Turner man’s film inspiredby his foster care experiences AUBURN — Two years after it was filmed around Lewiston-Auburn, the dark thriller “Bad Kid” will premiere at Flagship Cinemas on Oct. 14 before kicking off a weeklong run there. Written and directed by Seth Roberts from Turner, and inspired in part by his own experience in […]
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All are invited to join McLaughlin Garden oral history project in Paris
PARIS — A few more details have begun to emerge about the somewhat mysterious Bernard McLaughlin as volunteers and staff at McLaughlin Garden begin to embark on their new oral history project, “People Past and Present at the McLaughlin Garden & Homestead.” On Aug. 4, Pauleena MacDougall, the director of the Maine Folklife Center, traveled to […]
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Foothills Food Fest in Norway promises something for everyone … especially mooers and crowers
NORWAY — Food and farming and culture, oh my! At least that’s what the organizers of the first-ever Foothills Food Festival hope attendees will exclaim when they visit the event this weekend. The festival is set from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown Norway. Many of the events will take place in […]
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Country musician says his ‘life is a country song’
MECHANIC FALLS — Peter Allen admits his life mirrors a country song, which could be why he was recently bestowed the Pioneer Award by the Down East Country Music Association, an award in recognition of his musical career and promotion of the genre. From inside the dimmed Silver Spur last week, Allen said that he’s married to […]
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A book, a cop, a teacher and bunch of kids … together learning good choices at Oxford Elementary School
OXFORD — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in reality, it is much more powerful than that. A teacher, an author and a DARE officer gathered at Oxford Elementary School recently – along with the entire fifth grade – in the culmination of a health unit on healthy choices, which tackled the […]
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Local foods festival coming to Norway
NORWAY — There is a food revolution occurring in the Oxford Hills and that is exactly what will be showcased during the first-ever Foothills Food Festival next month. Planning for the event is well underway, organized by Community Food Matters – the local Community Food Council – and is a project of Norway’s Center for an Ecology-Based Economy. […]
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Cinema coming back to Oxford
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD – The curtain is about to rise again at the former Flagship Cinema in the Oxford Plaza on Main Street. The Flagship Cinema will re-open as early as this summer as FPC (Flagship Premium Cinema) John Crowley, founder and president of the Boston-based movie theater company, told the Advertiser Democrat […]
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From law to lens, a different view of the world in Paris
PARIS — “Retirement” has been good to John Jenness, as he’s been traveling around the country with his camera in hand, capturing images and bringing them back to his art gallery to share with the Oxford Hills community. He’s coming up on his one year anniversary from getting out of the legal business and trading in […]
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About Cuba with Richard Blanco
BETHEL — Down Home Maine: A Conversation About Cuba with Richard Blanco will be held Tuesday, Jan. 12 from 4:30-6 p.m. at McLaughlin, Gould Academy. This will be an informative conversation and Q&A with author and 2013 inaugural poet Richard Blanco about what it means to be Cuban, what it means to be American, and how […]
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Tucker’s Pub in Norway to kick off the New Year with more music
NORWAY — People say when one door closes, another opens. This is exactly what happened – literally and figuratively at Tucker’s Music Pub on Main Street in Norway. Al and Anne Mallory have owned and operated the local bar and favorite music venue for more than a decade when it was in a smaller building […]