WATERVILLE — Auditions for “Elf the Musical” are set for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, and Tuesday, Sept. 5, at The Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually […]
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Land trust plans September gatherings at Westport Island, Georgetown
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust plans to host a series of gatherings to close out the summer season. People can join trust staff, board members, and friends at upcoming events to sample the bounty produced in the Kennebec Estuary, support local businesses, and further the trust’s work to conserve and restore the cherished natural places, […]
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Invasive Rusty Crayfish Contest held in Rangeley
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust hosted its first Invasive Rusty Crayfish Contest Aug. 7-13 in the Rangeley Lakes Region. The trust provided a trap, information to correctly identify the native and invasive species, and cash prizes to incentivize the public to participate. Eight teams participated in removing 148 invasive rusty crayfish, weighing 2 lbs. 3 oz, […]
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica coming to Sanford
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center, is set to be in Sanford Tuesday through Sunday, Sept. 5-10. It will be located on Route 109 in South Sanford, across from Walmart. The Wall will be open 24 hours a day starting on Thursday, […]
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Trump, 18 others charged in the Georgia election case are set to be arraigned on Sept. 6
All 19 defendants, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have been scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 6.
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Ceremony marks start of journey home for Indigenous totem pole taken to Scotland a century ago
Carved from red cedar in the 1860s, the pole includes family crests and animal and human figures.
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Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years
A 42-year-old Virginia man got to embrace his birth mother for the first time during a long-awaited family reunion in Valdivia, Chile.
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Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
Pope Francis made the comments in a private meeting with Portuguese members of his Jesuit religious order while visiting Lisbon in August.
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Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building
A lockdown Monday paralyzed the campus community for hours as police searched for a suspect.
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HBCU students alerted campus security officer before Jacksonville rampage
The president of the historically Black institution in Jacksonville, Florida, says a campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot 3 people.