The Cover Tones, a 5-piece classic rock, dance cover band hailing from the greater Portland area, performs at 9 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at Fusion nightclub at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St., Lewiston. There is no cover charge.
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Temple Shalom presents 'Paul Goodman Changed my Life'
Documentary created by Auburn native Jonathan Lee AUBURN — Paul Goodman was a major figure in modern American art culture. Author of legendary bestseller “Growing up Absurd,” (1960), Goodman was also a poet, 1940s out queer (and family man), pacifist, visionary, co-founder of Gestalt therapy—and a moral compass for many in the burgeoning […]
North Pond Hermit book launching in Farmington
FARMINGTON — DDG Booksellers, in partnership with The Homestead Bakery, will host the national book launch of the story of the North Pond Hermit who lived alone in the woods of central Maine for 27 years. It will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Monday, March 6, at The Homestead Bakery Restaurant, 186 Broadway. The book-signing will be […]
"Alchemical Myths" opening at SugarWood Gallery
FARMINGTON — SugarWood Gallery’s Artist of the Month, Susan Sanders, will be feted at an open house reception Friday, March 3, from 4 to to 7 p.m. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served. Paintings in the exhibit, “Alchemical Myths,” include: “The Sacred Marriage: Coniunctio”; “The Firey Trial”; “Howling with the Moon”; “Alchemy”; “The Crowning of […]
Pleasant Lake water levels unstable, ice dangerous
OTISFIELD — The $500,000 replacement of the Pleasant Lake Dam on Route 121 in Casco is causing unstable water levels in Pleasant Lake and Parker Pond. Signs have been posted in Otisfield and Casco warning, “Folks who are recreating on Pleasant Lake or Parker Pond should do so with caution. Water levels will be receding under […]
State’s largest rooftop solar array in Hebron
HEBRON — Hebron Academy has installed Maine’s largest rooftop solar array and school officials say they are not stopping there. The goal is to make the campus “net zero.” A major step was made toward that goal last week when the installation of 970 solar electric panels on top of the Athletic Center was dedicated by […]
Students focus on fascinating photos
PARIS — Two Oxford Hills Middle School students and their teacher are on a quest to identify the names and places depicted in dozens of old photographs found in an album that was purchased in an antique store in Bridgton. OHMS eighth-grade English language arts teacher Jolene Twombly-Wiser and eight-grade students Thomasina Lester and Quinn Hartnett […]
LEARN TO SHOP, COOK, AND EAT HEALTHY ON A BUDGET!
STRONG – Are you looking for a way to make healthier meals at home without breaking your budget? Strong Area Health Center has partnered with Maine SNAP-Ed to offer a Teaching 10 Tips nutrition course which is FREE to anyone in the public and will be held at the Foster Memorial Building in Strong starting […]
Jobs and workers ‘disconnected’
AREA — A handful of employment and business experts agree there is a workforce shortage in the area, mostly caused from a disconnect between who’s looking for employment and the skills needed for the jobs available. At a recent meeting at Community Concepts in Paris, Zakk Maher and Kevin Smart of Community Concepts Finance Corporation met […]