His real name was Frank “Rocky” Fiegel.
POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN
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Charlie and Penny Crockett
There are more devices in Mainers’ lives than ever. No one knows where they end up.
Fifteen years into what has been hailed as one of the nation’s best e-waste recycling programs, many questions remain.
Vintage Maine High School Basketball 2001 : Camden Hills Boys vs. Winslow 2/2/2001
Watch this Vintage Maine Boys High School Basketball Game between the Windjammers of Camden Hills and the Black Raiders of Winslow. This game was played at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport, Maine on February 2, 2001. The starters for the Windjammers were Nick Wilson, Tyler Warren, Grant Lippman, Brian Fitzpatrick, and John Knutson. the straters for theBlack Roaders were Patrick Dempsey, Micker Grant, Nat Bouton, Luke Crumbull, and Mike Hughes.
My only regret is EVs weren’t available in Maine years earlier
Better torque, smoother ride, less maintenance and, of course, low emissions put a history of gas-powered vehicles in the rear-view mirror.
WEEK 88 – COVID-19 RANDOM NOTES WHILE SHELTERING IN PLACE
By Phyllis Merrimann --- The Buzz The Village Soup reported a dozen households severely impacted by the Halloween storm. In actuality, at least two-dozen homes’ basements were damaged with water and mud along with an unknown number of water-damaged vehicles. As we...
Dear Friends: Seasons Greetings From Rockport
Dear Friends, Yesterday we had our first snow…not much, but it sure is pretty and it nicely sets the tone of the next month or so. On Thanksgiving evening the star was once again lit atop nearby Mt. Battie. This wonderful tradition dates back over forty years;...
Vintage Maine Girls High School Basketball Game: Camden-Rockport vs. Winslow 12/18/1998
Watch this Vintage Maine Girls High School Basketball game between the Windjammers of Camden-Rockport and the Black Raiders of Winslow. This game was played at Camden-Rockport High School on December 18, 1998. The starters for Coach Jay Carlsen’s Windjammers were Anna Sommo, Sarah Dailey, Megan Cressler, Megan Bedford, and Becca Neville. The starters for Coach Jim Poulin’s Black Raiders were Amy Carlsen, Christy Farron, Tracie Sylvester, Heather Robbins, and Heather Vigue. The play-by-play announcers were Charlie Crockett and Don Palmer. The sports videographer was Penny Crockett.
Keeping a culture alive, one drumbeat at a time
The Thunder Women of the Passamaquoddy tribe aren’t just honoring ancestors, they’re healing their community and themselves.
Week 87 — COVID-19 RANDOM NOTES WHILE SHELTERING
Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for vaccines. Some parents cannot wait to have their children vaccinated. Others are still leery. Epidemiologists and scientists are urging vaccines for this age group. 750,000 Americans have now died of Covid. Wasn’t it just last week the number was 500,000? Unvaccinated are the hardest hit.
The trenches along the South Main Street RR tracks that rattled every vehicle that had to cross have finally been paved. With apologies to Jerry Lee Lewis:
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Finally, a News Article That Calls It Like It Is
Click on READ MORE below to see what it is. And look at the publisher at the top. You might be surprised.