This past Sunday, I stopped at Beale’s on Route 25 outside Gorham for a mocha fudge ice cream cone. After plunking down three bucks and leaving 50 cents in the tip jar, I strolled back to my vehicle to savor my purchase, thinking about how this summertime treat has been part of my life ever […]

You’re all set for a day at the beach or on the boat. Snacks and beverages are packed, towels are tucked into your tote bag and you’ve got sunglasses and a book or two to browse.Is your protective sunscreen in there, too? Hopefully it is. Your skin is something you really want to protect from […]

A group of enthusiastic women went shopping recently, finding all sorts of fashionable outfits.What’s so unusual about that?For one, they took away armloads of clothing. For another, they didn’t spend a dime.This is shop until you drop with a twist.They were members of a local Weight Watchers group participating in a clothing swap – a […]

PORTLAND – Josh Blue – winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and known as the “comedian who puts the cerebral in cerebral palsy” – will perform Saturday, June 21, at the South Portland Auditorium.The 8 p.m. show will benefit Northeast Hearing and Speech Center Inc., a nonprofit speech and hearing center that has served Maine […]

TOPSHAM – The Oratorio Chorale, under the direction of Peter Frewen, invites singers to audition for its 2008-2009 season.Three sets of auditions will be held throughout the summer.Auditions will take place 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 19; 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 23; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. All […]

PORTLAND – Watercolors by artist and author Doris Anne Holman, who taught at Cottrell School for 20 years and at Monmouth Middle School for seven, are on display through June at The Gallery at Longfellow Square.“Watercolors Runs” achieves what the show’s name suggests – Holman’s washy and vibrant watercolors run down the pictures in impressionistic […]

Commander Peary with his daughter Marie arrived in Portland Thursday morning from New York. They were met at the Union Station by his wife and son. The party left the city immediately for Eagle Island. Mr. Peary said he did not care to be interviewed about his plans for the next trip in search of […]

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PORTLAND – Four-time Grammy winner Lyle Lovett and His Band will perform in concert Thursday, June 26, at Merrill Auditorium.Reserved seats are $60.50 and $65.50. Tickets may be purchased at PortTix, the Merrill Auditorium box office, at 20 Myrtle St. from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; by calling 842-0800; and online at www.porttix.com.For […]

CARTHAGE – New England Celtic Arts will host Michael Black, a member of Ireland’s foremost family of song, Thursday, June 19, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center.Shay, Michael and Martin, along with their sisters, Mary and Frances, have been performers all their lives. Both parents were singers. Dad, Kevin, was an accomplished piper, fiddler and […]