Very few apples for shipment are left in the State of Maine. A buyer for one of Portland’s produce firms just returned from a trip to the eastern part of the State said that nearly all the apples are bought up, the last lots to be purchased being Ben Davis. Prices are very good, the […]

Today March 27: FARMINGTON, “Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” will be shown at 6 p.m. at UMF Latte Landing. Free 778-7346March 27: NORWAY, the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association will hold auditions for “tick, tick…BOOM” at 6:30 p.m. at the Guy E. Rowe School. 642-7840March 27: POLAND, author […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Denzel Washington’s reunion with Spike Lee put them on the inside track at the box office.Their bank-hostage thriller “Inside Man,” an unusually commercial project for director Lee, debuted as the No. 1 weekend film with $29 million – the best opening ever for both the filmmaker and his star, according to […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country radio may be ready to make nice with the Dixie Chicks.The grudge dates back to 2003 when many country stations stopped playing the popular trio after lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush.But the Chicks’ new single, “Not Ready to Make Nice,” is now in rotation in several major markets, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora is seeking joint custody of his 8-year-old daughter with Heather Locklear, who filed for divorce last month after 11 years of marriage.In papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 17, Sambora asks for joint physical and legal custody of the estranged couple’s daughter, […]

NEW YORK – Teenage golfer Michelle Wie couldn’t believe she played golf with one of her role models, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.“I was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s the secretary of state. They put me in charge of driving her around” in a golf cart, Wie told Time magazine for its issue on newsstands […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The box-office performance of Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” wasn’t as chest-thumping as many expected. But to be fair, $217 million isn’t terrible, nor was the $520 million worldwide take. It was well received by critics, nominated for four Oscars and won three: visual effects, sound and sound editing.Those three aspects of […]

WHAT: Leavitt Area High School’s Arts GalaWHEN: 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30WHERE: the high school in TurnerADMITTANCE: free to the general public Creativity in a class by itselfProfessional artists help students find artistic expression not only on the stage and in art studios – but in their everyday lives. By Marie RossiterSpecial to the Sun […]

DEAR ABBY: My mother is married to a pervert I’ll call “Harry.” He has destroyed our family. Harry has made sexual comments to my sister and me about our bodies until we finally moved out of our mother’s home when we reached 18. His behavior stopped for a long time, until my daughter, “Allie,” began […]

By Tim O’Brien,Knight Ridder News Service Here are some thoughts about life:• The air we breathe is the foundation of life. Diaphragmatic breathing, allowing our stomachs to expand and contract, delivers more oxygen. Shallow, faster breathing is less efficient.• Our belief systems guide our decisions. They are the base for our hope, faith, trust and […]