Ellis Island has the mystique of being the premier port of entry for immigrants. But many of the stories about the island have no foundation in fact. If you think your ancestors entered the U.S. through Ellis Island, you could be right — or are you?
July is National Grange Month. Yet many people today are unfamiliar with the Grange and the debt society owes this organization.
As we, as a County people, emerge from the clutches of COVID, I find myself challenged to reflect upon what was lost and what was gained over the months of mourning and method whether mental or physical.
As the most unusual session of the Legislature in many years ends, Republicans in the Maine State Senate have a lot to reflect on.
As the weather has warmed, a familiar problem has been revealed — litter. Litter at some of our recycling igloo locations has become a significant issue, and one that we are asking for the public’s help with.
J’ commence quissement a croire que la frontière international pourais ouvrir un jour. Ca fait tellement longtemps qu’ont a pas cousiné d’un bôrd a l’autre.
Summer has begun and the mosquitoes and black flies are feasting on everyone. Thanks to COVID-19 issues there are problems with the supply of blood and blood products. And for the first time this year, the flyswatter has assumed its position as an office staff member.
What does a diamond symbolize in the world we live in today? Wealth? Power? The flaunting of a societal position or booming success? Does the size of the diamond increase with the intensity of the commitment? Is it a gauge that measures the potency of love?
About one-third of the houses in Maine were built before 1950 giving Maine the eighth oldest housing stock in the United States. Presque Isle, originally known as Fairbanks Mills, was settled in 1828.
Imagine what it would be like if Court Street was suddenly devoid of trees? Or what it would be like to listen to McGill’s Community Band play without the added beauty of Monument Park’s majestic maples? Both would have consequences other than lack of aesthetic value.
