Quantam is scheduled to perform a free concert from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, in the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. This electronic sound performance group from Maine includes Jason Dean on vocals, drum machines, and keys; and Michael Whitehead on bass and pedals. They describe their sound as “an eclectic style blending […]
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Lewiston grew from small town to booming mill city thanks to rail
From trains to trolleys, rail lines once tied the Twin Cities to the world.
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An early history of bicycles
They were known as velocipedes, bone-shakers, penny-farthings and safety bicycles. The early bicycles of the 1800s had various names and various designs as makers around the world worked to improve on the increasingly intriguing and popular mode of transportation. One of the earliest pedal designs involved a very large wheel and a very small one […]
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Country duo to perform set for Turner Center in the Gazebo
Mike Preston and Kim Curry, a country duo, will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. Curry is a talented singer, fronting The Nashville Express for 10 years playing every Friday and Saturday at Country Crossroads in Standish. She […]
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Kingfield POPS event set at Kennedy Farm
The Kingfield POPS concert is set for 4:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25, outdoors at Kennedy Farm on Salem Street in Kingfield. The POPS 18th concert includes: The Bangor Symphony Orchestra led by Grammy winning Music Director and Conductor, Lucas Richman returns. Celebrating Maine-based music Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection with be headlining the Kingfield […]
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Looking Back on June 18
100 Years Ago: 1922 Mrs. V. P. DeCoster has hatched 7,000 baby chicks this spring. Of this number she has kept 1,400. The others were sold for day-old chicks. For many years she has specialized in Barred Rocks. 50 Years Ago: 1972 (From a Journal photo) There are no more dull moments in prospect for […]
Posted inDear Abby
Grown child wants mom to move past divorce
DEAR ABBY: When my sibling and I were 6 and 10, our parents sat us down and told us they were getting a divorce because Dad had an affair. Mom was, to say the least, incredibly hurt. Her hurt and resentment haven’t subsided to this day. Dad has never apologized to her, but he has […]
Posted inHoroscope
Taurus: Don’t take what others do or say personally. Consider what’s best for you and head in that direction without worrying about who chooses to join you.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Blake Shelton, 46; Carol Kane, 70; Isabella Rossellini, 70; Paul McCartney, 80. Happy Birthday: Stretch your mind, use your connections and follow through with your plans using enthusiasm, intelligence and hard work to reach your destination. Talk is cheap; it’s your actions that make a difference. Be honest with yourself […]
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Maine Whoopie Pie Festival set to return June 25
After a two-year COVID hiatus, the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival is set to return Saturday, June 25 to downtown Dover-Foxcroft. The festival, which began in 2009, celebrates the taste of Maine’s official state treat, the Whoopie Pie. The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and organizers say there will be more than […]
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‘Lysistrata’ to be staged in Monmouth
Theater at Monmouth’s Season 53, It’s Greek (and Roman) to Me! will kick off with “Lysistrata,” by Aristophanes I and directed by Danielle Drakes, on June 25 at Cumston Hall, at 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Performance times are set for 7:30 p.m. June 25, July 9 and 13, Aug. 2, 13 and 18; and […]