Michael Gorman lost his older brother to a drug overdose in 1998 and has been writing about addiction ever since. His latest production will be staged at Augusta’s Colonial Theater this weekend.
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Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Kazuo Inamori dies at 90
Inamori was the founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera.
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‘Bad Sisters’ like ‘Little Women’ from purgatory
Pay attention now, I’m not going to go through these names more than once. There’s Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) and her four sisters: Eva (Sharon Horgan), the level headed eldest; Ursula (Eva Birthistle), a nurse and mother; Bibi (Sarah Greene), the one-eyed plotter of the bunch; and Becka (Eve Hewson), Rocker Bono’s daughter in case you’re […]
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Tank defies hearing loss in making final album
The R&B star revealed last year he was suddenly going deaf in his right ear.
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Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
The highlight of the prosecutors’ case was testimony by a 37-year-old woman who described Kelly sexually abusing her hundreds of times starting in 1998 when she was 14.
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Judge: Congregation at oldest U.S. synagogue can stay, for now
The New York owners of a 250-year-old synagogue in Rhode Island deny trying to evict its tenants.
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Taylor Swift wins top prize, announces new album at VMAs
Her 10th studio album called “Midnights” drops Oct. 21.
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The Ghost of Paul Revere taking fans on a final ride
Maine folk band will perform for the last time this weekend at its annual festival, Ghostland.
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Coming to a theater near you: $3 movie tickets for one day
Sept. 3 will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens.
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Princess Diana’s car auctioned as 25th anniversary of her death nears
She drove the black Ford Escort RS Turbo from 1985 to 1988.