100 years ago, 1916The work of organizing the 189 employees or the Lewiston division of the Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway, was begun at two meetings held at Lewiston City Hall, the first at 7:30 last night and the second at 12:30 a.m., today. Of 95 who attended, 88 signed the enrollment. This action […]

NORWAY — Three one-act plays filled with laughs and insight on living and aging will be presented by the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association on Aug. 5, 6 and 7. The plays are “The Game’s Afoot” by Ken Ludwig (excerpts); “Why Do We Laugh?” by Stephen Gregg; and “Senior Housing” by Joanne McDonald. […]

LEWISTON — Local author Marcie Shumway will sign copies of her books from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Quiet City: Books, Art, Gifts, and Heart, at 277 Lisbon St., Suite 10. Ella’s Chocolates will be there. Set in Maine, “Finding the Way Home” is a contemporary romance about a small-town woman, Skye […]

AUBURN — Community Little Theatre welcomes all princes and princesses to join Belle from Disney’s “Beauty & the Beast” at a tea party from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Women’s Literary Union, 19 Elm St. Tea and cookies will be served. The event is free and all are welcome. Belle […]

BERLIN, New Hampshire — St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts will welcome Chicago Total Access at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $12 for those younger than 18. They are available online at www.stkieranarts.org or at the arts center box office. Chicago Total Access is a music group made […]

PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present two upcoming shows: Mike Miclon’s “Early Evening Show” and Jeff Wirth’s “StoryBox.” New York City writer/director Jeff Wirth will perform “StoryBox” at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. This new audience-driven adventure is a new kind of stage for interactive performance, where audience participants join to create improvised stories. […]

FARMINGTON — Lula Wiles will give a summer concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Historical Society North Church Arts Center, 126 High St. A Lula Wiles show resembles a whiskey-slap to the heart. Gathered around one microphone, Isa Burke, with Farmington natives Ellie Buckland and Mali Obomsawin, pass around instruments and frontwoman […]

100 years ago, 1916Ronello Putnam. aged 19, a clerk in the grocery department at the Mohican store, Lewiston, was rendered unconscious and knocked down, about 2:30 yesterday afternoon, when he stepped in some water, while holding an electric light. At the time of the accident he was assisting another clerk to take an inventory in […]

Back Woods Road will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2., at the Turner gazebo. This highly-energized acoustic band performs tight harmonies, hard-driving lead solos and crowd-pleasing diversified music. Members are, from left, Mike Conant, Richard Bernier, Jane Bernier and Shawna Bell.

RANGELEY — Lovers of poetry will gather at 6 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Ecopelagicon Nature Store, 7 Pond St., to honor poet Hugh Ogden of Poet’s Island, Rangeley. Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum will read from his work. The event is sponsored by Ecopelagicon and is free to all. Light refreshments will be served. […]