100 Years Ago: 1922 Babe Ruth hits 33rd home run! Kenneth Williams hit his 38th! 50 Years Ago: 1972 The Auburn Educational Council voted Monday night to go ahead with its Rent-A-Kid program and appointed a committee to coordinate the project with Lewiston. The program is more or less a job bank for teenagers, with […]
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Posted inDear Abby
60th anniversary looms with no acknowledgment from kids
DEAR ABBY: I have a good, if not terribly close, relationship with my adult son and daughter. We speak every few weeks. They live some distance away. There’s no drama, no negative angst between us. My husband and I will soon be celebrating our 60th wedding anniversary. Neither our son nor our daughter has acknowledged […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Cutting back where you can and investing more time, effort and cash into something that interests you will improve your life.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Phillip Phillips, 32; Aldis Hodge, 36; Kristen Johnston, 55; Sophia Loren, 88. Happy Birthday: You can dream and incorporate some of your ideas into your plans, but don’t take a risk that might cost you your reputation or health this year. Proceed carefully and set up alternative plans just in […]
Posted inSun Spots
Newest COVID-19 booster available at local locations
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In your wealth of knowledge, do you know if there are clinics for COVID booster shots this fall? I was wondering if the Auburn Mall was having one again because it was very convenient. Should it be just pharmacies offering the boosters, do you need an appointment? — No name, no town […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Open Book Players to perform Reading Rumpus event Sept. 25
WALES — Open Book Players plan to bring a selected group of Maine children’s books to life during their bi-annual Reading Rumpus performance, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, according to a news release from the theater company. Books by several local children’s book creators will […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
The Public Theatre to host Manhattan Short Film Festival
The 25th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is planned for 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world. Finalists from the festival’s […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Mary Murphy returns to Music of Mavis series at Turner Gazebo
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo music series happily welcomes back Mary Murphy at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Gazebo in Turner. Murphy describes herself as “a mainly a self-taught musician, what some call a natural.” “When I was a baby, I remember hearing harmony being sung (on the radio) and […]
Posted inEncore
Oasis of Music features avant-guard musician
Avant-guard musician Jessy Kendall will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept, 21, at Trinity Church in Lewiston. Kendall will present original composition involving improvisation in what he calls “experimental all-vocal loop layers – basically wordless ambient music meant to be as ignorable as it is listenable.” Kendall has […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
New England fiddler, folk singer to play in Farmington
The Old South Church Concert Series welcomes Lissa Schneckenburger, New England fiddler and folk singer, live in concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the 235 Main St. church in Farmington. Raised in a small town in Maine and now living in Vermont, Schneckenburger grew up with music. She began playing fiddle at […]