NEW YORK (AP) – A photographer who says he captured images of Madonna after she fell off a horse in the Hamptons is disputing the singer’s account of how the accident happened. Madonna’s spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg says the singer took the tumble when her horse was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes […]

Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters were set to announce Monday. Broadcasts using new “mobile DTV” technology are expected to begin in late summer from five stations: local affiliates of CBS, NBC, PBS and Ion […]

NEW YORK (AP) – CNN is marking President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office with prime-time coverage that will recall last year’s primary and general election nights, right down to John King’s magic wall. The network says it will compile a national report card of Obama’s performance, using opinion polls and a series of viewer […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Zac Efron has taken the box-office crown from his Disney teammate Miley Cyrus. Efron’s comedy “17 Again,” in which he plays the youthful version of a middle-aged man magically transformed to high school age, debuted as the top weekend movie with $24.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The No. 1 […]

PORTLAND – “The Thinking Heart,” an ensemble performance work in two voices with cello, based on the writings of a woman who died in the Holocaust, and a concert by The Casco Bay Tummlers will be presented Thursday, April 30, at SPACE Gallery. The performances celebrate the “Thinking Heart” CD, released by Old Port Records […]

The annual concert in which the students of the Edward Little High School of Auburn and the Lewiston High School join forces is looked forward to by a large number of people each year. It is always well attended and is always a happy occasion. The concert at City Hall last evening was well up […]

LEWISTON – Mainely Improv, a Maine-based improvisational comedy troupe, will return to Marco’s Restaurant Saturday, April 25. The troupe is offering what it calls an “economic stimulus” discount. “This will be our third improv comedy dinner theater at Marco’s,” said Dan Marois, who with his wife, Denise, owns and operates Mainely Improv and Mystery for […]

PORTLAND – American folk singer, social activist and goodwill ambassador Joan Baez, whose career has spanned four decades, has become one of the foundations in the junction between traditional folk music and political activism. On July 31, she will take the stage at Merrill Auditorium. Baez, who immersed herself in the developing folk scene surrounding […]

NORWAY – The next open-mic night at the First Universalist Church will be Friday, April 24. Signup for performers begins at 6:30 p.m., with the show beginning around 7 p.m. Admission is $3. Performers of all ages are encouraged to bring and share acoustic musical instruments, original music and poetry in a relaxed atmosphere. People […]

LOS ANGELES – “17 Again” is one of those movies that requires you to suspend all disbelief and assume that someone who looks like Zac Efron could, in 20 years, turn into someone who looks like Matthew Perry. (Those must have been some rough years – either that or Rob Lowe wasn’t available.) Can’t do […]