Scott Monroe

Kennebec Journal / Morning Sentinel

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Published
August 25, 2020

Waterville’s Temple Academy clashes in court with former parent over a decade of protesting

Tim White testified in court Tuesday that his First Amendment rights of free speech were at stake, while the private Christian school contended that White’s actions were harassment.
Published
August 23, 2020

J.P. Devine: Let me count the ways

An ode by J.P. Devine to the dear mask, on how we love and die in our times.
Published
August 16, 2020

J.P. Devine: We gotta get outta here

Thinking of all the places he’s been, and how badly he wanted to leave, J.P. Devine muses on the only other destination available right now.
Published
August 9, 2020

J.P. Devine: The music of summer

Sports, especially baseball, is the music of the season; love songs from the bleachers, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
August 2, 2020

J.P. Devine: Remembering Olivia

A chance meeting at night with famed actress Olivia Mary De Havilland inside a bookstore remains a powerful memory for J.P. Devine.
Published
July 27, 2020

Freedom to protest takes center stage in decade-long dispute between Waterville Christian school, parent of former student

Temple Academy in Waterville is seeking a new protection from harassment order from the district court against Tim White, who has been protesting outside the school for 10 years after his son was expelled.
Published
July 19, 2020

J.P. Devine: Whaddyagonnado with all this food?

After acquiring a plethora of Rice Krispies and cream-style corn, J.P. Devine ponders possible recipes and the mysterious absence of wedding soup.
Published
July 12, 2020

J.P. Devine: What did you say?

Tracing his own family’s hearing difficulties, J.P. Devine is thinking about age-related problems and patching things up.
Published
July 10, 2020

Skowhegan man pleads guilty to what judge calls ‘horrifying’ central Maine shooting spree

Dana Dasilva, 26, will serve at least five years and one day in prison, plus five years of probation, following the guilty pleas to firing upon four homes in January.
Published
June 28, 2020

J.P. Devine: Masks for a new play called life

Musings on masks — both real and metaphorical — have J.P. Devine thinking about what we choose to wear during the grand production of our lives.