FARMINGTON — The Gambol Creek Band will play their only summer concert at the Farmington Gazebo from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 31. Rain date is Wednesday, Aug. 1, same time and location. Bring a chair or blanket. This event is free and open to the public.
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Live music at Pedro's this weekend
Pedro’s in Lewiston is hosting two musical acts this weekend at no cover charge. From 8 to 11 p.m. tonight Jim Toscano will take the stage. Toscano has been playing guitar and singing for over 30 years as a solo acoustic act with many different bands. Tomorrow Anna Van will perform from 7 to 10 […]
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Where did Red Sox announcer Don Orsillo go?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In reply to Jimmy’s letter that appeared in the July 23 Sun Spots, my parents were friends of Dick Fortier and his wife, Roselle Coury. They lived on Haley Street in Lewiston with their children Nancy, Richard and Steve. They have both passed away. One of Roselle’s contemporaries is radio personality Connie […]
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Pete Kilpatrick Band to play free concert at Bates
Singer-songwriter Pete Kilpatrick, center, brings his band to Bates College for a concert on the quad at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. Bates College’s Concerts on the Quad series concludes for 2018 with Kilpatrick, who has been named Best Act four times in the Portland Best Music Awards; has performed more than 1,400 shows; and […]
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Friends add to grief
DEAR ABBY: I’m a retired woman living in a condo complex that houses mostly seniors. During the eight years I have lived here, I’ve always participated in several monthly social events, and have served on the condo association board. I know most of the other residents and count many of them as friends. A couple […]
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Leo: Work through differences
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Taylor Schilling, 34; Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 41; Cassandra Clare, 45; Maya Rudolph, 46. Happy Birthday: A moderate approach to personal and professional change will help you maintain security. Consider where your time and energy will serve you best. Mastering your skills is favored over trying to spread yourself too thin. […]
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Hayes is the most qualified
Terry Hayes has my support in the race for governor this fall. I have known her for more than 30 years. She has consistently demonstrated a record of independent, nonpartisan problem-solving and fiscal stewardship as a state legislator and state treasurer, which positions her well to address and solve problems in health care, the economy […]
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Cary Memorial Library to hold annual auction
WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library will host its traditional Silent Auction from Aug. 2 to 11 at the newly renovated Williams House, across from the library, at 17 Old Winthrop Road off Route 133. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Bids close at noon Aug. 11. The library’s auction is […]
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Looking Back on July 27
100 Years Ago: 1918 “Well, what do you all think about that,” exclaimed a man when his party came out of Howard’s Drug Store, South Paris, the other day after having a soda, and started for the big touring car with New York tags. “I guess Maine is up-to-date after all.” A clumsy, coughing, sputtering, […]
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Local author George Chappell releases third book
ROCKLAND — George Chappell’s third book of poetry, “A Smattering of Stanley,” pays tribute to his late maternal grandfather, Stanley H. Hamm, a professional musician and bandleader from Dover-Foxcroft. The book also shares comments on nature, gun control, Hiroshima, substance abuse and warfare, as well as a coming-of-age memoir. Chappell said his grandfather, a widower, […]