The other night, after a long family dinner, my 13-year-old niece disappeared into our downstairs closet and soon reemerged with a box of toys I’d saved from my daughter Chloe’s childhood. Chloe, who is now 31, was surprisingly happy. “I want that,” she said, reaching for a Furby. “That one too,” she said, looking at […]
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Oct. 30, 2007: Waterville Planning Board OKs plan for 66 residential units to built inside former Hathaway shirt building, Bob Marley recalls his years in Waterville as a kid, and the Red Sox are in celebration mode in Boston
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‘Fiddlers Three’ opens Nov. 3 in Hallowell
Gaslight Theater’s 2023 Season of Laughter concludes in November with Agatha Christie’s comedic “Fiddlers Three,” directed by Linda Duarte with assistant director Jenny Benjamin-Rider. The show will be produced at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. in Hallowell over two weekends, Nov. 3-5 and 10-12. The Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 […]
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Don Campbell Band to take stage in Boothbay
The Don Campbell Band plan to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. This concert was rescheduled from Sept. 16 due to the hurricane, Sept. 16 tickets will be honored. Celebrating 30-plus years of songs, stories, and music, Campbell returns to the Opera House […]
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Reprise Choral Ensemble to present fall concert
Reprise Choral Ensemble plans to present its fall concert, “Planets, Stars and Airs of Space,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at Green Street United Methodist Church, 13 Green St. in Augusta. Directed by Mary Elisabeth Rector, singers hail from three counties in central Maine. The concert title comes from a J.S. Bach chorale and […]
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Bridge clubs recognizes area winners
Elm City Bridge Club Elm City Bridge winners on Oct. 17 were MaryAnne Trafton and Jeannie Reillig. Su Morrison and Gabrielle Rice placed second, and Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop came in third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; new players are welcome. For more information, call […]
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Lewiston vigil draws thousands to basilica to honor the slain
Speakers urge community to ‘stick together’ and stay strong after a gunman killed 18 people last week.
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Some relief expected for Maine electricity customers come January
Analysts expect a 20%-30% drop in supply rates, but there’s still plenty of uncertainty with the Public Utilities Commission set to select bids next month for 2024 standard offer service.
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Sports Digest: Verstappen sets Formula One record with 16th victory of season
Max Verstappen wins again in Mexico and breaks the single-season record that he set a year ago.
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NFL roundup: Broncos end 16-game losing streak against Chiefs
Denver forces five turnovers in a surprisingly convincing 24-9 victory.