Dec. 21: SOUTH PARIS, “It’s a Charlie Brown Christmas,” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” will be shown at 6 p.m. at the Paris Fire Station. 743-2501

-The lumber for the hardwood floor for the St. Louis Church has arrived and the workmen have already began laying it. The pews have also arrived. The last service to be held in the old chapel will be on Sunday, December 24, and then on Christmas morning services will be held in the vestry of […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Ashlee Simpson collapsed following a performance in Tokyo and has been hospitalized.The 21-year-old singer on Thursday had just performed her single, “Boyfriend” for MTV Japan, when she told the audience she felt sick and said to them, “I love you guys,” Us Weekly reported Friday. She then collapsed in an elevator […]

Dec. 20: FARMINGTON, exhibit of unique art benches created by Mt. Blue Middle School students from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at Mt. Blue Middle School cafeteria. 778-0448Dec. 21: FALMOUTH, a winter solstice celebration will be held at 7 p.m. at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road. 781-2330Dec. 21, 23: OXFORD, a winter wonderland […]

Auburn: Works by mixed media artist, Lynda G. Leonas Legare, will be featured through Dec. 31 at Auburn Savings Bank, 256 Court St. 782-0400Augusta: Exhibits of Maine’s natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year round; and “The Child in All of Us,” will be featured through Jan. 7, all at the […]

Dec. 22: LEWISTON, a holiday children’s sing-a-long will be held at 6 p.m. at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. 784-0135Dec. 27-29: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will present “Brown Bag Theater,” for third, fourth and fifth graders from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the theater, 14 School St. 729-8584Dec. 31: LEWISTON, the Second Annual […]

Dec. 28-31: BATH, “Has Anyone Seen Richard Mangione?” will be performed at 8 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $10/$13 442-8455Dec. 31: LEWISTON, “The God-Space Vacancy,” will be performed at 6 p.m. at Friends of the Light, 95 College St. 782-6159

Dec. 17: AUBURN, the Dave Rowe Trio, Denny Breau and Phil House will present a holiday concert at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. $12/$10 1-866-655-7171Dec. 17: AUBURN, Mitch Thomas and some of his musician friends will present a concert of Christmas music at 2:30 p.m. at the Auburn United Methodist […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Commentator Robert Novak, who hasn’t been seen on CNN since swearing and storming off the set in August, will leave the network after 25 years and join Fox News Channel as a contributor next month.Novak, 74, said Friday he probably would have left CNN anyway when his contract expired this month […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – John Spencer, who played a tough and dedicated politico on “The West Wing” who survived a serious illness to run for vice president, died of a heart attack Friday. He was 58.Spencer died at a Los Angeles hospital, said his publicist, Ron Hofmann. He would have been 59 next week.Spencer played […]