Movies: "The Great Gatsby"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 3:56pm

Poor F. Scott Fitzgerald. Kicked out of Princeton. Saw his early literary stardom go down the drain. Wife Zelda committed to various mental institutions. Dead of drink at the age of 44. And now director Baz Luhrmann has even taken away his authorship of one of the greatest American novels.

It’s true. As the new movie take on “The Great Gatsby” ends, we see the title page of the novel of the same title, attributed to the fictional character of Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire). No wonder Dorothy Parker commented at Fitzgerald’s funeral, “The poor son of a bitch.”

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Walking in the Woods

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 8:39am

Walking in the woods with my sister Debi. Something we both look forward to all year round. Serene, peaceful. Take a few moments to walk with us and leave all your worries behind. See more pictures.

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207 Sword swallower Roderick Russell

Submitted by Brett Whitmarsh - The Trendspotting Geek, Social Media Coordinator at WCSH/WLBZ

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 7:30pm

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GREATER PORTLAND DURING WORLD WAR II - TUESDAY, MAY 14 @ 7 PM

Submitted by Media Maven, History Blogger

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 1:35pm

GREATER PORTLAND DURING WORLD WAR II - TUESDAY, MAY 14 @ 7 PM

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Armed Forces Day open house - American Legion Post #164 Depot Rd Falmouth - Noon to 3 PM

Submitted by Media Maven, History Blogger

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 9:38am

Armed Forces Day open house - American Legion Post #164 Depot Rd Falmouth - Noon to 3 PM

MEMBERS OF THE FALMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL LEAD A PANEL DISCUSSION ON WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE 1940'S. PARTICIPATING WILL BE LONG TIME RESIDENTS MARY HONAN, HANNAH RUSSELL, DAVID MERRILL, FRED CHASE AND CAROL KAUFFMAN.

MEMORABILIA WILL BE DISPLAYED AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

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Windham man arrested after allegdly fleeing traffic stop

Submitted by Krister Rollins, smiling politely

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 11:55am

WINDHAM, Maine (AP) - A Windham man is facing charges after police say he fled a traffic stop and led officers on a high-speed chase that reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.

Police say it started at about 10:30 p.m. Monday when police tried to pull over a car for having a rear plate light out. The car instead sped away.

The car eventually got boxed in on a dead end, and the driver ran into the woods.

Police using dogs eventually flushed the man out of the woods and arrested him at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The man, identified as 33-year-old Matthew Higgins, was charged with eluding an officer, criminal speeding and driving to endanger.