100 years ago, 1916Addition of a motorcycle policeman to the Lewiston police force is necessary to the proper enforcement of automobile regulations, is the conclusion of Chief of Police Chief McCarron. In his annual report to the mayor and city council, he says, “Complaints regarding reckless driving in the vicinity of school houses are frequent […]

GREENE — The Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road, will present Dale Johnson’s film “The Lure of Alaska” at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, April 15. Alaska is one of the few places where sizable fragments of the natural world still exist, unfettered by any human influence. There are also moose, people, cities, fishing, the […]

LEWISTON — The Hive’s first sponsored gallery event will be hosted at Downtown Handmade & Vintage, 277  Lisbon St., second floor, above Paul’s Clothing.  “The Stars Look Very Different Today: An art tribute to David Bowie,”  will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,  April 9. Several area artists will be showing their tributes […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Museum of Art will present R. Luke DuBois — Now, a solo exhibition by New York-based new media artist R. Luke DuBois. Also featured is a new portrait commissioned by the museum of Black Lives Matter and Campaign Zero activist DeRay Mckesson, a Bowdoin College alumnus (Class of 2007). The […]

100 years ago, 1916A crew of men while repairing broken water main yesterday on Court street, Auburn, came upon the remnants of the water system which was used by the city of Auburn some fifty years ago. The old system consisted of a large pipe made of wood. This large wooden pipe extended from the […]

The Nikki Hunt band will play Mixers, Friday, April 8.  The show begins at 8:30 p.m. There is no cover charge.  The pop-rock band covers such artists as Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen, Sublime, No Doubt, The Doors, U2 and more. 

LEWISTON — Friday, April 8, Co-Pilot performs at Guthries, 115 Middle St., Lewiston. Following a six-month venture as part of an acoustic pop act on Celebrity Cruises, Ry McDonald has teamed up with vocalist Maggie Quealy to create Copilot, an Americana pop duo based in Norfolk, Massachusetts. McDonald was frontman for Suncooked, a regionally successful folk/Americana […]

Renowned Maine folk musician Dave Rowe will perform at The First Universalist Church of Turner at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, as part of the Cabin Fever Concert Series. The proceeds of the concert will benefit music education and endeavors in the area. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance from Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2519481, […]

100 years ago, 1916The new uniforms for the superintendents and foremen of the Lunn & Sweet Shoe Factory have arrived. The suits of the foremen are gray ornamented with gilt letters while those of the superintendents are of blue with gilt letters. 50 years ago, 1966Game Warden Harry N. Kearney of Turner reported Thursday he […]