The museum commissioned a painting to illuminate sparse records.
Arts & Entertainment
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Twisted Tales and Tragic Deaths at Lewiston cemetery
Participants visited the crypt and other spooky spots during a fundraiser Thursday for Riverside Cemetery. Staff photos by Russ Dillingham.
After 20 years, ‘American Idol’s’ Julia Gagnon found a brother she had never met
The former ‘American Idol’ finalist began looking for her brother after her birth mother died in Guatemala in 2024. The search ended with a joyful reunion in North Carolina last week.
How Hallowell’s clerk got Warren Zevon into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Lisa Gilliam has been a fan for decades, and her social media efforts helped propel the late singer and songwriter into musical immortality.
A new stamp honors Maine writer Sarah Orne Jewett
The South Berwick native is best known for her 1896 novel ‘The Country of the Pointed Firs.’
Meet the Mainers who choreograph kisses and hugs – and sex
Intimacy director, a job that’s less than a couple decades old in film and theater, is becoming part of more local productions, helping to make potentially awkward or traumatic moments safe and predictable for the actors.
Mystery Photo for Nov. 2, 2025
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
Andrew Zimmern makes an impromptu food crawl through Portland
The celebrity chef took an emotional trip down Memory Lane.
Read ‘Cling,’ a poem by Carl Little
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
‘A New Home,’ an award-winning play about Lewiston, updated to include immigrants, mass shooting
The musical about Lewiston’s history will be performed at Lewiston Middle School for the next two weekends starting Thursday.