LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jon Stewart has been tapped to host this year’s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Thursday.The Academy Awards show’s producer said Stewart has many of the qualities of previous masters of ceremonies.“Jon is the epitome of a perfect host – smart, engaging, irreverent and funny,” producer Gil […]

Jan. 6: LEWISTON, the Kenny Garrett Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $8/$5 786-6135Jan. 6, 7, 8: PORTLAND, “Stomp,” featuring international percussion sensation, will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. on Sunday at Portland City […]

The professional troupe of children will give two shows at Sunday River. NEWRY – The Russian American Kids Circus on Stage – a professional circus starring children between the ages of 6 and 16, will perform two shows Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14 and 15, at Sunday River Ski Resort.These young artists fill the stage […]

RUMFORD – Friends of Rumford Library will present “The Freshman,” starring Harold Lloyd, the comic genius who at one time reigned among Hollywood’s most popular and influential stars.Free to the public, the film will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, in the public room of the library. Snow date is Jan. 20.In “The […]

Rumford Falls – The victim of colored crayon, Florette Giroux, the 18 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Giroux of this place, who died Wednesday, was buried this afternoon.Last Wednesday afternoon the little girl was taken to the home of her uncle, Joseph Boivin. While at play she found several pieces of ordinary […]

MIAMI (AP) – Lindsay Lohan was released from a Miami area hospital Thursday, after being treated for an asthma attack, her publicist said.“She’s on her way home,” said spokeswoman Leslie Sloane Zelnick.Lohan’s mother and manager, Dina, was quoted Wednesday as saying her daughter was improving after being hospitalized Monday night and that she planned to […]

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees has purchased the home where Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived for 35 years.Gibb and his wife, Linda, bought the rustic retreat on Old Hickory Lake for an undisclosed amount, a lawyer for the Cash family said Wednesday. Hendersonville is 13 miles […]

New York Daily News Reporting that a dozen trapped coal miners were alive, only to have to report three hours later that they were dead, was no easier for those covering the news than it was for those watching, correspondents say.Late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, based on information from family members and other sources, […]

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 26-Jan. 1. Listings include the week’s ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An “X” in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.1. (1) “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 17.6 million viewers.2. (7) “NFL Monday Night Football: New England Patriots at N.Y. Jets,” […]

Jan. 5: AUBURN, L/A Arts presents “Touching the Void,” at 7 p.m. at Central Maine Community College Kirk Auditorium, 1250 Turner St. $7 782-7228Jan. 5: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will hold auditions for “As You Like It,” from 4 to 6 p.m. at the theater, 14 School St. 729-8584Jan. 5: GORHAM, Ballroom dance parties will […]