Movies: "Mud"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Monday, May 6th, 2013, 9:02am

“Mud” is the kind of movie people say Hollywood doesn’t make anymore: low-key, character-driven and featuring a solid cast. As a summer of bombastic blockbusters is about to bear down on us, it’s worth noting that there are still some decent American-made B-movies out there.

Set (and shot) along the banks of the Mississippi River in Arkansas, our story begins with two fourteen-year old boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan, “The Tree of Life”) and Neckbone (newcomer Jacob Lofland), who’ve discovered a motor boat hung up in a tree on a small, wooded island. But it turns out they’re not the only ones interested in the boat. Also on the island is a tattooed, gun-toting stranger who calls himself Mud (Matthew McConaughey, never better).

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Saturday, May 4th, 2013, 8:16am

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East Millinocket school board narrowly approves bond vote for high school

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Thursday, May 2nd, 10:48 pm

EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- By a narrow vote the town's school board put its support behind keeping Schenck High School open Thursday evening.

The board voted 3-2 in favor of recommending that a $1.8 million bond go to voters to help fund repairs to Schenck. The high school needs a new roof as well as a new gym floor.

East Millinocket also needs to raise about $4.4 million for next year to help fund the town's school system. Some town officials have spoken out against making the repairs. They say the town's mill rate is already likely to go up because of less anticipated revenue from the state.

Some students at Schenck who attended Thursday's meeting say they were happy with the board's decision.

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And the Food Was Amazing! Thank You Cancer Community Center

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 7:26am

And the Food Was Amazing! Thank You Cancer Community Center

I had such a great time last night! Here I am with Fran Seeley and Lisa Hachey at the Cancer Community Center in South Portland. Every year the Center honors its many volunteers and we were all on the guest list for the 2013 Recognition Reception. Read more.

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Depression in the Elderly

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 8:31am

As we grow older, lifestyle changes and personal losses can easily make us feel sad and depressed. Depression is not considered a normal part of aging, but University of Southern Maine professor Nancy Richeson, PhD, says for many reasons, depression in the elderly is common.

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8 Miles Apart: A Look Inside School Consolidation for the Katahdin Region

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Tuesday, April 30th, 8:06 pm

EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Consolidation between schools here and ones in the Millinocket school district has been a topic of discussion for years. Now with Schenck High School needing slightly more than $2 million in repairs, the issue is once again in the public eye.

This week school leaders in town will once again decide whether to ask voters to back a bond. East Millinocket school superintendent Quenten Clark says roughly $2.1 million is necessary to fix the roof at the high school as well as fix the gymnasium floor at Schenck and make the building more accessible for children with disabilities.

"I wouldn't say that this particular stuff that they're asking voters to vote on is a wish list," Clark said in an interview with NEWS CENTER in early March, "keeping a roof intact if you're going to keep a school here is pretty fundamental to the thing so I don't believe that the current proposal is a wish list at all."

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First Wind tries again for Bowers Mountain

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Tuesday, April 30th, 7:26 pm

LEE, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- First Wind is hoping for a second chance at developing a wind farm near Lee. The company has resubmitted an application to place sixteen turbines on top of Bowers Mountain. First Wind retracted the original proposal in 2011 after facing tough opposition.

Vice President of Development for First Wind Matt Kearns said, "What we really focused on with this application is making a smaller, better project that's responsive to some of the issues that were raised by the folks."

Tuesday the Maine Department of Environmental Protection began a two-day public hearing on the project. Members and supporters of First Wind will submit the new proposal and those opposing the wind farm will have the opportunity to ask questions and express concerns.

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