The Mallett Brothers Band will perform from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Bigelow Brewing, 473 Bigelow Hill Road, in Skowhegan. The Mallett Brothers/Duo Luke and Will are strong songwriters with a county alt edge. Most days they are with their indie rock and roll/Americana/country band that is all Maine. Their busy tour schedule since […]
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Boardman, Gawler, Muise plan Vienna Hall performance
The Vienna Union Hall will host the trio of Greg Boardman, Elsie Gawler, and Steve Muise for an evening of folk and traditional music at 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the hall, 5 Vienna Mountain Road in Vienna. Boardman, founder of the Maine Fiddle Camp, performs in the tradition of the Downeast fiddler and […]
Major dam collapses in southern Ukraine, flooding villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
Russian and Ukrainian officials used terms like ‘ecological disaster’ and ‘terrorist act’ to describe the torrent of water gushing through the broken dam and beginning to empty an upstream reservoir that is one of the world’s largest.
Hartland man dies in single-vehicle wreck in Madison
Steven Young, 42, was killed Sunday when a GMC pickup veered off Route 201 and a second man in the pickup was later arrested when he became combative with investigators who questioned him about the incident, authorities said.
For sale: Two turnkey, historic inns in Rockland, Maine
Rockland Talbot House and Berry Manor Inn, both restored, VIctorian era mansions, are located next door to each other just a few blocks from downtown.
As Pride month grows, so does hostility in some Maine towns
A large number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced around the country this year, including in Maine, and organizers of Pride events like those in Unity say the level of ‘venom’ has been sharp.
Commentary: Maine Community College System survives by unfairly compensating workers
Students are flocking to Maine community colleges while adjunct teaching staff are running for the exits.
Martin Schram: The making of MAGA
Today we will be exploring why Donald Trump’s little-understood MAGA Republican base has seemed so stunningly shatterproof – despite being pounded by nonstop news revelations of potential prosecutions, more unsavory conduct and eruptions that sound unpatriotic to outsiders’ ears. Now this: The 2024 presidential campaign attacks are just getting started. Former Trump endorsers are now […]
Maine Voices: Packing up in preparation for the next school year
Students leave in June, carrying all they’ve experienced and learned into a new neighborhood called September.