ArtsFarmington recently announced the return of Maine Mountain Chamber Music to Nordica Auditorium at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, in Merrill Hall, 224 Main St. in Farmington. MMCM founders Yuri Funahashi, piano, and Laurie Kennedy, viola, will be joined by violinist Charles Dimmick and cellist Leo Eguchi. The program consists of Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for […]
2022
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Maine Event Comedy presents Carolyn Plummer at the Franco Center
Maine Event Comedy plans to present 15-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The show also will feature Brian Plumb and Mark Turcotte. Plummer pulls material from places most of us hide and puts a nail through the heart of whiners, […]
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Obituary: Thomas William Wardrop
CATONSVILLE, Md. – Thomas William Wardrop, 77, passed away from Parkinson’s Disease on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Tom was born on …
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Obituary: Clarence A. Whitman
WINSLOW – Clarence Whitman, 75, of Winslow, passed away Thursday April 7, 2022 surrounded by his wife and children.
He was …
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Obituary: Iris Witham Olson
AUGUSTA – Iris Witham Olson, of Augusta, passed away on April 11, 2022 at MaineGeneral Medical Center with the wonderful staff …
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Canaan sets April 24 as last day to remove cemetery decorations
The town of Canaan has announced that all cemetery decorations from last year must be removed by Sunday, April 24, in order for proper clean up to take place. All decorations remaining will be removed without recourse, according to a news release from the town office. Decorations may be replaced starting May 9. For more […]
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Hallowell-based theater to hold ‘I Hate Shakespeare’ auditions
Auditions for Gaslight Theater’s summer show, “I Hate Shakespeare” — written by Steph DeFerie and directed by Meg Matheson — is scheduled to be held outdoors at 5:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, April 24 and 25, at the Vaughn Homestead Pavilion at 1 Litchfield Road in Hallowell. People need to bring proof of COVID-19 vaccination […]
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As state tightened opioid access, illegal drug trade created a deadly new era in Maine’s opioid crisis
Maine lawmakers and health officials realized easy access to prescription opioids was creating dependency issues and clamped down, but did not anticipate how well the illegal drug market would fill the void.
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Farmington hospital creates scholarship for students
FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff has established a scholarship fund for local high school seniors. One $500 scholarship will be awarded to one student from each of the following schools: Mt. Abram High, Mt. Blue High, Rangeley Lakes Regional and Spruce Mountain High. If a school does not have a scholarship applicant, the […]
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A work injury and a prescription. One Maine woman’s story of the cycle of addiction
Nikole Powell’s father developed an opioid use disorder after a work injury, a dependence that traumatized his family and eventually led to his incarceration and death. His daughter is trying to break the cycle.