Bangor senior Aislyn Tkacs resigned herself to the fact that the pandemic had turned all her plans upside-down. Among the events she wouldn’t experience: senior prom.
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How Stephen King’s love of baseball helped generations of young Bangor athletes
As baseball season kicks off, we’re reflecting on the impact that Stephen King has had on Maine’s young baseball players.
Posted inOpinion Contributor
Snow days are the best part of winter. Students need them now more than ever.
“Shouldn’t we begin teaching them now that sometimes work — and school — can wait? Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should,” Sarah Smiley writes.
Posted inFree, Opinion, Opinion Contributor
Life during coronavirus is like experiencing 9/11 in reverse
Instead of moving forward and away from a shared horrific experience, we are moving toward one, wondering when it will hit.
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor
My son will come home, but something has changed
My son would come home for sure, but something was gone just the same, and that needed to be recognized.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Youth Sports
Bangor Little League grows by 20 percent, yet more funds are needed
Registration for Bangor West Side Little League is up 20 percent over a year ago.
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor
The law that gives the government control of men’s bodies
According to law, all men must register within 30 days of their 18th birthday.
Posted inArts & Culture
After 16 years and 900 columns, I’m moving on to the next chapter
As my role as “mother of young boys” slowly comes to an end, I find myself less excited about what adventure I’ll write about next and more excited about what my boys will do with their lives.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018: Tax bill imperils America, sharing Sarah Smiley’s journey, don’t get into teaching
Letters to the editor for Friday, Jan. 12, 2018: Tax bill imperils America, sharing Sarah Smiley’s journey, don’t get into teaching.
Posted inBangor, Living, News, State
Sarah Smiley shares her love affair with Maine in new book
“I couldn’t believe it took me 31 years to get to Maine,” Smiley said. “[It’s] the one place I really want to belong to.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Blogs and Columns, Living
Spending a night inside Bangor’s Hope House
“Drugs and alcohol are a major problem for the homeless population, but the tipping point for many of them is the same life challenges faced by people like you and me,” Sarah Smiley writes.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017: Expand Medicaid, York casino bad deal for Maine, Paradis for Belfast mayor
Letters to the editor for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017: Expand Medicaid, York casino bad deal for Maine, Paradis for Belfast mayor.
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
Sarah Smiley column to appear on new day
Editor’s Note: Starting this week, Sarah Smiley’s column will be published at bangordailynews.com every Tuesday and appear on Page B1 of the BDN each Wednesday. Robin Clifford Wood’s biweekly column, […]
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
What happened when I gave up dessert
Sarah Smiley: This year I learned I love desserts.
Posted inLiving, Next
This senior book group grapples with race relations, the horror of war
Birds sang sweetly and warm spring sunshine filtered through the trees outside the Eastern Area Agency on Aging one recent afternoon when a dozen women in their 60s and older gathered in a conference room to discuss race relations, the American transcendentalist movement and the horrors of war.
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
The Smiley boys talk favorite columns, previewing mom’s stories in this Q-and-A
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions Sarah Smiley receives regarding the boys, with her answers — and theirs!
Posted inBDN Maine
Hampden Academy first quarter honor roll
Hampden Academy First quarter honor roll Grade 12, high honors: Oliver Bois, Ethan Carreira, Liam Castrucci, Rose Chellis, Evan Cottle, Travis Czapiga, Megan Deans, Bryce DeRosby, Mercedes Dorr, Sara Economy, […]
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Feelings of not belonging in Maine are real
Sarah Smiley: Feelings of being “different” when you are new to Maine are not fiction. Neither is the immense sense of pride people have in this state — for good reason. But these divisions stymie growth and turn away people who will love Maine as much as we do.
Posted inBDN Maine
Hampden Academy quarter 3 honor roll
Grade 12, high honors: Katie Armstrong, Ella Baldwin, Abbie Bishop, Annika Bragg, Jacob Brown, Paige Chahley, Olivia Dunn, Grace Farrar, Brooklyn Fortin, Sarah Gardella, Taylor Gardner, Marion Glinski, Summer Kilgour, […]
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
To my son, peanut butter is green
Sarah Smiley: What else does my son think is green? I wondered. Turns out, quite a bit.
