LEWISTON — The next La Rencontre at L/A’s Gendron Franco Center will feature two popular local singers Performing show tunes. Emily Flynn, Jordan Payne Hay and Paul G. Caron will present the program at the next La Rencontre (the gathering), starting at 11:25 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. The cost of the meal and the programs is […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Steve Scarfo at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Maine Event Comedy presents 20-year comedy veteran Steve Scarfo at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. Jody Sloane will be the evening’s featured comedian along with host Mark Turcotte. Scarfo, a veteran of the Boston comedy scene, was noticed by The Boston Globe at his first […]
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Maine corn growers stand out in national contest
WALDO — Maine corn grain growers saw their highest yields in the 2018 National Corn Growers Association yield contest, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Rick Kersbergen, who supervises the contest with UMaine Extension associate professor Caragh Fitzgerald. “2018 proved to be an exceptional year for corn growers,” Kersbergen says. “With a long, warm […]
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Email address correction; updating video technology
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the Jan. 1 Sun Spots about John Murphy Homes accepting trophies to reuse, I tried emailing them at the address you listed to inquire about plaques and the email came back as undeliverable. You may want to verify their email address. — No name, no town ANSWER: What would I do without […]
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Aries: Listen carefully to instructions
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Gaby Hoffmann, 37; Sarah Polley, 40; Genevieve Padalecki, 38; Shirley Bassey, 82. Happy Birthday: Consider all your options and reconnect with people who can help you reach your objective. Only take on what matters to you, and refuse to let anyone manipulate you with information that is not genuine or […]
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Diet soda not a magic bullet for weight loss
DEAR DR. ROACH: My family members drink mega amounts of diet pop, including the kids, ranging from age 3 to age 10. All the adults have serious weight problems. They say they have to drink something besides water. What comments do you have? — A.H. ANSWER: There remains a controversy about the effect of diet […]
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CLT's 'Lend Me A Tenor' opens Jan. 11
AUBURN — There will be laughs aplenty at the L/A Community Little Theatre (CLT) when “Lend Me A Tenor” opens Friday, Jan. 11. Twenty-five years after it last produced this show, CLT is proud to bring back this Ken Ludwig tour de force under the direction of Mitchell Clyde Thomas. “I chose ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ […]
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The irrational allergy to the wall
It’s a wonder that Democrats haven’t staked out a negotiating position demanding the destruction of already-existing barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Their opposition to President Donald Trump’s border wall (or, more properly, his so-called wall) is now so total as to be nearly indistinguishable from opposition to any serious infrastructure at the border at all. […]
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Somali musician featured at this week's Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — Local singer Hadith Bani-Adam will bring his traditional and newer songs, accompanied by the instrument the oud, to this week’s Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Bani-adam, a native of Somalia, learned to play and sing at a young age the poetic love songs […]
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Local roundup: Spencer Strong’s 30 points pace Oxford Hills boys past Lewiston
Hassan Hussein scores 21 for Blue Devils in loss.