Charles Longley, curator for the Norway Historical Society, and trustee Sally Jones hold one of the many historical photos that will be on display from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in an exhibit called Our Town — Norway. This event is in collaboration with Oxford Hills Performing Arts Association on its upcoming production […]

Suzanne Hardy is Norway Memorial Library’s featured artist for the summer. Hardy works in a variety of mediums, including watercolor, acrylics, colored pencil and graphite. Her work is on display in an exhibit that showcases the beauty of Maine seascapes and summer. It may be viewed at the library during its regular hours. FMI: 207-743-5309, […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village will host The Maine Festival of American Music: Its Roots and Traditions from Wednesday through Saturday, June 22 to 25. Event takes place in the Shakers’ 1794 Meeting House. The festival provides a rare opportunity to appreciate Shakers within a wider context of classical and folk music while […]

100 years ago, 1916A Lewiston man detained in Auburn, Wednesday, as a deserter from the United States navy, made a statement indicating that certain members of the Lewiston police department, tho aware he was wanted for desertion, did not arrest him and warned him to go away. He mentioned the names of Officers Breen and […]

HALLOWELL — Gaslight Theater is staging “Are You Being Served?” Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 17-19 and 24-26. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m., Sunday shows at 2 p.m.   When the crew of the Grace Brothers department store prepares for the sale of German goods and then departs for a staff holiday in […]

HALLOWELL — Gaslight Theater will hold auditions for Agatha Christie’s “Black Coffee” at 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, June 19 and 20, at City Hall. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Casting is for 10 male roles and three female roles. “Black Coffee” was the first on-stage appearance of Christie’s most famous detective, […]

KINGFIELD — The Sunday Blues at the Barn concert series has announced its upcoming performances. Performances are at 4 p.m. at the Mountain Village Farm B&B, 164 Main St. Kicking off the series June 26 is Biscuit Miller, Chicago blues man and recipient of the 2012 Blues Music Award for Bassist of the Year. He […]

100 years ago, 1916The Maine Central Railroad is soon to begin the erection of a $100,000 station to replace the Bates street station burned earlier in the year. This new building will be of brick and will be 160 feet in length. The station will extend practically to the Bridge street bridge. Though the railroad […]

“I can’t even imagine paying for a wedding right now,” 26-year-old Kaitlyn Schaefer tells me. The grad student splits her time between teaching special education kids and running to class, all while accumulating tens of thousands of dollars in student debt. Oh, did I mention she just celebrated her 10th anniversary with her boyfriend? But […]

GARDINER — The Open Book Players will present “The Wizard of Oz,” adapted by Dr. William Adams and based on the classic story by L. Frank Baum. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. The show features 19 performers from neighboring communities […]