Maine author Paul Doiron will read from “Pitch Dark,” the 15th installment in his crime novel series featuring Maine game warden Mike Bowditch, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library. This is a on his prepublication tour for the book which is due out June 25. […]
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Carolyn Plummer to headline show in Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series
Maine Event Comedy presents 20-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer as part of the Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. The show, hosted by Mark Turcotte, will also feature Crystal Bernard, Uzair Malik, Nic Dufault, and Ann-Marie Keene. Plummer pulls material from life’s […]
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‘Pirate Trap’ by Maine author Matt Cost focus of presentation
Matt Cost will give a talk featuring “Pirate Trap,” his latest release in the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex series from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. Cost will talk about the creation of the town of Port Essex on the Maine coast, the evolution of […]
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SLLMF performance to be featured on Maine Stage program
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IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk
Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
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Trump’s historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.
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World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
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Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old
The coffee that picked you up this morning is 600,000 years old
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With ‘functional’ beverages, brands rush to quench a thirst for drinks that do more than taste good
Want to get in a party mood without alcohol? Multiple companies are making non-alcoholic spirits and beers infused with ingredients like guayusa, a leaf containing caffeine and antioxidants.
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Local author publishes first novel
Local author Valerie Bennett has published her first novel, “Lidu’s Awakening.” The story is an action-packed survival tale about a boy hunter named Crik, a shy gatherer named Lidu who discovers she has healing gifts and abilities, and two wolves named Aneko and Kylo. The story takes place on the Eurasian Steppes in the Paleolithic […]