Life & Culture

When you get to my age, the music of your youth is not only nostalgic but a vivid reminder of better times and a simpler life. For me, the ’60s were filled with some of my favorite songs and artists so when I heard that a stage show/concert was coming to the Waterville Opera House […]

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April 20, 1984: Cony chess team raking in all the awards, closure of portion of Hatch Hill landfill may not cost as much as predicted, and Richmond Days may not be doomed after all

‘The Sixties Show’ travels back in time

April 19, 1968: Augusta woman gets $15,000 in alienation of affections suit, value of chamber of commerce stressed at Skowhegan session, and about 200 Maine high school students at UMaine for 65th Maine High School Festival

April 18, 2000: Opposition to planned Manchester retail nursery blooms, recycled materials in Augusta could help power local fuel mill, and Maine fire crews are short of volunteers

April 17, 1975: 250 senior citizens attend special clinic at Winslow church, Waterville school board & city council clash over 1975 school budget, and Freedom train comes to Maine

Little Lad’s will pop into new markets with national expansion

Maine Gardener: And so it begins

Maine’s seaweed industry is growing, and that’s a reason to celebrate

April 16, 1980: Investigators continue probing burned-out Service Merchandise store in Augusta, Kennebec County tax rate set, and national cinema chain eyeing new movie theater off Community Drive in Augusta

April 15, 1953: Heavy snow, wind storm damages power & telephone lines in central Maine, fire chiefs statewide oppose sale of fireworks in Maine, and four-day Colby College convocation begins