ORONO – Some Theatre Company will present “Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” by Sondheim and Wheeler, on April 19-21 and 26-28. Set three-quarters in the round, the audience is invited into the streets of London, and who knows, into the barber chair! “Sweeney Todd” is tthe Tony-Award-winning tale of love, murder, […]
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Fiberight finally takes first load of recycling
HAMPDEN – The Fiberight advanced waste processing facility took in its long-awaited first batch of recycling this past week. Once the plant is completed, its state-of-the-art machinery will pick out cardboard, plastics and metals from unsorted garbage and recycling, then convert soluble food waste into biogas and other waste into marketable cellulose. The $69 million […]
Maine International Trade Center honors Nine Dragons
The Old Town mill owner is named Foreign Direct Investor of the Year.
Little League holding Majors tryouts
The Old Town Little League is having Majors only tryouts on April 1 and 3. Majors are for ages 9 to 12.
Orono Quilters holding quilt show
Orono Quilters will present a quilt show from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Orono Methodist Church.
Proposed Bradley budget $24,474 over cap
A public hearing will be held on the budget late next month.
Firearms Hunter Safety Program being offered
The course will be on April 13 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
April star shows at the Emera Astronomy Center
ORONO – The Emera Astronomy Center, located off the Rangeley Road at the University of Maine, is holding the following star shows in the month of April. Sesame Street – One World, One Sky, April 2, 10-11 a.m.: Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big […]
Volunteer drivers urgently needed in Penobscot County to provide rides to cancer patients
As an American Cancer Society volunteer, you also can honor a survivor or a loved one lost to cancer while joining the fight to end the disease.
Proposed work for Orono schools now estimated at $16.9 million
Final cost estimates are being firmed up, with a bond vote seeming likely for June.