The multi-talented Eléonore Weill will perform a free public concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Temple Shalom, 74 Bradman St., Auburn. Raised in a musical family in southern France, Weill spent her youth surrounded by both classical and traditional music. She holds diplomas in recorder, piano, music theory and chamber music from the […]
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CLT's 'Twelve Angry Men' powerful, relevant
AUBURN — A strong and experienced cast brings hot tempered jurors to the point of exhaustion as they deliberate the fate of an accused killer in the current Community Little Theatre production of “Twelve Angry Men” which continues on June 15, 16 and 17. CLT’s powerful production of the spellbinding jury-room drama based on the […]
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Toned Out at Mixers
Toned Out, playing classic rock and modern hits, will perform at Mixers, Friday, June 15. The band covers everything from Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Pretty Reckless, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Kings of Leonardo and Sass Jordan, to ZZ Top, Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, Seven Mary Three, Radiohead and 21 Pilots. There is no cover. The music starts […]
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Kennedy Park assault victim clings to life
[UPDATE: Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday night fight] LEWISTON — Police said Thursday that a man who was badly beaten two days earlier in a nighttime brawl near Kennedy Park remained in “guarded” condition. A clash of two groups occurred on Knox Street after teens in a car reportedly drove past the park […]
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McAllister, Dostie at Pedro O'Hara's
From 8 to 11 p.m., tonight, Friday, June 15, Toby McAllister, left, will perform at Pedro O’Hara’s, 134 Main St., Lewiston. He plays everything from Johnny Cash to Taylor Swift, and will incorporate a few original songs into every show as well. On Saturday, June 16, fro m7 to 10 p.m., Andrew Dostie from Auburn […]
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Moody plans to cement party support as Republicans gear up for November election
Shawn Moody says he plans to move quickly to build support in the Republican Party that he joined eight months ago and reach out to lawmakers who supported others in the four-way gubernatorial primary that he dominated Tuesday. “I think Republicans know exactly who I am,” Moody said in an interview Wednesday. “Obviously economic issues […]
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Report confirms that Maine’s rental market among nation’s least affordable
Maine’s rental market is among the least affordable in the nation, according to a report released Wednesday that places it alongside high-housing-cost states such as California, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Hawaii. The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual report showed the gap between an average renter’s wage and the wage needed to comfortably afford a […]
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Sterling C. Hinkley
TURNER — Sterling C. Hinkley, 76, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 12. He was born June 25, 1941, in Lewiston, the youngest of four sons of Edward B. and Myrna (Record) Hinkley. He started school at Upper Street School, and graduated from Leavitt Institute in 1959 and Farmington State Teachers College in […]
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About that NRA grade of 'F'
So the National Rifle Association gives a grade of “F” to all Democrats running for governor of Maine. The last time I saw an “F” was in seventh-grade French. I didn’t like it then, but love it now. I am quite certain that anyone with a functioning brain stem will see the National Rifle (and […]
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Ice cream sales to benefit Norway cancer center
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are excited to announce that Norway Soft Serve, 65 Main St. in South Paris, is hosting a fundraiser titled Come Help Us Lick Cancer. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Father’s Day, June 17. A portion of all sales will be donated to the Cancer Resource […]