BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College Museum of Art permanent collections will exhibit the complex intersections of art and the environment in “Material Resources: Intersection of Art and the Environment,” which will be open from Dec. 6 through June 2, 2019. Showcasing objects from antiquity to today, the collection will examine artists’ dependence on earth’s material resources over a […]
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Kaylie Kelsey bags a deer on Youth Hunting Day
LEEDS — Kaylie Kelsey, 12, shot her first deer on Youth Hunting Day on October 21. She also helped in the process of gutting her deer and cleaning it.
Brian Threlkeld to be guest speaker at ALT annual meeting
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Land Trust will hold its annual meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event will feature highlights from the past year, recognition for outstanding impact and the photography and words of guest speaker Brian Threlkeld. His talk is titled “Through the Lens of Adventure […]
Wilton retail marijuana
A story on Page B1 of the regional edition Friday should have reported that the Wilton Planning Board granted a permit for a retail medical marijuana storefront, following a site plan review. It was an editing error.
The phrase "deaths of despair" has entered the nation's vocabulary
It’s not any less awful for being so familiar. The last three high-profile attacks that have convulsed the nation, two in just the past week or so, have been carried out by fringe loners who fit the stereotype of the perpetrators of such crimes precisely — they didn’t fit in, they were “off,” they kept […]
Craft Brew Underground to begin 'Brews and Blues' series
AUBURN — Craft Brew Underground kicks off its Brews and Blues series at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, with Studebaker John on slide guitar and blues harmonica with accompaniment by his longtime drummer, Earl “King of the Money Beat” Howell. The show at 34 Court St. has been enthusiastically received at Chicago clubs, such as […]
Museum opens Sunday to commemmorate WWI centennial
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum officially marks the closing of its exhibition, Over There and Down Home: Mainers and World War I, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. The event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of the Great War. The museum will honor veterans and include […]
Contractor's Hockey League standings and results
Standings as of October 22: 1. Advance Wiring 4-1-1, 9 points 2. Lewiston Paint 4-2-0, 8 points 3. Pratte Drywall 3-2-1, 7 points 3. I.D.S 2-1-3, 7 points 6. Saint’s Paint Plus 1-4-1, 3 points 7. Theberge Construction 1-5-0, 2 points. Sunday, October 21 results: Advance Wiring 6, Lewiston Paint 3; Pratte Drywall 5, Theberge […]
Readfield to hold special Veterans Day event
READFIELD — A ceremony honoring Civil War veterans will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Readfield Corner Cemetery on Church Road. Members of the Third Maine Infantry, a group of Civil War re-enactors, will participate. The special remembrance will begin at 10 a.m. From the cemetery the Third Maine will lead the way to Asa […]
Aquarius: Personal improvements will work out
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Elizabeth Smart, 31; Gemma Ward, 31; Colin Kaepernick, 31; Dolph Lundgren, 61. Happy Birthday: The emotion you put behind the causes you care about will make a difference. Let your intuition guide you on an emotional journey. Engage in what truly matters to you, and embrace the people, places and […]