BETHEL – Tom White, internationally known bronze sculptor and town resident, will be featured at the next Western Mountains Senior College’s Down Home Maine meeting Thursday, Feb. 5.White will talk about how he got interested in art while in his 30s and about his transition to a full-time artist. He will present a “start-to-finish” demonstration […]

A resident of the Sabattus Road is making quite a study of the number of teams which pass to and from the city in the course of a day. He says that between 7 o’clock in the morning and 6 o’clock at night there is an average of 45 horses an hour passing his house. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Bart Simpson is known for prank calls, but Nancy Cartwright, who provides Bart’s voice on “The Simpsons,” has been heard this week in a phone message using the voice of the cartoon fourth-grader to promote Scientology. Cartwright, long a member of the church, recorded her 60-second robocall to boost attendance at […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine Arts Commission begins its 2009 season of Arts in the Capitol with the unveiling of works by renowned artist Dennis Pinette. Also on display will be a large-scale painting by New York native Samuel Gelber, who now paints nearly year-round in his studio in his farmhouse in Morrill.Artwork from Pinette will […]

NEWRY – Many of New England’s greatest landscape painters have worked in the Mahoosuc Mountains of Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire for more then 200 years.Friday, Feb. 13, the “Landscapes for Landsake, The Mahoosuc Mountains of Maine,” an exhibition and sale of contemporary and historical paintings for the benefit of the Mahoosuc […]

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, we’d like you to tell us ­- what do women want in a mate? A UMaine professor has done research and found women want a man who’s less Evel Knievel, more Michael Phelps – but, ladies of the tri-county, we’d like to hear directly from you. Send a sentence […]

100 years ago, 1909Twin City Branch, I.S.S., met yesterday afternoon at the St. Mary’s General Hospital and spent the time sewing. The next meeting will be next Thursday afternoon when the members will meet at the Children’s Home and sew for a six year-old girl. Any persons having clothing which could be made over for […]

LEWISTON – Guitarist and singer/songwriter Arlo West, who has recorded more than 13 albums, will play Saturday, Jan. 31, at Little Dan’s BBQ restaurant on Main Street.West has appeared as a guest artist on many albums and has toured with Uncle John Turner and Bobby Torello, formerly with Johnny Winter.Born in Oquossoc in 1958, West […]

Friday, Jan. 30: Turn ’til 12: Slopes will be open from 4 p.m. until midnight, $20 Big air competition: 4 p.m. registration Thunder Road in the Brookside Lounge: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31: Ice sculpture creations: 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Snowmobile ride into Lost Valley: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Otto Bahn middle-school alpine races: […]

Jan. 30: AUBURN, Celeste and Broadstreet Unplugged will perform acoustic music at 7 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041Jan. 30: AUBURN, Rick Gram and the Usual will perform at 7 p.m. at Lavish Nightclub and Bar, formerly No Tomatoes and Midnight Blues Club, 34 Court St. 891-9941Jan. 30: AUGUSTA, the […]