AUBURN – Phil House will play old-time favorites at the Sweethearts Sing-Along at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the First Universalist Church of Auburn.This nostalgic show will feature songleader Nina Lindley and the Maine Event Barbershop Quartet. Lyrics will be provided.Proceeds will benefit the organ maintenance fund at the church, where House recently marked […]

PORTLAND – Singer/songwriter Bob McKillop is a well-known face on the local music scene. He is the founder and editor of MaineFolkMusic.com; he has leadership positions with both the Portland Music Foundation and the Maine Songwriters Association; he is a regular host on the city’s open-mic circuit, and he is a tireless writer and promoter […]

LOS ANGELES – Hunched at the bottom of a staircase on a bustling movie set, Jeff Daniels practices his second voice.His hands speak loudly as he rehearses sign language for “Sweet Nothing in My Ear,” a Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm about a married couple torn apart when their young son loses his ability to […]

NEW YORK (AP) – How will perceptions of Katie Couric as a lame duck affect the “CBS Evening News”?There are growing feelings within CBS News that if Couric’s ratings don’t significantly improve, she might leave her anchor position after the election or inauguration of a new president. Her contract ends in 2011.Speculation about her future […]

NEW YORK (AP) – “How I Met Your Mother” star Neil Patrick Harris wants to set the record straight: “Britney did a great job on the show.”“In fact, we are all hoping that she returns rather soon to reprise her role,” he said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly’s web site about Spears’ cameo on […]

STORY SO FAR: With Lisa paying more attention to him, Aaron is feeling better. His mood plummets, however, when he hears the hum and throb of an approaching motorboat. Is it the Sea Wolf? We knew that sound by now. The Sea Wolf was somewhere behind us, and gaining steadily. Sound travels far, out on […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kyle Howard, 30; Rick Schroder, 38; Garry Kasparov, 45; Saundra Santiago, 51Happy Birthday: You have love and romance heading your way. Let everyone do his or her own thing so you are free and clear to do the same. This year isn’t about control but rather about finding your own […]

Last fall, I was invited by a good friend to join a Bunco group in Lewiston/Auburn. According to my American Heritage dictionary bunco is “a swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated.” But that is not what I do when I get together with 12 fabulous women once a month for a Friday night […]

As a population, Americans are becoming more allergic, and scientists don’t know why.The incidence of food allergies has skyrocketed, doubling in the last 10 years. One in 25 Americans has a food allergy, and for children younger than 3, the ratio is 1 in 17.“All types of allergies are increasing,” said Anne Munoz-Furlong, founder and […]

You see it in brochures for model homes and hear it from real estate agents trying to seal the deal: Lots of windows! Plenty of sunshine!Large windows can be a great selling point. But “plenty of sunshine” also means “no privacy” when windows in a bedroom or bathroom face the street or a neighbor’s house.How […]