More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday.
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The Witches of 49 Franklin return for Halloween show
Do you have a silly aunt or grandmother that you just adore? Then you’ll love this Halloween event The Witches of 49 Franklin are ready to show you how to celebrate the season with lots of laughs, and Halloween fun starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 49 Franklin in Rumford. “Witches” is […]
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Drug used in diabetes treatment helped dieters shed 60 pounds on average, study finds
People with obesity or who were overweight lost at least a quarter of their body weight in the new study.
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Stephen Rubin, publisher of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and other blockbusters, dies at 81
He was a powerful and colorful presence for decades with a wide range of friends and colleagues, from Jacqueline Kennedy to Beverly Sills.
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Mark Goddard, star of 1960s sci-fi series ‘Lost in Space,’ dies at 87
Mark Goddard, the actor known for playing Maj. Don West in the campy, popular 1960s science fiction series “Lost in Space,” died of pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, at a hospice center in Hingham, Massachusetts, his wife, Evelyn Pezzluich, announced on Facebook. He was 87. Goddard was hospitalized with pneumonia days after celebrating his birthday, said […]
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Biden postpones trip to Colorado as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
The president’s decision reflects the competing pressure that he faces as he tries to manage bloody conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East, always one of the world’s most combustible regions.
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Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students
The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents’ concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.
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Pair of comedy shows coming to Great Falls Comedy Club
Welcome the return of Capital City Improv as they present Broski, Three Dude and Your Suggestions, featuring Greg Lambert, Nathan White, and Dennis Price at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, at the Great Falls Comedy Club. Host Nic Dufault presents headliner and New York comic Annick Adelle, one of the strongest crowd work talents. […]
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Duo to present jazz concert at Oasis of Music
The original and traditional jazz guitar music of John Smedley and bassist Tim Clough will be featured at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 18, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Smedley, a physics professor at Bates College, is well-versed in American jazz guitar, displaying influences from Joe Pass to Wes […]
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Wyman Township woman injured in Avon crash
Phillips firefighters extricated Melissa Doak, 44, from the car. She was taken by ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.