The Cage, 97 Ash St., Lewiston, will feature Crooked Creek, 8 p.m. Friday. No cover. On Saturday, there will be a metal show, with cover, also at 8 p.m.
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Travis Magnusson steps down as Dirigo basketball coach
Dirigo varsity boys’ basketball coach Travis Magnusson talks to his team during a timeout at a home game in December 2017. Magnusson has resigned as head basketball coach. (Sun Journal file photo) Travis Magnusson has stepped down from his position as Dirigo High School’s boys’ basketball coach after seven years at the helm. Magnusson, 34, […]
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Three days of music, benefit, at Mixers
It’s three nights of live music this weekend at Mixers, 136 Sabattus Road, Sabattus. On Friday, May 18, the band Backlash will perform. Backlash is a feel-good band covering The Allman Brothers, The Eagles, ZZ Top, Lynrd Skynrd, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, CCR, Elvis, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beatles, just to name […]
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Industry woman accused of choking teenager
INDUSTRY — A local woman is accused of getting into an argument with a 14-year-old family member and choking the teenager Wednesday night at a home on Industry Road, State Trooper Randy Hall said. Rose Lynn Bernard, 34, was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare […]
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Teens taken to hospital after police break up Jay party
JAY — Police are investigating an underage drinking party early Thursday at a residence on Macomber Hill Road in North Jay that sent some teenagers to a hospital. A caller called 911 and estimated there were 10 to 20 people in attendance at 2:33 a.m., Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Jay police officer Michael […]
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UNE exhibit a 'permanent' surprise
PORTLAND — “Inside the Cube: Looking Back Over 40 Years,” is an amazing exhibit at the University of New England Gallery in Portland, showcasing the wide variety of art in the college’s permanent collection. “There was an exhibit showing many works from the permanent collection of the college in 1990, but this is the first exhibit […]
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Hillary’s bitterness about loss still on display
MELBOURNE, Australia — When you hear “world tour” you usually think of superstars performing concerts in various cities for adoring fans. Not so with the presidentially deprived, entitlement-driven Hillary Clinton. Last week, Hillary Clinton came to Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, and to Sydney, its largest, with a huge chip on her shoulder. The chip […]
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A grisly story that should never be forgotten
Fair warning: this story will disgust you. But this week — Saturday, to be exact — marks 100 years since a singular act of barbarism in tiny Valdosta, Ga. And the tale of what happened there demands to be recalled. It began when somebody killed Hampton Smith, a white plantation owner. Suspicion fell on Sidney […]
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Tension mounts for single mom
DEAR ABBY: I am a working mother of three who may be battling postpartum depression. I feel like I am parenting alone. I get the kids out of the house by myself in the morning before my husband even drags himself out of bed. I drop the kids off. I go to work. I teach, […]
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Send aid to the oppressed
In recent days, there have been more than 60 Palestinian protesters killed and nearly 3,000 injured on the Israel-Gaza Border. The protests were, arguably, a response to the movement of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem but, more intrinsically, the “unlivable” condition that is Gaza, according to the U.N. and NPR. When the right of people […]