PETERSBOROUGH, N.H. — Francis Farrington Grose, 85, formerly of Chesterville, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 27, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Peterborough, N.H. Mr. Grose was born on March 27, 1932, in Wilton, son of Erlon S. Grose and Erma G. (Farrington) Grose. He attended schools in Wilton and Haverhill, Mass., and graduated […]
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Edwin S. Gibson
SOUTH PARIS — Edwin Stearns Gibson, 93, passed away peacefully with family by his side at his home on Friday, Aug. 11, after a brief illness. He was born on May 6, 1924, in Visalia, Calif., to Leslie and Annette S. Gibson of Norway and West Paris, respectively. Ed was 8 years old when his family […]
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Sunday Indie Market comes to downtown Lewiston, bringing art, vintage finds, live music
LEWISTON — A new kind of pop-up bazaar is coming to Dufresne Plaza in downtown Lewiston. The inaugural Sunday Indie Market from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 will feature hand-selected artisans and vintage dealers, as well as a beer garden. Live music will encourage patrons to stroll through the farmer’s market-style event, while food […]
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Lewiston High School students and L/A Arts to install mural
LEWISTON — L/A Arts will work with students from the 21st Century Summer Program at Lewiston High School to install a 25- by 18-foot wheat paste mural project – a temporary public art installation – that will be mounted on the empty wall at the corner of Lisbon and Cedar streets. The design was created […]
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UMF to create digital 'Commons' for art, study and discussion
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington President Kathryn A. Foster has announced the university has received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This prestigious award will be used to support the creation of a New Commons Project in Public Humanities and Arts for UMF and the Maine community, according to a […]
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Art, antique appraisals at Lovell Historical Society summer fair
LOVELL — Bruce A. Buxton of Portland will appraise fine art and antiques for the Lovell Historical Society from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Kimball-Stanford House, Route 5, during the society’s summer fair. Buxton, whose name may be familiar to those who watch “Antiques Roadshow,” has a wide base of knowledge through […]
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Lewiston High: New alternative ed teacher approved
LEWISTON — After being told that students who need alternative education at the high school are being turned away because there’s no room, the Lewiston School Committee voted Monday to reclassify a new teacher’s position from art to alternative education. The recently approved school budget had money for an additional art teacher. “My request is […]
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Gray-New Gloucester grad finds healing — and future — in art
GRAY — High school hasn’t always been easy for Gray-New Gloucester High School graduating senior Caitlin Gora, particularly between her sophomore and junior years, when she was briefly hospitalized after harming herself through cutting. “I struggled really bad, and I hid it from my parents. I wore bracelets, I was wearing long-sleeved shirts. I tried […]
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Young artists in need of art supplies sought
RUMFORD — Young, local artists will have the oppertunity to get art supplies thanks to the proceeds raised from a four-day art and tatoo exposition. At Fuel the Arts, art is auctioned off nightly, and the proceeds of which are used to purchase art supplies for children attending local school art programs, day care centers, and […]