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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Do humans suffer ill effects from light pollution?
Filmmaker Sriram Murali addresses the question in his new movie, which will be shown at ‘Stars over Katahdin.’
A guide to reducing light pollution around your home, neighborhood
Man-made lighting threatens creatures such as birds, bats and insects that rely on darkness to forage, mate and more.
U.S. religious orders back women deacons
But opponents see it as a slippery slope toward ordaining women to the priesthood.
Is this your giant lizard? South Berwick PD would like to hear from you
Police are seeking the owner of a reptile found sunning itself in a Main Street garden.
Portland Symphony Orchestra names German-born conductor as its new music director
Eckart Preu, the longtime music director of the Spokane Symphony, emerged from a field of three finalists to succeed Robert Moody.
Pope changes death penalty teaching, now ‘inadmissible’
Previously the the Catholic Church didn’t exclude the possibility of capital punishment but only as the last recourse against an ‘unjust aggressor.’
OFF RADAR: ‘The Price of the Haircut: Stories’
Bowdoin College instructor Brock Clarke’s ‘The Price of the Haircut: Stories’ takes us down the postmodern rabbit hole, writes Dana Wilde
Cyndi Lauper shares stage with young fans
The North Carolina teens’ father might have gotten the biggest thrill. “I’m an ’80s child,” Ronald Worley Sr. said.
Lucky Clark On Music: Chris Isaak
The musician talks about his upcoming performance in Union.