LONDON — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year […]
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Chesterville voters to approve decreased budget
For some departments and accounts the Budget Committee and Select Board are recommending different numbers.
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Mt. Blue wrestler fundraises to help with tourney fees
Brooklynn Webber of Mt. Blue High School has her sights set on four major wrestling tournaments this year, and has started a GoFundMe to help with expenses such as travel and tournament fees.
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DownEast Folk Festival features traditional dance and music
Everything from fiddles and flutes to banjos and bones will rattle the rafters when the DownEast Folk Festival takes place beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at Mount Ararat Middle School and the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. This day-long celebration of traditional dance and music features an array of workshops, performances […]
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‘Secret Hour’ opening at The Public Theatre
The compelling new play “Secret Hour” featuring Jason Cadieux as Ben and Katharine McLeod as Kate will open on Friday, March 15, and running through March 24, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. This will be the play’s second production after its world premiere last year in New York. Playwright Jenny Stafford will be joining […]
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Katrina Boelsma has found a niche with her mica art
Boelsma of West Bethel said finding mica in mineral-laden western Maine has been easy.
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‘Into the Fire’ exhibit on display at UMF Art Gallery
The art of Anagama pottery will be on view March 22 through April 28.
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Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival concert to be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage
The third concert of the past season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. The concert was performed on July 25, 2023, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Listen online at mainepublic.org/classical-music. The performance program featured: POULENC: Sonata for Flute and […]
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Anthony Schumann headlines night of comedy at Great Falls Comedy Club
Headliner Anthony Schumann, fisherman, writer, filmmaker, army veteran, and stand-up comic, originally from Olympia, Washington, brings his energetic and honest but light-hearted sense of humor to the stage at 7:30 p.m. on March 16, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Tickets can be found at greatfallscomedyclub.com or purchased at the door. Great Falls Comedy […]
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U.N. envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
Picco also played a role in Afghanistan, helping facilitate the 1989 withdrawal of Soviet forces after Moscow’s 1979 invasion of that country.