This week the Buzz tastes like blueberries, hot dogs and … Subarus. On Tuesday, Oakhurst offered newsrooms around Maine a sneak sip of its new Wild Blueberry Milk that will hit shelves at Northern New England retailers including Hannaford, Walmart and Big Apple on Friday. According to a news release, Wild Blueberry Milk’s roots go […]
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House, Haley in June 10 Concert for a Cause
AUBURN — Concerts for a Cause is proud to host Phil House and Kathy Haley on Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at the First Universalist Church of Auburn. This show benefits the church, as well as Safe Voices. When Phil House and Kathy Haley join forces they are a “dynamic duo.” Together they have […]
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Moxie Festival parade to honor Gina Mason
LISBON — A Lisbon tradition will have a few new twists this year. The Moxie Festival — whose theme is “Moxie Through the Decades” — will still offer traditional fare during the event July 13-15, but people should expect some additions. For starters, the parade was renamed the Gina Mason Memorial Moxie parade, in honor […]
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Elizabeth Hand to speak at library
LEWISTON — Maine author Elizabeth Hand will be speaking about her forthcoming book, “Curious Toys,” at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday, May 31, at 5:30 p.m. This free, public program will take place in the Library’s Callahan Hall and will conclude with a book sale and signing. Elizabeth Hand is the bestselling author of […]
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Maine wildlife biologists recommend record number of any-deer permits in 2018
AUGUSTA — State biologists on Tuesday recommended issuing 84,745 any-deer permits for this fall’s hunt — an increase of 28 percent from last year and the highest total since Maine launched its permit system in 1986. State Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso told the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Advisory Council that in all […]
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CLT holding 'Young Frankenstein' auditions
AUBURN — The L-A Community Little Theatre will hold open auditions for the hit musical comedy “Young Frankenstein” at 6 p.m. on May 27 and 28, at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center on Academy Street in Auburn. Doctor Frederick Frankenstein inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick and […]
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UMaine System trustees approve second tuition hike in two years
The cost of attending the University of Maine System campuses will increase by an average of $466 a year next fall under a tuition and fees increase approved Monday by the system’s board of trustees. It’s the second increase in two years after a six-year tuition freeze. Several trustees said the long stretch of flat […]
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Driver not hurt when truck hits pole in Auburn
Firefighters check a pickup truck following a Tuesday morning accident on Route 136 in Auburn, near the Durham town line. Police said the driver, Dana Goodwin, 64, of North Turner was was not hurt when his truck hit a utility pole and rolled over. The road was closed for part of the day while a crew from Central […]
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Portland woman cracks top 10 in Miss USA contest
Marina Gray of Portland cracked the top 10 in the Miss USA pageant Monday night, surprising doubtful TV commentators by surviving two rounds of elimination. Gray, 23, won the title of Miss Maine USA last November and traveled to Shreveport, Louisiana, for the Miss USA competition. When she made the first cut, which whittled the […]
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Men dragging stolen Maine shed behind pickup truck don’t get far
Three men were arrested in Lebanon after police caught them using a pickup truck to drag a stolen shed down the road. Maine State Police troopers were called to the York County town on Sunday by a concerned citizen who reported three men had stolen a shed from a foreclosed property on Pork Street and […]