Editorials

5 years ago

Pass the heat

Finally, the heat has arrived. The dour forecasts of gloom and doom or rain and damp have ended. Summer is here. Those of us who wear the wood stove fanny packs and three pairs of long underwear just to see if the cold has fallen below the thermometer are thrilled.

5 years ago

Patois beginning with D

C’est le mois de juin. Enfin.
J’ me r’semble que l’printemps a été long s’t’année. Ca pris tu temps avant qu’il faise beau. Le mois d’Mai a trainé, quant a moué. 

5 years ago

The pleasure of a friendly game

I believe there must have been nearly seventy people carefully placed in the American Legion Hall on that Saturday night, all there to participate in a night of Bingo.

5 years ago

Museums and community connections

When is the last time you visited a museum?  According to the American Alliance of Museums, museums average 865 million visits per year or 2.3 million per day.  Why?  Museums have so much to offer. 

5 years ago

Try your hand at a memoir

The New England Historic Genealogical Society is asking members and visitors to write a piece for their new project, Ancestor Strong, which honors ancestors who survived tough times. 

5 years ago

A better-than-expected deal

I will blame it on the cream-colored sneakers, for without warning, I began to see all of my yard sale merchandise in a different light. 

5 years ago

Junior volunteers at the museum

Junior volunteers are a group of children from age 10 on, who are involved in the Nylander Museum of Natural History and its mission. They came to the museum with family or a school tour, and wanted more. 

5 years ago

Building safety benefits all

Typically, all exemption and current use applications are due by April 1 of the tax year. The Governor’s declared State of Civil Emergency extends this deadline. Do not wait. Please get your exemption applications to me soon to save money on your 2021 property tax bill. 

5 years ago

Breaking the fast

Last week, I ate a meal at the Two Rivers Lunch in Allagash. It was my first visit to a restaurant in over a year.