440 tons of coal! Order your coal now from the Lewiston and Auburn Coal Co. for they have just received 440 tons of the best grade of stove and chestnut coal that money can buy and intend to keep a large supply always on hand in our new sheds. Pay no attention to what people […]

It seems like everybody loves Snoop Dogg.It’s hard to fathom anyone beefing with hip-hop’s weed-smoking, pimp-mimicking embodiment of West Coast cool. And on his latest effort, “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment,” he demonstrates how he’s been able to remain largely above the playa-hater fray. Grounded in the signature G-funk grooves of past efforts, Snoop consistently finds […]

LONDON (AP) – The long-running legal battle over photos from the 2000 wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones was going to Britain’s highest court.Judges in the House of Lords were sitting Monday to decide whether celebrity magazine OK! is entitled to compensation from rival Hello! magazine, which published secretly snapped pictures of the couple’s […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – The FBI said Monday that it has recovered a 1778 painting by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya that was stolen as it was being taken to an exhibition earlier this month.“Children with a Cart,” which disappeared en route from the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio to the Solomon R. […]

Emilio Estevez’s “Bobby” is like an overly ambitious history essay from that C-student who sat next to you in junior high. Nothing he’s done before this suggests that he’s up to the material.But the subject is Important with a capital “I.” And he’s loaded up with historical images and sources to back him up. So […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawyers for CBS Corp. argued Monday that singer Janet Jackson’s breast-baring at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 was unintended, took place without the knowledge of the network, and should not be considered indecent.CBS is suing the Federal Communications Commission in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, challenging […]

NEW YORK (AP) – When Samuel Barrett and Dominic Cooper landed the roles of Posner and Dakin, respectively, in Alan Bennett’s play “The History Boys,” they were expecting an 80-show run at England’s National Theater.Instead, the parts lasted for nearly three years, leading to a world tour that included a Tony-honored run on Broadway, stops […]

The music industry has been particularly creative this year in compiling box sets suitable for the holiday gift-giving season. Featuring CDs, DVDs and sometimes both formats, along with elaborate packaging and better-than-ever sound quality, the material frequently makes for a music lover’s dream. These sets are often limited editions, so consider getting an early start […]

NEW YORK (AP) – A $30 million lawsuit filed Monday accused the makers of the hit movie “Borat” of misleading residents of a remote Romanian village to think they were participating in a documentary that would benefit them when they were actually deceived and defrauded.The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan was filed on […]

Today Nov. 21: JAY, a Scholastic Book Fair will be held from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Jay Middle School. Tomorrow Nov. 22: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003