MONMOUTH — Monmouth Community Players will hold auditions for its production of “Steel Magnolias” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Nov. 11-12, at Cumston Hall. In Chinquapin, La., all the ladies who are “anybody” have their hair done at Truvy’s Beauty Salon. Helped by her eager new assistant, she dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s […]
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‘Wyrd Sisters’ may be weird choice for Monmouth Community Players
MONMOUTH — Take three witches who stir things up in a black iron cauldron. Add a royal murderer and a ghostly king, along with lots of magic spells, and you have all the ingredients for Halloween fun. That’s what’s cooking at Cumston Hall in the Monmouth Community Players’ production of “Wyrd Sisters,” originally written by Terry […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Saints deny Mustangs
AUBURN — Emily Poulin knew she had a tough assignment Saturday. The senior St. Dom’s defender had the job of marking up Monmouth scorer Kylie Kemp. It was a daunting task but one the Poulin took in stride. After all, she’s drawn similar assignments, and she knew she had help. “We worked as a team, […]
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Something is brewing at Cumston
Doree Austin, Jeanne Fletcher and Eliza Robbins portray three witches who bend time and space in Monmouth Community Players’s production of Stephen Briggs’ hilarious adaptation of Sir Pratchett’s “Wyrd Sisters.” The show of intrigue and innuendo will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. […]
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City seeks spruce tree LEWISTON — With planning for the sixth annual Twin Cities Holiday Celebration underway, the City of Lewiston is seeking the donation of a tree with which to decorate Dufresne Plaza, the site of festivities following the 2012 Parade of Lights, which will kick-off in Auburn on Nov. 26. City Arborist Steve […]
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Western Class C Girls’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Kemp, Monmouth solve Madison
MONMOUTH — Give Kylie Kemp an inch and she’ll take a goal. Or two. And a bus ride to the next round of the playoffs. Madison successfully employed two strategies to disarm Monmouth’s sniper for most of Tuesday afternoon: Mark her closely at times; leave her so alone at others that she couldn’t avoid stepping […]
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Boys’ soccer: Greyhounds sidestep Mustangs
Monmouth’s Kyle Fletcher made one quick move and was around a defender and in alone. All that stood between the Mustang sniper and the tying goal was Lisbon’s freshman keeper Nate Bergeron. “You’re supposed to shuffle up and cut off the angles,” said Bergeron. “All I had was a foot right then. It was a […]
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William S. Miller
1938 – 2012 LEWISTON — William Stanley Miller, 74, died Oct. 17, at his home, where he and his wife, Frances, lived for 11 years. He was the son of George S. and Mary Miller. William was born April 24, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pa. He received an honorable discharge after four years in the Air […]
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Fall festival date changed SABATTUS — The Community Free Baptist Church fall family festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20, has been postponed due to predicted rain until Sunday, Oct. 21, from noon to 4 p.m. All activities are free and open to everyone. There will be games, a free barbecue, a concert and more. […]
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Daniel L. Plourde
1985 – 2012 MONMOUTH — Daniel L. Plourde, 27, a resident of Main Street, Monmouth, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 14, at his home. He was born in Brunswick on May 26, 1985, the son of Michael Plourde and Lynn Baker Wentworth. Dan left us too early but having found what he had been seeking. He […]