By Carol McCracken You are invited to joint Spirits Alive at the Eastern Cemetery this Saturday morning, June 13 for its first workday of the season.  This annual event runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The morning will be spent … Continue reading →

Michael McAllister, Crew Member on the 41 ft. Kaos With Andres Stern, skipper of 23 ft. Amparo – An Award Winner! By Carol McCracken County Girl, Honalee, Pit Party, Fiddlers’ Dream, Amparo, T’kela and Andromeda were all there – seven of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The tent is up and final preparations have been made for a landmark event on the Hill waterfront 6/6.  It’s an opportunity for students of SAILMAINE  to sail on some of the best larger racing boats involved … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Last evening’s Animal Refuge League fundraiser was a success and will become a permanent event for the Westbrook-based animal rescue service.  The event was held on the site of The Portland Company at 58 Fore Street. Jay … Continue reading →

Circuit Chautauquas, a/k/a culture under tents, were a major national cultural movement across rural America during the early 1900s.  The circuits brought education and entertainment to people who did not have access to them because of poor roads, unreliable cars … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The Abyssinian Meeting House won the lottery last night when the city council voted unanimously to award it $122,000 in CDBG-R funds it had requested to put a new roof on the historic building located at 75 … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The public is invited to attend a public hearing hosted by the Planning Board to consider a proposal by Waterville Triad LLC to build a  3-story condominium buiding with basement level parking at 29 Waterville Street.  Zoning for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken She was sitting at one of the picnic tables teaching children how to tie nautical knots.  There was a strong southerly wind at her back making it almost impossible to keep her hair from blowing across her … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The public is invited to a Gratitude Party hosted by Laura Fuller & Friends who want to thank everyone in person for supporting their recent three-week journey to an orphanage near Harare, Zimbabwe.  The journey to deliver clothes … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The ground fishermen testifying inside the Massachusetts Room were about as dismal as the inclement weather outside the Holiday Inn on Spring Street late yesterday afternoon.  A dozen or so fishermen offered their opinions to a panel … Continue reading →