Dick Matthews is a former newspaperman, a freelance feature writer, and an occasional editor. He edited Hell is So Green, a WWII memoir, and is the author of Notes from an Innkeeper's Journal, a book recounting his and his wife's five-year stint as B&B owners.
By Dick Matthews PHILLIPS – Phillips’ steam engine is back. Amid the plaudits and encouragement of some 40 fans and spectators, the newly repaired locomotive, Monson No. 3, was off-loaded from a…
By Dick Matthews PHILLIPS – At Ambleside in Phillips they’ve turned the clock back to the 1880s. Ambleside, a stately, three-story brick home, was built alongside the Sandy River by Seward Dill,…
By Dick Matthews PHILLIPS – The Phillips Public Library threw a surprise party last week for Winona Davenport. The Tribute to Winona Day was held to recognize her many years of volunteer…
By Dick Matthews PHILLIPS – The Phillips Area Community Center launches its second season of internationally-known Celtic bands, beginning with a concert on April 25. Organized in cooperation with Phill MacIntyre of…
PHILLIPS - Old photographs, dated postcards, stories she heard around town, research at the library and the historical society, just growing familiar with the village – all were inspirations for Sonia Guy.…