For two nights now the streets of Lewiston have not been lighted. This was due Sunday night to the fact that when the water wheel was started up, the gearing broke and the power could not be turned on. A crew of men worked Monday repairing the break and it was supposed that everything was […]

UNITY – The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is conducting an artwork contest for the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair. The selected artwork will be featured on the 2009 fair poster, T-shirts, other fair merchandise and promotional literature. The winning artist will receive $1,000.Each year, MOFGA invites Maine residents and MOFGA members (regardless of […]

LEWISTON – Captive Elements Art House will hold a silent auction art show titled “Night Falls” from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Fish Bones American Grill on Lincoln Street.The auction is open to the public and will benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger relief organization. Live entertainment will be provided […]

BATH – The Maine Jazz Alliance and the Chocolate Church Arts Center have teamed up to present the Latin jazz ensemble Enclave of Boston Saturday, June 7, as part of the annual fundraising LatinFest! event.Opening at 7 p.m. at the arts center will be Maine’s own Dos Canosos y Otros (Two Gray-Haired Guys & Others).Other […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The star of “Two and a Half Men” has moved on to marriage number three.Charlie Sheen tied the knot with fiancDee Brooke Mueller Friday night, said publicist Stan Rosenfield, who declined to give more details.The 42-year-old actor and Mueller, a real estate investor, have been engaged since last summer.“She’s just easy, […]

RUMFORD – The Rumford Public Library’s Children’s Theatre will hold auditions for “Re-Elect Prince Charming,” a funny, political thriller written by director Nancy Demings for the library’s Summer Fest. Auditions will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3-4. “This is my 10th and final year with the program,” said Demings, “and I wanted […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and several of their famous colleagues – including newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller – spread their wings Saturday night at the exclusive Butterfly Ball fundraiser benefiting Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps homeless men and women find jobs and homes.“We love it, and we really […]

PORTLAND – Lisa Williams, an internationally acclaimed medium and clairvoyant who communicates with loved ones and friends who have passed on to “the other side,” will be at the Merrill Auditorium Thursday, June 19.She will do readings for members of the audience. Purchasing a ticket does not guarantee a reading.Born in England, Williams was discovered […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Viewers who tune in the new Planet Green network expecting a sober documentary on the plight of the yellow-breasted whooping finch will be in for a surprise.Instead, they’ll see celebrities such as Tommy Lee, Ludacris, Tom Bergeron and Adrian Grenier – and absolutely no lectures, promises Eileen O’Neill, the network’s president.Planet […]

BETHEL, N.Y. – Jimi Hendrix’s dive-bombing guitar runs on “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Rain chants. Joe Cocker’s chicken strut. The love, mud and three days of music.The Woodstock experience is a museum piece now.The Museum at Bethel Woods opens June 2 on the site of the old dairy farm northwest of New York City that was […]