Directors Florian Cossen and Katrin Gebbe give us an historical fantasy, full of diddling with that history, but still playing out in a glorious and glossy setting. Shot in Germany, where everything, outside of the big towns, is summer, verdant and lavish. “The Empress” is full of beautiful gardens, and people playing people who weren’t […]
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J.P. Devine: A bridge over troubled water
Bridges grand and small have long fascinated J.P. Devine, who turns his attention to the aging Ticonic Bridge that connects Waterville and Winslow.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: ‘Good-hearted’ Monmouth man known for helping others now needs a hand himself
Born with only one kidney that is now failing, Mike Snow, 60, is asking folks to get screened to see if they can be a living donor, not only for himself but for others waiting for an organ transplant, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Four hearts collide in ‘Sam & Kate’
Isn’t it nice, enjoying a soft, moving duo love story, without servings of the gratuitous mingling of bodies under soft percale sheets. Here in “Sam & Kate,” we savor a piece of cake with cracks of flawed icing giving us two veterans of movie history, the great Dustin Hoffman and still sparkling Sissy Spacek embracing […]
Posted inDana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Backyard Naturalist: ‘In such an ugly time’
News of the world’s weather this summer brings a level of dread that most poetry can do nothing about, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine
J.P. Devine Podcast: One of life’s constants — a barber named Joe
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On the Edge: Hail the barber
‘Joe’ the barber has been J.P. Devine’s constant hair-cutting companion over the years in more ways than one.
Posted inColumns, Community News, News
Wilton posts job listing to hire town manager
The Wilton Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously to post a listing for a town manager, beginning their search for current Town Manager Perry Ellsworth’s replacement.
Posted inColumns, Community News, News
Farmington university’s child education program to include infants and toddlers
The building at 274 Front St. will be the home of the nationally accredited Sweatt-Winter Early Care and Education program.