100 Years Ago: 1922 New staging has been constructed at the Cushman-Hollis building in Auburn to facilitate construction work. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Donia J. Girard of Lewiston will serve as leader during the sing-along that will be one of several features at the Maple Festival, Saturday, April 18 held at the Central Maine Youth […]
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Tedeschi Trucks concert set for Waterville
Tedeschi Trucks: “Fireside Live” plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., in Waterville. The group is a modified version of the full powerhouse ensemble led by the husband/wife duo of guitarist Derek Trucks and singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. With 4 to 7 band members, Fireside Live […]
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Looking Back on April 6
100 Years Ago: 1922 The J.B. St. Pierre store at Lisbon and Chestnut streets is now occupying the entire corner of the block, including the section off city hall alley which was formerly occupied by a barber shop, and was remodeled recently to suit the furnishing store’s needs The store is now one of the […]
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Brush with Nature Artist applications available
Maine Audubon invites plein air painters to September event
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Looking Back on April 5
100 Years Ago: 1922 Sap pails were filled to the brim on Saturday – with snow. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Students in the French department at St. Dominic Regional High School are rehearsing a French-Canadian play, “Tit-Coq,” which will be presented at St. Peter’s School auditorium on Sunday, April 16. There will be two performances, […]
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Looking Back on April 4
100 Years Ago: 1922 The latest fad among “Flappers” in general seems to be a large Chinese luck ring. An Auburn jeweler reports an increasing demand for this novelty. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Northeast Bank has been asked to vacate its temporary drive-in facility in the Auburn Urban Renewal facility to allow street work to […]
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UMaine at Farmington seniors to exhibit capstone artwork
Local students include those from New Gloucester, Chesterville, Gardiner, Troy.
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UMF students exhibit capstone artwork in Senior Art Show
‘Who We Are, What We Do’ will be open April 7 through May 7.
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Maine’s Mallett Brothers Band plans Bath concert
The Mallett Brothers Band will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The band is an independent rock and roll/Americana/country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and […]
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Looking Back on April 2
100 Years Ago: 1922 A checker tournament for Monday has been arranged to be held at the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, and all enthusiasts whether proficient in the game or not are invited to attend. It is expected that Ray Gould, state checker champion, will be one of the players. 50 Years Ago: 1972 (from […]