With over 100 films to his credit and four Academy Award Nominations, actor Willem Defoe has had a long and very successful career in Hollywood. But did you know that he also has spent time in Maine for decades? I know, because I had an encounter with him more than 35 years ago.
Back in the late 80s, I worked at Smith's Shop 'n Save in Oxford which was in the current location of Flagship Cinema in the Oxford Plaza. I worked there as a bagger and cashier in high school and when home on break from college. Shop 'n Save was the only grocery store within about a 30 mile radius, so people from a good chunk of Oxford County would shop there.