Every time we hear the story of Pfc. Andrew Small, we marvel. Ambushed while on patrol in Afghanistan in August 2006, wounded, and outnumbered, Small stood up and provided vital covering fire for his fellow soldiers until they were able to move to safety.
Characters of the County: Checking Up with Dr. Allan ‘Chip’ Teel
Dr. Allan “Chip” Teel, of Nobleboro, has been enriching the lives of people of all ages for a long time.
SBS Gazette
On Thursday, May 1, in celebration of Space Week, South Bristol School third through eighth graders went to the Cole Land Transportation Museum and the Challenger Learning Center.
Paper Pets: The Lifesaving Power of Star Wars
Star Wars saved my life.
TAKE IT SLOW
It’s no secret many of us look forward to this time of year, viewing the fresh air and plentiful sunshine as a reward for shoveling snow and avoiding ice patches on sidewalks. Along with the shift in weather, there comes the annual uptick in visitors to the Pine Tree State.
Characters of the County: Looking Ahead with Liliana Thelander
With her youngest son headed off to college in the fall, Liliana Thelander finds herself with a rare moment to think about her next move.
News Along the Way Good Works
Author Joan Chittister writes that “equality and community, service and mutual support takes many forms … Simply staying close to the mechanical functions of what it means to get through a day — running the vacuum, washing the dishes, shoveling the snow, doing the laundry, peeling the vegetables, cleaning out the car, making the bed, bathing the children — keeps us all, men and women, aware of the struggles embedded in every dimension of life. It makes us aware of the burdens carried by those around us, in the family and the neighborhood whose full lives we would otherwise never know. It gives us a sense of what it means to be a fully human human being. That kind of shared work makes a family a family and a community a community.”
In Nature
Invasive plants? Weeds? What’s the difference?
A MOTHER’S LOVE
Growing up, I often thought my mom was a superhero. As an adult, I still think that.
Characters of the County: Wherever Wendy Pieh Goes, Community is Close Behind
Leadership looks different on everyone. For Wendy Pieh, the Bremen Select Board chair, cashmere farmer, and former Canada Outward Bound Wilderness School program director, that look involves a lot of trust and community building.
Bringing Food Home A Visit To Pemaquid Falls Farm
If you have driven out the Pemaquid peninsula in the past several years, you probably have noticed the sweet yellow farmhouse and busy fields across from Bristol Area Library.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Some intersections are more complicated than others.
Characters of the County: Being Honest and Transparent with Aaron Smith
Visitors to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset come from all corners of the state, from every kind of background, for all sorts of reasons, almost always involving some form of legal trouble. Since 2015, every single one of them has shared one thing in common: in one form or another they have all passed through the administrative hands of Cpl. Aaron Smith.
ROADMAP TO THE FUTURE – PART 2: EXPENSES
And then there were two.
At the start of this year, there were four newspaper-printing facilities in Maine. The largest facility is located in South Portland and prints all of the daily papers in the state as well as quite a few of the weeklies. The other three include a small black ink-only press in Lincoln, the Ellsworth American’s facility in downtown Ellsworth, and our press here in Newcastle.
