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Gray matters — Words from a working mom
By Tanya Mitchell - May 02Over the last eight years since my fantastic son, Shane, came into my life, there have been a fair amount of occasions when I have been made to ...
School scoop - My afternoon with the first grade
By Mariah Albanese - Apr 22As part of a psychology service-learning and research assignment, I went to Stockton Springs Elementary School to observe how operant conditioning ...
School scoop -- In March, we're all mad here
By Mariah Albanese - Apr 08March Madness hits Searsport On Friday, March 29, students and teachers of Searsport District High and Middle School scrambled together in the gym ...
View from the center - Evolving ideas
By Shawn Adams - Mar 28On March 14 myself and fellow reentry center resident Jason Martin were invited to join in on a discussion at Belfast City Hall that was led by ...
Gray Matters – A year of unexpected gifts
By Tanya Mitchell - Mar 21It’s been about a year since I went home on a Friday night and instead of preparing to cover my first town meeting for 2012, I was mourning the ...
School scoop — Have you met Kean?
By Mariah Albanese - Mar 14One interesting kid Kean Ripley, seventh grader at Searsport District Middle School says he actually likes school and enjoys going to see his ...
School scoop - Night of the arts
By Mariah Albanese - Mar 01Students of the Belfast Area High School National Art Honor Society put together their second annual art show Wednesday, Feb. 6, with demonstration...
Gray Matters — Winter weary
By Tanya Mitchell - Feb 21Monday afternoon, my coworker Pam reminded us all that the official start of spring — at least according to the calendar — was just 29 days ...
View from the center - What it's all about
By Shawn Adams - Feb 12My name is Shawn Adams, and I have been a resident at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center in Belfast for the last several months. A couple ...
Gray Matters - Talkin' shirt
Jan 24I was recently invited to join an old friend for an evening of dancing, an invitation I immediately and enthusiastically accepted. Being a working ...
View from the center — A bump in the road
By Shawn Adams - Apr 25The end is near! Not the end of times, but the end of my time at the Reentry Center. I arrived here Aug. 8 of last year with a plan. A plan to ...
View from the center — The long road ahead
By Shawn Adams - Apr 11Jason Martin has a long and checkered past. By the age of 18 he had been arrested for operating after suspension and three theft charges. He was ...
Gray Matters - Getting to the bottom of this
By Tanya Mitchell - Apr 04With town meeting season coming to a close, I have been reminded of a common occupational hazard that we reporters encounter on a regular basis — ...
School scoop - Fun facts, psychology and shout outs
By Mariah Albanese - Mar 28When Birthdays Grant Wishes Happy birthday to Carl Farrar (March 15) and Matteo Albanese (March 22). Many birthdays are original. Some people ...
View from the center — Reentry + education = success
By Shawn Adams - Mar 14Education is a word that can have many different definitions, but the one that I like the most is this one: The act or process of imparting or ...
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Camden First Aid a special part of the community
By Samantha Clark - Mar 14Many of you reading this don't know me. I am not from "around here." My name is Samantha Clark. I am a nationally registered paramedic, with an ...
View from the center — The act of serving
By Shawn Adams - Feb 28For this week's topic I would like to talk about community service and what it means to me. But before I do so, I would like to point out the ...
School scoop — Saving the 'Snack Shack'
By Mariah Albanese - Feb 14“I think that all the athletes are aware, from the exterior appearance, that the stand is not a building that elicits pride. It is actually quite ...
Gray Matters – A mother’s sacrifice
By Tanya Mitchell - Feb 06A couple of weeks ago, my son, Shane, asked if he could have his best friend, Danny, over for a Saturday of foam sword fighting, Nerf gun shooting ...
School scoop -- Snack shack and a show
By Mariah Albanese - Jan 14Members of the Belfast Area High School Booster Club are winding up their last couple of years raising funds to replace the concession stand at ...
