BANGOR — The Penobscot Theatre Co. Dramatic Academy is excited to announce open registration for the upcoming after school youth production of “Anne Of Green Gables.” Dan Hanchrow, assistant director for “A Wrinkle In Time” and fall instructor for Young Adult Performance Conservatory, returns to helm this production as the director. Overseeing the production will […]
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Moxie Festival Committee seeks art submissions for 2019 logo
LISBON — It’s official — Lisbon’s Moxie Festival Committee has issued a call for artwork. Each year, the Moxie Festival Committee selects artwork to be used for T-shirts, posters and branded items. The selected artwork will be consistent with the fun 2019 theme of “Moxie Goes Artsy.” The Moxie Festival committee selected this theme to inspire […]
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Warhol exhibit includes old favorites, new insights
NEW YORK — The 25-foot long “Camouflage Last Supper,” one of Andy Warhol’s last and most personal works, floods a full wall of a room on the fifth floor of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The massive acrylic and silkscreen mural captures the artist’s seemingly contradictory piety and irreverence. It’s one of more than 350 […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 22
100 years ago: 1918 Through the splendid co-operation of the State Highway commission, Auburn will receive $200 more for road construction in the coming year than the letter of the law allows. The mathematics involved in computing this sum is somewhat complicated, but it is verified that the city is fairly entitled to the money. The […]
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Local roundup: Rangeley girls beat Vinalhaven for coach Heidi Deery's 401st victory
Fryeburg Academy’s River Lucky, left, and Maddie Darling battle Oxford Hills’ Jadah Adams for a rebound in the first half of Friday’s game in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) RANGELEY — Junior guard Lauren Eastlack drained a game-high 18 points and made seven steals to lead Rangeley to a 70-29 victory over Vinalhaven in girls’ basketball […]
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Girls' basketball: Windham overcomes early deficit to beat Edward Little
WINDHAM — Windham couldn’t have received a better present heading into Christmas break than beating the defending Class AA champion. It appeared visiting Edward Little was going to play the Grinch when it jumped out to a 12-0 lead to start the game. But the Eagles didn’t panic and led for the entire second half […]
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State official won’t be held in contempt for keeping mentally ill man in jail
A judge in Cumberland County has dismissed a motion to hold the acting Maine Department of Health and Human Services commissioner in contempt of court. Defense attorney Sarah Branch filed the motion while her client was waiting for weeks for a transfer from a jail cell to a state mental health treatment facility. She argued the man’s […]
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Federal government approves LePage request for work requirements for Medicaid
AUGUSTA — The federal government has approved Maine’s request to establish work and premium payment requirements for some of its 258,000 Medicaid beneficiaries. Gov. Paul LePage announced the change Friday afternoon, saying it will help push those who can work to find jobs while protecting benefits for the elderly, the disabled and children. “Under my […]
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Remembering the homeless on the longest night of the year
LEWISTON — It was raining hard and the wind was whipping on the longest night of 2018, but 12-year-old Cadence Carson didn’t complain once during the sloppy walk across the downtown. She didn’t complain because her mother had taught her that there are homeless people on the streets who have to endure this kind of […]
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Maine umemployment reaches 3-year milestone
Maine’s unemployment rate just notched up a 36-month — and counting — run under 4.0 percent. But experts say Mainers, especially those who own or run businesses, should hold off on popping champagne corks. The flip side of low unemployment is a tight labor market, and employers continue to experience real difficulty in finding and […]