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Award-winning journalist and mystery writer Gerry Boyle to speak at Bailey Public Library
Award-winning journalist and mystery writer Gerry Boyle will will discuss his fascination with murder and mayhem in Maine and the reasons why he thinks the state is the perfect stage for crime fiction at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. Having just released the 13th book in his […]
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UMF spotlights award-winning author Emerson Whitney in Visiting Writer Series
Memoirist and poet Emerson Whitney joins the Visiting Writers Series as the second reader of the 2023/24 season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by […]
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Mid Coast Hospital offering overdose-reversing med to new mothers
Maine set a record for drug overdose deaths in 2022, and hospital officials said they are trying new approaches to stem the tide.
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Bowdoin International Music Festival launches series with Ying Quartet
A three-concert series presented by the Bowdoin International Music Festival will feature performances by the Ying Quartet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, Feb. 12, and April 29, at Nomad Pizza in Brunswick. The series follows two popular events at Nomad Pizza during last year’s Bowdoin International Music Festival. “Our continued partnership with Nomad […]
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Yard Sauce trio to perform benefit concert at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
A Shaker Meeting Room series benefit concert featuring Jeff Christmas, Chris Moore, and Mitch Reed – also known as Yard Sauce – an acoustic, folk, and Americana Maine-based trio, will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, at the Brick Dwelling House at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. Their live concerts […]
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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment coming – but it won’t be as big as this year’s
Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday.
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In Bankman-Fried trial, Caroline Ellison offers explosive testimony
Ellison revealed in the months before FTX’s bankruptcy, Bankman-Fried traveled to the Middle East to meet with Mohammed, the Saudi crown prince, to raise money to cover Alameda’s loans and investments.
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Used car and airline prices signal inflation is here to stay
A surge in used car prices during the pandemic helped kick off the inflationary cycle.
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NLDS: Harper homers twice as Phils crush Braves 10-2 for 2-1 series lead in NLDS
Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each homer twice as Philadelphia moves a win away from the NLCS.