Thursday, Oct. 30, is jazz night at Holly’s Own Deli & Wine Bar. Featured will be local musicians Tim Clough on stand-up bass, Tom Schipper on drums and John Smedley on guitar. Calling themselves the 3 Point Trio, the band plays jazz standards and improvises its music as the evening and audience dictate. Performing Friday, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The crazed killer Jigsaw has been done in by a bunch of singing and dancing teens. Disney’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” hoofed its way to the top of the weekend box office class with $42 million, while Lionsgate’s horror sequel “Saw V” had to settle for second place with […]

The Winner’s CircleCHAPTER 7 She’s fearless, generous and kind STORY SO FAR: While looking through Brennan family photos with Rachel, Ben learns of the tragedy that hit Wind Rider Farms years ago. Was the rider he met in the fog somehow connected to the disaster? There was a scrunch of gravel on the driveway, and […]

NEW YORK (AP) – “Saturday Night Live” just won’t be the same without Amy Poehler – who gave birth to a son hours before the “Baby Mama” star was to appear on the NBC show. The live show’s parody news anchor was missing from her spot alongside Seth Myers on “Weekend Update” because she gave […]

One of the finest barns in Androscoggin County has been built by Henry McCusker on his farm near Crowley’s Junction. Mr. McCusker has about 300 acres of land with beautiful groves and fine pasture. He is logging out a lot of it so as to have more pasture. Among other things, he has built a […]

LEWISTON – Battle of the Blends XV is coming Nov. 1.Dozens of unaccompanied voices will join in everything from barbershop harmonies to pop/rock tunes and complex rhythms of the world’s folk songs.Over the past 15 years, this fall fundraiser for the Maine Music Society has become the largest a cappella showcase in Northern New England.This […]

Film focus WHAT: “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”RATED: GRATING: 2½ out of 4 starsRUNNING TIME: 108 minutes. Surrender to the catchy kitsch of ‘HSM3’ Someday, Troy and Gabriella will actually open their mouths when they kiss.Someday, Sharpay won’t have backup dancers magically appear out of nowhere during her self-glorifying production numbers.But for now, everything […]

Two Auburn young men canoed up the lovely Nezinscot in Turner Sunday as far as Buckfield and drove to Streaked Mountain. The river, tho low, looked its prettiest, flowing lazily thru the forest of autumn leaves. The view from Streaked disclosed the forest fires in this section of the state. The one near No Name […]

HALLOWELL – Gaslight Theater will present “Private Lives,” by Noel Coward, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 and Nov. 6-8.Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, re-ignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between passions […]

MECHANIC FALLS – Four of Maine’s country clubs will hold their fourth annual Coming Together Show from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Silver Spur Club, with proceeds going to charity.Performing as representatives of the Maine Academy of Country Music will be Butch Howard, Fred Couverette, Chris Fyfe, Mark Parlin, Ray Burdzel, […]