LEWISTON – Ray Cornils will perform a half-hour concert on the Casavant organ at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul beginning at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6. He is municipal organist for the city of Portland, a post which he has held since 1990. He presides over America’s first municipal organ, (101 ranks and […]

• Two big lumber and box mills, three two-story houses, hundreds of thousands of feet of stacked lumber. Such is a partial list of the property that disappeared in a tremendous vortex of smoke and flame, in an incredibly short time on Washington Street, Auburn, early Monday afternoon.• One of the most delicious, wholesome and […]

LEWISTON – Showcasing diverse styles and perspectives, “Different Voices” – part of the ongoing Bates Dance Festival – will feature modern, jazz and improvisational works by U.S., Indian and Asian artists in residence. “Different Voices” will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 7-8, in Schaeffer Theatre, 365 College St., Bates College. Performances […]

Reading books can be an unrivaled pleasure. Staring at them in piles around your home, not so much.Instead of storing those books spine-out, in a typical rectangular bookshelf, experts and designers recommend creative arrangements, re-imagined shelves and unconventional uses for bound volumes.To start, try organizing books by size and color instead of author, title or […]

Jimmy, born in 1994, is a handsome young man with a good sense of humor. He loves to play video games and his Game Boy. While he is more of an indoor kid, he does like to fish and “hang out” – passing a ball around or sitting in the yard. He is partial to […]

As I write today, we are all in the midst of a week of cloudy, dreary and down pouring weather. Oh well, it seems the brown-eyed Susans, the coneflowers and the peony poppies don’t mind as they are popping all about the landscape. And the toads are happy – really happy. I just got a […]

We know you and your kids want to beat this fiery monster called summer into cucumbery-cool submission. And you wanna do it without breaking a sweat. Your best defense? Water.For those without pools, we’ve rounded up seven water-soaked ways to cool down in your own backyard. Buy a kiddie pool and make monster bubbles Try […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Evangeline Lilly, 29; Tom Brady, 31; John McGinley, 49; Martin Sheen, 68 Happy Birthday: There is much that can be accomplished in the future if you forge ahead with confidence. You have the strength to face any challenge and go it alone. If you allow others to meddle, you will […]

The symptoms are often silent. Hand-wringing. Floor-pacing. Quiet tears. Obsessive thinking. Binge eating … or not eating at all.Anyone who has ever had a romantic relationship go sour knows the physical and emotional aftermath of a breakup.“Your whole world collapses,” said a New Orleans man in his mid-40s still reeling from the recent termination of […]

RANGELEY – Three very different properties will be featured in the Rangeley Friends of the Arts’ home and garden tour from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5. A reception and silent auction will follow at 4:15 p.m. at the Country Club Inn.Auction items include two season passes for the cross country ski center and […]