In February, 1960, 20-year-old Nancy Ludington and her partner — already World bronze medalists and four-time American gold medalists — won Olympic bronze for pairs skating before an ebullient crowd at Squaw Valley’s Blyth Arena. After subsequent years spent training others, the competitor-turned-coach retired in 1987 upon a move from Massachusetts to Maine. Living in […]
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Night life
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 […]
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Face Time: Jim Howaniec: On poverty, his first novel and honor (your honor, that is)
Attorney James Howaniec has an office on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. For four years in the 1990s, he was mayor. He also served as assistant attorney general, prosecuting some of the area’s most notorious criminal suspects. Now he’s a defense attorney, working on the other side of the courtroom. Does Howaniec know a little bit […]
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Talk of the town
Lovin’ spoonfuls Ice cream shops have opened for business and you know what ice cream season means! It means we get ice cream. What did you think it meant? Nothing to see here, keep moving On Tuesday afternoon, a local woman called police to report that her boyfriend was getting beat up by a group […]
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Mind-boggling portraits in minutes: World famous speed painter will bring his supersonic, motivational show to Rumford
Rob Surette goes at the canvas with all the frantic speed of a man disarming a bomb. He attacks it with his fingers, tapping, tamping, twirling. He dashes off for a pair of brushes and races back to assail the canvas some more. He moves with such deft speed, it feels like watching something in […]
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Road trip: Waterford — Water is just one of this town’s many gems
Waterford is a small town in Oxford County west of Harrison with a population of about 1,500. It can be easily reached by Routes 35 or 37. The town is about 53 square miles and has several bodies of water within its boundaries, including Bear Pond, Keoka Lake and Five Kezar Ponds, which have beautiful […]
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Young people with old souls prefer records to CDs
NEW YORK — In most ways, Sarah McCarthy is your average high-schooler. She has a job and college plans, but also a peculiar passion for a 16-year-old: She’s a vinyl junkie. That’s right, analog. And none of that hipster new stuff or a USB-ready turntable from Urban Outfitters. To this senior from Centreville, Md., there’s […]
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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 Lauryn Hottinger Live, 7:30 p.m, The Gelato Fiasco, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke, […]
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Eats: Rising to the occasion — Auburn baker puts the art in artisan bread
“It’s a science to some extent, but you have a lot of room to move in terms of flavor.” That’s how Dara Reimers describes the challenge of baking a loaf of artisan bread. Reimers is owner of the Bread Shack located at 1056 Center St., Auburn. A group of 17 bread students recently learned the […]
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Face time: Renowned dancer Jacques d’Amboise on Lewiston, dance and having it his way
If your exposure to the world of dance has been limited to Ralph Macchio’s killer foxtrot on “Dancing With the Stars,” it’s time to get acquainted with the illustrious Jacques d’Amboise. Widely considered one of America’s pre-eminent classical dancers, d’Amboise, whose mother was raised in Lewiston, was a principal with the New York City Ballet for more […]