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Exhibits & Museums

Works by Don Thayer, Washburn & Johnson Fine Art Gallery, 155 Front St. through Saturday, Sept. 21. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; 578-1905.

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THE GIBSON BROTHERS: New York-based bluegrass band has a Maine connection

When it comes to awards, the five-piece bluegrass band from upstate New York called The Gibson Brothers has had its share. From the 2010 album, “Ring the Bell,” came the International Bluegrass Music Awards Song of the Year and Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for the title cut. The following year the group’s 10th album, “Help My Brother” (which held the top position on the Bluegrass Unlimited Album chart for eight months), won the 2011 IBMA Album of the Year Award and the band was named the 2011 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year (the first time a brother duet has won this award). Last year, The Gibson Brothers took home the 2012 Entertainer of the Year Award at the 23rd annual IBMA in Nashville. That same night they also won the Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year Award for “Singing As We Rise.” Now, they have a new album — “They Called It Music” — and will bring their music to the Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds (www.blisteredfingers.com) on Saturday, Aug. 24. In setting up a phone interview, I discovered that Leigh Gibson (brother to Eric Gibson) was just a few miles south of me, on the road between Harrison and my old hometown of Bridgton, where his wife’s family has lived for a long time. Talk about a small world!

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LePage hints of deal on bonds

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday there may be a breakthrough in a stalemate between his administration and Democratic legislative leaders about a state borrowing plan for road and bridge projects and improvements at higher education campuses.

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Americorps to give school a boost

NORTH ANSON — It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a plan to resurrect a school.

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State ‘expects progress’ in resolving ride problems

BY JOE LAWLOR Portland Press Herald The state of Maine has wide latitude to cancel contracts for the new ride brokers at the center of the MaineCare transportation debacle, but the state official in charge of the program said she’s not ready to broach that topic yet. “We’re 14 days in. It’s too early to […]

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Brown introduced in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Brown’s thick, New England accent wouldn’t have fit well in Philadelphia when the 76ers and Dr. J were one of the NBA’s elite teams, consistently battling Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics for Eastern Conference titles in the early 1980s.