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’12th Night’ to be staged at Chocolate Church
The Chocolate Church Arts Center in partnership with Shakespeare on the Kennebec present Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity, “Twelfth Night” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The show will open at 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, other shows are set for 7 p.m. June 1, 7 and 8 and at […]
Actor Ashton Kutcher testifies about knocking on slain woman’s door
His testimony came in the murder trial of a man charged with killing 2 women.
Maine Mountain Chamber Music event set for Farmington
Maine Mountain Chamber Music will celebrate its 17th year of concerts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington, 246 Main St. The concert will feature Gianluca Pane, violin, and Katie Kennedy, cello, with Maine Mountain Chamber Music co-directors Laurie Kennedy, viola, and Yuri Funahashi, piano. The […]
Louvre museum reopens after closure because of overcrowding
The museum is normally open on Monday but was closed when workers complained about overcrowding and walked out.
Promoter and Westbrook officials pledge to tone down concert noise
The city said 237 people called to complain about the noise during Sunday night’s concert by Anderson .Paak.
Maine House passes ‘death with dignity’ bill by 4 votes
Tuesday’s vote marks initial approval of the measure, which would make Maine the 8th state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescribed medication.
Maine supreme court issues ruling as art museum lawsuit moves forward
The court’s decision relates to a procedural matter on whether the caretaker of a deceased museum benefactor may access disputed funds.
‘Jeopardy’ champ James Holzhauer nears Ken Jennings’ record
LOS ANGELES — James Holzhauer’s “Jeopardy” winning streak is still going and he may be on track to surpass Ken Jennings’ record earnings in the next month. Holzhauer on Monday won his 28th straight game with an additional $130,222 in winnings, the second highest single-day sum ever recorded on the show. The professional sports gambler […]
Maine high court affirms ruling in custody case that dogs are property, not family
Maine’s top court upholds a lower court ruling that granted sole custody of a Lab-boxer mix named Honey to an Old Town man, rejecting his ex-girlfriend’s argument.