise record with their 106th victory on Monday night, clinching home-field advantage through the postseason by beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 thanks to a pair of hits from major league batting leader Mookie Betts. Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 hapless Orioles batters to assure […]
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No panic in Patriots with 1-2 start
BOSTON (AP) — Two weeks, two head-shaking losses by the New England Patriots. In Week 2, the Patriots’ defense was deficient in a 31-20 loss to Jacksonville in which the Patriots were victimized on third down. There were problems all over the field in Sunday’s stunning 26-10 loss at Detroit, though it was Tom Brady […]
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Thomas Gerald Calder
AUBURN — Thomas Gerald Calder died Sept. 20 at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Sommerville, Mass., Oct. 9, 1926, to Edmond and Mina Diffin Calder. When he was still a young child they moved to Robinston, and that is where Juddy grew up and attended school. In November 1943 he falsified his […]
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Pisces: Do your own thing
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Donald Glover, 35; Catherine Zeta-Jones, 49; Will Smith, 50; Michael Douglas, 74. Happy Birthday: Express your feelings this year, and set your sights on the journey you want to take. Dreaming about something and actually making it manifest are two different things. Don’t wait for someone to do things for […]