Join author Kerri Arsenault discussing her book “Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains,” as part of the Author Series at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Denmark Arts Center. “In this masterful debut, the author creates a crisp, eloquent hybrid of atmospheric memoir and searing exposé. She writes urgently about the dire effects […]
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Duo brings Irish music culture to Denmark Arts Center
Will Woodson (flute, uilleann pipes) and Caitlin Finley (fiddle) will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Denmark Arts Center. The pair plays sparky and driving traditional Irish music that’s grounded in the textures and rhythms of the rich Irish-American soundscape of the 1920s and 30s. With roots in the living Irish […]
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U.S. Open: Gauff reaches first Open semifinal, dominating Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2
Coco Gauff, 19, is the first American teenager to reach the final four at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 2001.
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Local artists’ works on display in CMMC gallery
The paintings of well-known local artists Jeanelle Demers and Elisabeth Salberg are on display for the month of September in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Demers’ current focus is animal portraiture, especially dogs, cats, and birds. With acrylic on canvas, she paints custom pet portraits from […]
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Unity town clerk announces departure as town struggles to retain workers
The clerk gave her notice after just a few weeks on the job and a selectman says competing factions in town have alienated municipal employees and contributed to their departure.
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Continental Shakedown to play Gritty’s, festival
Local blues rockers Continental Shakedown will perform with special guest Mark Miller from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at Gritty’s in Auburn. That same lineup will also perform on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Auburn Blues & Brews Fest at Festival Plaza on Main St in Auburn. The all-ages, free festival begins at 12:30 […]
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Shaker Village hosts string and vocal trio in benefit concert
The Maine-based string and vocal trio of Boardman, Muise, and Gawler will perform a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the Meetinghouse at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. This threesome of well-known Maine musicians, playing fiddles, cello, and guitar, will feature music inspired by a Scotch, Irish, and French […]
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 conspiracy
Tarrio wasn’t in Washington on Jan. 6 – he was arrested 2 days earlier in a separate case – but prosecutors say he helped put in motion and encourage the violence.
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Otherworldly interpretation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to be staged at Deertrees Theatre
A modern staging of the Shakespeare classic, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” will be performed at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. This version is set during 1960’s America – a nation in transition, in the real-world city of Athens, Georgia. Serving today as a safe haven […]
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Sen. McConnell’s health episodes show no evidence of strokes or seizures, Capitol physician says
The assessments entailed several medical evaluations including a brain MRI. McConnell fell and suffered a concussion earlier this year.