Maine Event Comedy presents Brieana Woodward at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28 at at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. The show will also feature Dennis Price and Kathleen DeMarle. Whether she’s roasting her dad for childhood wrongdoings, raving about the flea market, or giving her hot takes on DIY Pinterest projects, Woodward’s high energy […]
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Without masking, 100,000 more COVID deaths forecast by December in U.S.
Health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces.
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Live music at Mixers this weekend
Popular local band The Veggies returns from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Don Hebert (vocals), Moe McKenna (bass), Shawn Callahan (lead guitar), Ray Tardiff (drums), and Anna Hunnewell (vocals). The Veggies have been performing throughout New England for over 15 years. There is no cover charge and […]
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World War II pilot’s remains found in Europe, to be buried in Maine
Ernest N. Vienneau of Millinocket was killed while on a mission over present-day Slovenia in 1944.
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Local painter to host art exhibit at Auburn home
Twelve Maine artists will be exhibiting artworks at the home and barn of oil painter Michael Ranucci from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. The public is welcome. The exhibit will feature a variety of paintings and works to include the Maine landscape, portraits, old master studies, sculpture, and more. Exhibiting artists include Elizabeth […]
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Video: Billions in pandemic school aid have few strings
As the federal government releases pandemic aid to the nation’s schools, it’s urging them to invest in seismic changes. But many districts say they have more urgent problems to tackle first.
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Gov. Mills says she ‘will not allow’ Skowhegan’s Sappi paper mill to close over recent dam concerns
The governor made the comments amid worry that the state would require the Shawmut Dam on the Kennebec River to be removed, which in turn would lead to the closure of the nearby Sappi mill.
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Many Maine schools use pandemic aid to boost air quality
Maine schools are using a one-time windfall in federal relief to add positions, buses, improving ventilation and technology
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Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer departs shipyard for sea trials
The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson is the third and final ship in the Zumwalt class, built exclusively by Bath Iron Works.