LEWISTON — The Thread Theater rolled out its second installment of its theatrical throw-down style performances in March at the Franco Center in Lewiston. The theme for the night was “Under Pressure” and playwrights came out with short scripts ranging from a young couple dealing with a slimy car salesman, to a floating table, to […]
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Rustic Overtones at Franco Center club Saturday
LEWISTON — Acclaimed rock band Rustic Overtones is next up at the Franco Center’s club series in Heritage Hall Clubhouse at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18. This seven-piece rock band hails from Portland where they have been the number-one selling local act for over a decade. Pioneers in the New England scene, Rustic Overtones are […]
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Schoohouse holding ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ auditions
STANDISH — Auditions for Broadway’s beloved Wild West musical “Annie Get Your Gun,” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 18, and from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road (Route 114). The play includes a large cast with parts for males and females […]
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New troopers to take to Maine roads
VASSALBORO – Nine new Maine State Police troopers received their badges Friday, including one each from Lovell, Farmington and Winthrop. , who grew up in England and served in the British Army before moving to Lovell, will be assigned to Troop B, which covers Oxford, Androscoggin and Cumberland counties, according to Maine Department of Public […]
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Meroby Elementary School second-graders take field trip to Mexico sugar shack
MEXICO — Between rain showers Friday afternoon, 45 children from Meroby Elementary School took a field trip to Ray and Ann Carver’s Swift River Maple syrup farm at 275 Swift River Road. They came to learn how the Carvers tap 350 maple trees and boil down the sap into different grades of maple syrup. The […]
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Canton officials find town’s long-lost historical documents
CANTON — While packaging town books, documents and equipment in boxes to move them into Canton’s new Town Office on Route 108, town officials discovered several long-lost historical items. Administrator Scotty Kilbreth, a selectman in the 1980s, and Selectman Brian Keene rediscovered the find Wednesday night that Keene and Selectman Robert Walker Jr. found last […]
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Universalist Church honors members
The First Universalist Church of Auburn has awarded its Rose Window honor to three members whose efforts have made a significant impact on the health and vibrancy of the church. The annual award cites members who have been outstanding models of Unitarian Universalist principles and recognizes their exceptional contributions to the faith community. From left […]
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RSU 73 accepts resignations, adopts mission statement
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors accepted the resignations of two longtime teachers Thursday night and adopted a mission statement for the district. Lyn and John DiSotto submitted their resignations, which were accepted with regret. Lyn, a first-grade teacher, has taught in the district for 32 years. Her husband, John, […]
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Rowe School students to get trial run on walking to school
NORWAY — Volunteers will walk students who live near Rowe Elementary School to and from the school beginning Tuesday, April 28. It’s a prelude to next fall when all students in grades one through six who live in a designated area about a half mile from the school will no longer be bused and must […]
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Short films at Denmark Arts Center
DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center will host the last stop on the statewide tour of the Maine Short Film Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17. The evening will feature nine short fiction and non-fiction films from eight Maine filmmakers. The 90-minute festival of the best in new Maine short cinema was juried by […]