BLUE HILL — One might think that, as he closes in on his 80th birthday, Noel Paul Stookey would be content to kick back, relax and take a contemplative view of a musical career that has spanned six decades. But on a November afternoon, sitting in the kitchen of his South Blue Hill home with …
When one thinks about it, there’s a good explanation why millions of Donald Trump supporters cannot acknowledge that scarcely a day goes by when he doesn’t disgrace the office he now holds. Were they to acknowledge that disgrace, it would call into question their faulty judgment, and they simply cannot tolerate that thought. Only when …
BANGOR — With a 26-point effort from junior guard Taylor Schildroth and 15 rebounds and 12 blocked shots by junior center Max Mattson, the George Stevens Academy boys’ basketball team finally broke open a seesaw game in the fourth quarter and downed Fort Fairfield 59-45 for the Class C North title Saturday at the Cross …
BANGOR — Faced with the toughest defense they saw all season, the George Stevens Academy girls came up three points short in their bid for the Class C championship game Saturday night at the Cross Insurance Center. The swarming defense of the Dexter Tigers prevented the second-seeded Eagles from mounting any consistent offensive flow, limiting them …
By Hugh Bowden Do you sometimes wonder what’s wrong with much of the national news media — and the American public it purports to serve? Maybe this sums it up: The following headline came across our Internet news feed on a recent Saturday night: “Amber and Johnny’s divorce explodes: Everything you need to know.” We …
BREWER — For the fourth time in five years, the Bucksport Golden Bucks have won the Class C regional softball title and will advance to Saturday’s state championship competition against Madison set for 12:30 p.m. at St. Joseph College in Standish. Sophomore righthander Katelin Saunders retired the fourth-seeded Mattanawcook Academy Lynx in order in six …
Sometimes classical, sometimes bluesy, sometimes jazzy and always exquisitely beautiful. That’s the original music produced by pianist Scott Cleveland of Brooklin on his new recording titled “Short Pieces for Solo Piano.” Cleveland graduated in 1976 from the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, which can boast alumni who collectively have won more than 250 …
Longtime Ellsworth boys’ soccer coach Brian Higgins announced his retirement from coaching soccer to the team on Tuesday.
ELLSWORTH — When Harold White Jr. died peacefully at his home here Saturday at the age of 80, Ellsworth lost a man who made his mark on local education and had a lifetime love for and involvement in local sports. Known to most friends and acquaintances simply as “Tug,” he attended Ellsworth High School and …
BANGOR — As a practical matter, Tuesday’s Northern Maine Class C basketball quarterfinal between the George Stevens Academy Eagles and the Fort Kent Warriors at the Cross Insurance Center was over almost from the start as GSA romped to a 73-28 victory. The eighth-ranked Warriors jumped in front when senior guard Ryan Chasse scored the …
TRENTON — Multimedia artist Bruce Cassaday is something of a Renaissance man. He’s a consummate professional photographer and a self-taught jazz musician, equally at home with a camera or a trumpet in hand. The Trenton artist also is a teacher who has spent years conducting photography classes for individuals and businesses, and providing special education …
ELLSWORTH — When it comes to singing and playing authentic blues music in Maine, nobody does it better than Derrick Semler. At the age of 65, the singer, guitarist and songwriter draws on a lifetime of experience in American blues. He honed his guitar and vocal chops playing smoke-filled bars and dance halls back in …
