Senators voted 22-12 to create a new program to provide paid leave to workers who need time off to care for a newborn or sick family member.
2023
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‘Magician for Non-Believers’ brings magic and humor to Denmark Arts Center
Peter Boie will present “Magician for Non-Believers,” a family fun event, at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 30, at Denmark Arts Center. Combining original mind-blowing magic and a heavy dose of humor is Boie’s secret to success. Boie first became fascinated with magic when he was 11 and he stumbled across a magic book at […]
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Man injured after Jeep sideswipes Amish buggy in Somerville
The incident took place Monday morning on state Route 17.
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Allies pledge billions for Ukraine rebuilding and seek business investment at London conference
Politicians from Europe and the U.S. vowed that Russia would one day be made to pay for the destruction, though officials acknowledged that day is some way off.
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Railroads must alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed cargo train under new rule
The rule would force all railroads to send out information to all nearby emergency services anytime there is a derailment or hazardous chemical release, instead of expecting arriving firefighters to look up the details on an app.
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Reception planned for exhibit featuring Erica Christensen
The Western Maine Art Group will host a First Friday Reception featuring the artwork of Erica Christensen from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, July 7, at the Main Street Gallery in Norway. Christensen’s watercolors celebrate Maine’s coast, birds, and flowers. Her goal is to convey a sense of place and a reflection of our environment in […]
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Final performances of ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ this weekend
Community Little Theatre
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U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat
Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S.
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Maine author releases her 14th book, ‘The People We Know: Volume One’
Kingfield author Annie Louise Twitchell announces the release of her fourteenth title, “The People We Know: Volume One.” The book is a collection of short stories and essays. Written largely during the COVID-19 pandemic, she hopes “these pieces offer an uplifting and encouraging view into the world in which we live.” “Working in rural Maine, […]
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Reception for Andy Curran exhibit planned at RFA gallery
An artist reception celebrating the works of Andy Curran hosted by the Rangeley Friends of the Arts will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery in Rangeley. This event also coincides with the Rangeley Art Crawl. The exhibit continues through Sunday, July 23. Complimentary refreshments and a […]