Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]

He looks OK to me, boss Somewhere in the Twin Cites, a caller alerted police Tuesday that there was a non-suspicious possum in the area. Apparently, the possum wasn’t grinning or whistling or walking with its hands in its pockets. You know. Suspicious stuff. Police who got this call pretended to be asleep until the […]

My gripe: TV shows that encourage pranks with live animals. Cruelty anyone? — Anonymous I’ll remind strangers that to give me flak for drinking in the morning is asinine, as I work nights! This is my evening. Monday morning is my Friday night! — Anonymous The postal increases make it hard to use the mail […]

Gail Cutting, owner of Grandma’s House Bakery and Gardens in Mexico, has found the perfect combination of self-fulfillment – half baker, half farmer. As an active member of the River Valley Farmers Market, which meets once a week from June through mid-October, she has cultivated a following of customers — both for vegetables and baked […]

With another new year recently begun, lots of us are again trying to get healthier, be better people and behave smarter with money. On money, I’d like to share an experiment my husband and I began on Jan. 1, 2011: For day-to-day and weekly expenses, we ditched our plastic — credit cards — and went […]

Fifty sworn Auburn police officers and seven civilian employees moved into their new space at Auburn City Hall in April 2011. The patrol division has set up shop on the ground floor while criminal investigations and administration have taken over the third floor. “It’s working out great,” said Deputy Chief Jason Moen. “It’s a huge […]

Beat it In Bangor, a man has asked to be flogged instead of being sent to prison. This is his lucky day. If my understanding of prison is correct, he gets to have both. Boghoots Bar & Grille On Jan. 27, a restaurant and bar by this name is opening in Mechanic Falls. Is that […]

As the director of outreach for Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation — formerly Maine Handicapped Skiing — he gets to indulge all three. And he loves it. Name: Eric Topper Age: 40 Town: I live in Portland, but my work takes me all over the state. Married/single/relationship: Married with two kids, ages 2-and-a-half years old […]