I can’t remember the last time I paid to see one movie twice. (Serious movie fans are perhaps laughing.) But in the last few weeks I bought tickets to “They Shall Not Grow Old,” film director Peter Jackson’s documentary commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I.

Puritan Medical Products, a Guilford-based global manufacturer of single-use products will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019. Puritan’s management team attributes “innovation, evolution, and authenticity” to the longevity of the organization, which originated from humble beginnings in 1919 as the Minto Toothpick & Specialty Company.

If you are looking for a fun activity for your child to do during February school vacation My Wild Fern Studio will be hosting its fourth art camp from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Feb. 18 (with guests Dittany Dyes teaching fiber arts), Tuesday, Feb. 19, and Wednesday, Feb. 20.

Foxcroft Academy sophomore Lucas Ames is thriving with a more unique athletic combination -- basketball and wrestling.

On Jan. 31, the Dexter Public Health Association received a generous donation of new, warm socks from the Maine Senior Corps to distribute to older adults in need.

Genevieve Sturtevant receives a commemorative blanket from Aaron Thomas, administrator of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center in Dover-Foxcroft, for her 100th birthday.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for December, from left, grade 9: Nathan Schobel, grade 10: Olivia Peakes, grade 11: Stephen Thomas, and grade 12: Hunter Speed.

Every morning at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford, my colleagues and I can be found in the hallways at 10 minutes to 8 greeting every student who passes by while discussing school issues and activities for the upcoming day. While many of our students regularly walk this hallway on their way to first period, a growing subset of our population is often not in the hall in the morning, routinely missing classes, and falling further and further behind their peers. It is an existential and worsening problem in American schools.

The day before the Super Bowl this year, my oldest son -- who is going to be 12 this month -- and I were in the car, talking about the upcoming game. He mentioned to me that "nobody wanted the Patriots to win."

Gov. Janet Mills has set a blistering pace on a lot of big policy matters since taking office last month, including moving quickly to expand access to health care to more than 70,000 people.