MONMOUTH — Happiness is … a ticket to the Monmouth Community Players’ current production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” The musical and dramatic talents of six fine young actors and actresses, under the direction of Lucy Rioux, combine for a delightful visit with the “Peanuts” comic strip gang. Remaining performances at Cumston Hall […]
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High school roundup: Bergeron lifts Devils to OT win
LEWISTON — Senior forward Jake Bergeron scored on a pass from Matt Melanson 3:31 into overtime to lift the Lewiston Blue Devils to a 5-4 victory over Greely in boys hockey on Monday night. Brandon Tyner opened the scoring with a goal just over four minutes into the game, assisted by Devon Beland and Patrick […]
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Monmouth plant to close, 20 jobs to be lost
MONMOUTH — A Maine paperboard manufacturing plant is shutting down, putting nearly two dozen employees out of work. David Ascher, vice president of the New Jersey-based Newark Group, said the Newark Paperboard Products plant in Monmouth will close within 60 days. Ascher told the Kennebec Journal the plant’s 20 or so workers were notified Friday. […]
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Monmouth seeking donations for fuel aid program
MONMOUTH — In a grassroots effort, with cans in stores and friends on Facebook, raffled quilts and alumni basketball games, home-baked pies and letters of help, a group called Families Helping Families is seeking donations to the Town of Monmouth Fuel Assistance for distribution to families in need of this assistance. Winter’s not quite half […]
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Monmouth Players offer glimpse of Charlie Brown
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Community Players will return to musicals with a revival of an old favorite, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” on Jan. 20-22 and 27-29. The beloved story is told through a series of vignettes that mimic the four-panel format used by the original cartoon strip, “Peanuts,” by Charles M. Schulz. This pattern […]
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Symphony orchestra to give concert in Cumston Hall
MONMOUTH — Friends of Cumston Hall will present the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Ross, on Saturday, Jan. 14. The program features Sir Arthur Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance Overture,” Gioachino Rossini’s “The William Tell Overture” and selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” plus music by Bach, Mozart and Enescu. […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Richard Roger Bingelis, 42, of 181 Webster St., domestic violence terrorizing and possession of marijuana, 7:08 p.m. Wednesday at that address. * Robert Emile Goyette, 52, of 135.5 Bartlett St., warrant charging failure to appear on a charge of domestic violence assault, 7 p.m. Wednesday at that address. * Christopher Merritt George, […]
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Monmouth Community Players schedules auditions
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Community Players will hold auditions for “Moonlight and Magnolias” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, and 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 9-10, at Cumston Hall. The cast, directed by Linda Duarte, is comprised of three men and one woman ranging in age from 30s to 60s. This is a serious look […]