Residents of Mexico get a chance to vote June 10 for reduced spending and lower property taxes. Last year, a tax cap was voted in, but was not implemented because the town manager and a majority of selectmen would not present a reduced budget. In fact, the budget was increased for this year. Residents need […]
June 2014
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Emotions will be close to the surface
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Justin Long, 36; Zachary Quinto, 37; Dana Carvey, 59; Dennis Haysbert, 60. Happy Birthday: Make this year count. Put discipline and education at the top of your list. Your enthusiasm, coupled with talent and tenacity, will lead to interesting prospects. Communicate from the heart, but don’t give in to pressure […]
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Despite exercises, woman has trouble getting up
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old white female, 5 feet, 5 inches tall (was 5 feet, 6 inches), weighing 170 pounds. Even though I use gym weight machines for upper and lower body three times a week, walk daily for two miles and spend 15 minutes on a motion trainer at the gym, I […]
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Forget, Forget to kick off Augusta concert series June 12
The five-member Portland-based band includes members from such popular groups as Grand Hotel, Worried Well, Will Gattis, Ramblin’ Red, and GinLab. Their sound is lush, expansive and multi-layered, yet it is crafted to be fundamentally accessible. It has been labeled as indie-rock and chamber pop, among other things. Forget, Forget’s debut album, “We are All,” […]
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Pascal Roge to join PSO in Portland for ‘American in Paris’ concert June 17
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra will take a look at France and the music it inspires with its final classical concert of the season, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17. The highlight of the concert is Gershwin’s An American in Paris. The concert will take place at Merrill Auditorium, led by PSO Maestro Robert […]
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Oxford Hills agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing on Entrance/Driveway Ordinance, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., conference room Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., conference room Wednesday Buckfield: RSU 10 Withdrawal […]
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Heavy metal wedding open to public in Auburn June 7
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. The wedding ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. with more music, food, and drinks until 1 a.m. Appearing at this event will be local bands Brand New Day, STD, and Culling The Herd along with metal powerhouse and the 2013 USA Xtreme […]
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Spoonmaker’s Diamond to perform at New Gloucester coffee house June 7
Music from the Balkans, through Turkey and Armenia, to the Middle East, and songs ranging from old to nearly new; from danceable and fun to deeply soulful will be performed by at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Village Coffee House, New Gloucester Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road. Band members include Joanne Rawlings-Sekunda […]