Award-winning singer/songwriter Sammie Haynes will perform for children ages 3 to 9 and their families Saturday, March 21, at the Auburn Public Library. Her clever and thought-provoking songs cover everything from dogs and rivers to the library and messy cars. The 2 p.m. performance is free. Haynes is on the roster of the Maine Arts […]

Within a few weeks workmen will commence tearing down the buildings on Main Street now occupied by Ernest Bauer’s bakery, J.A. Ashton’s barber shop and G.L. Adams’ confectionery store and on this site will be erected a large three-story brick building which will be occupied by the Mohican Company, a grocery concern which does business […]

“Don’t Look Twice,” by Andrew Gross; Morrow; $25.95Even before he had a word published by himself, Andrew Gross was a best-selling author as one of James Patterson’s co-writers. Six novels, including “The Women’s Murder Club” series, put Gross’s work on many best-sellers lists.But Gross isn’t in Patterson’s shadow anymore. In his third solo novel, Gross […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Between the drumbeat of bad economic stories, two wars and a winter that won’t quit, Brian Williams knows he’s been anchoring a depressing “Nightly News” for a depressed audience.Still, even he was shocked at the thousands of responses he has received in less than two days after asking viewers to suggest […]

Napoleon Larose, a small New Auburn boy who was arrested for helping himself to F.G. Davis’ team a few weeks ago and taking a ride besides stealing some potatoes in the bargain and who was at that time let off by the judge, is again in trouble. This time he is charged with stealing a […]

BETHEL – Maine grown, but New York City cultivated, Leah Bonnema will return to her hometown for a one-night show featuring an all-female comedy review as part of her original creation, “Rosie The Irreverent.”Sparked by the U.S. cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, who represented the 6 million women who entered the workforce for the first […]

Go and doWHAT: “The 13th of Paris,” a romantic comedyWHEN: at 8 p.m. March 13, 14, 20, 21; at 7 p.m. March 19; and at 2 p.m. March 15, 22. There will be a student matinee at 9:30 a.m. on March 18.WHERE: The Public Theatre at Maple and Lisbon streets, LewistonTICKETS: $18/$16. Call 782-3200. ‘The […]

Launching a broadly successful TV show is possible. No, really, it is.We hear a lot about the fractured media environment, and most of us have accepted the idea that smaller audiences are the new norm. Yet consider “The Mentalist,” the show starring Simon Baker as a sham psychic turned crime investigator. The drama, which bears […]

A team belonging to the Parker Spool and Bobbin Company tipped over in the electric car track on Main Street near Hotel Atwood early last evening and the horse had a wild run before he was stopped. When the sleigh tipped over, the horse managed to free himself and ran down the railroad track over […]

Seasoned comedians of past and present Auburn Middle School improv teams will present Improv Night Friday, March 13, in the school’s theater. The benefit show modeled after “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” will offer physical and situational comedy, silly props, one-liners and overall craziness. Improv Night will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.