Judy Glickman Lauder’s book of photography, ‘Beyond the Shadows,’ brings together 30 years of her imagery from her travels through Europe.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
U.S. prosecutors instruct U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, clergy to preserve records on sexual abuse
Investigators expand their inquiry into predatory behavior beyond Pennsylvania dioceses.
Former ‘Mad Men’ actress embraces role as teenage witch ‘Sabrina’
Kiernan Shipka, best known as Sally Draper, is already filming Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.’
Busy Philipps finds way to stand out is by being herself
The actress addresses life events such as abortion and marital issues in her New York Times best-selling book, ‘This Will Only Hurt a Little.’
Vatican rethinking priest celibacy
The church is laying the groundwork for formal debate on opening up the priesthood to married men in parts of the world where clergy are scarce.
Indonesia court upholds blasphemy sentence
A woman is serving 18 months in prison after complaining about the volume of a mosque’s loudspeakers.
Pope summons bishops to U.S. retreat on clergy sex abuse
The historic seven-day spiritual retreat will be at Mundelein Seminary in suburban Chicago in January.
Augusta councilors, farmer relish food sovereignty proposal
Food producers could sell directly to their customers without state regulation if the council adopts the proposal.
Conservatives push back on sick-leave laws
In the last three years, a dozen states have banned localities from passing paid leave requirements.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The House on Perry Street’ and ‘Midcoast Maine in World War II’
Agnes Bushell’s 12th novel is “a matriarchal epic” and Margaret Shiels Konitzky gives us an excellent history of the midcoast’s effort during World War II