On Thursday, May 24, 2 p.m. at the Whitman Memorial Library in Bryant Pond, the tuba ensemble Low Commotion will present a free public concert. Low Commotion, which was formed in 2013, is an ensemble of euphoniums (tenor tubas) and full-sized tubas. According to director, James Bennett of West Paris, the ensemble performs several concerts […]
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CLT announces cast for '12 Angry Men'
AUBURN — Director Jackie McDonald has announced the cast for the upcoming Community Little Theatre production of “12 Angry Men,” opening June 8. The 12 jurors will be played by Chris L’Hommedieu, Paul Menezes, Cory King, Bill Myers, Dan Burgess, Sean Wallace, Jason Pelletier, John Blanchette, Phil Vampatella, Dan Kane, Don Libby and David Moyse. […]
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Judge orders former Farmington man to forfeit 19 guns seized in heroin investigation
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Tuesday ordered 19 guns seized in 2016 during a heroin trafficking investigation at a Farmington home to be turned over to the state. Mark Barrett, 61, formerly of Farmington, is serving three years of an eight-year sentence with the Department of Corrections. He testified at a criminal forfeiture hearing […]
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Lisbon man captured on fire escape after suspected car theft
BOOTHBAY HARBOR (AP) — Police say several Maine town residents helped them capture a suspect considered armed and dangerous. Boothbay Harbor police officials say they learned Saturday afternoon that Jedidiah Watson, 38, of Libson allegedly stole a vehicle from the Biddeford area and had fled to Boothbay Harbor. Watson had three warrants for his arrest. […]
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Democrats to converge on Lewiston this weekend
LEWISTON — More than 1,300 delegates are expected to descend on Lewiston this weekend for the state Democratic convention that begins Friday afternoon under the banner “Victory Starts Here.” Androscoggin County Democratic Chair Elaine Makas said Wednesday it “will truly be a pleasure to welcome the delegates, candidates and guests to Lewiston and to showcase the Greater L-A area.” […]
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100 years ago, 1918 The “All American Meet,” so successfully and splendidly carried out this spring in City Hall, is to be repeated on the afternoon and evening of July 4th at the Maine State fair grounds. This decision was made at a general committee meeting, held Thursday evening. Practically as it was before, but […]
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CIA nominee Haspel wins Senate panel backing; confirmation expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA, won the backing of the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday, paving the way for her expected confirmation to lead the spy agency. The panel voted 10-5 to advise the full Senate to confirm Haspel, whose nomination has renewed debate over the harsh […]
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Researchers uncover dirty jokes in Anne Frank's diary
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Researchers using digital technology deciphered the writing on two pages of Anne Frank’s diary that she had pasted over with brown masking paper, discovering four naughty jokes and a candid explanation of sex, contraception and prostitution. “Anyone who reads the passages that have now been discovered will be unable to suppress a […]
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Views clash as DEP readies greenhouse gas reduction forced by citizen initiative
AUGUSTA — Maine environmental regulators heard hours of testimony Tuesday on a citizen-initiated proposal that would require the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent annually while imposing new regulations on the trucking and biomass industries. Tapping a little-used section of state law, a grassroots group of attorneys and activists submitted nearly 700 […]
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North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest in a “one-sided” affair meant to pressure the North to abandon its nuclear weapons. The warning by North Korea’s first vice foreign […]