The Auburn Community Concert Band rehearsals will resume Wednesday, January 10, in preparation for the group’s 2024 summer concert season. Interested musicians have until Wednesday, Jan. 24, to join the band during this semi-annual “Open Membership” period. The band has a particular need for clarinet, trumpet and tuba players, and for an additional drum set […]
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Top 25 for 2024: Best new theme park rides and attractions
Many parks have already begun construction on 2024 projects while other parks have only announced plans or launched teaser campaigns.
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List of electric car models eligible for $7,500 tax credit is cut to 13
The number of electric vehicle models eligible for a popular $7,500 consumer tax credit fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration kicked in on Jan. 1. Narrower criteria reduced the number of qualifying models to 13 from about two dozen, according to federal data from fueleconomy.gov. The new rules exclude from the tax […]
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Pair of comedy shows set for Saturday night
Live stand-up comedy featuring local funny favorites will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, in the downstairs lounge at Obscura Café and Drinkery in Lewiston. The one and only Mark Turcotte will return to the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Great Falls Comedy Club. Turcotte will be joined by […]
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Hall of Fame fiddler to perform at Oasis of Music
Frank Ferrel, widely regarded as a leading authority on North American traditional fiddle music, will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. He will be accompanied by Greg Boardman on guitar and fiddle. Along with some traditional and his own newly-composed tunes, Ferrel […]
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Xi vows to strengthen China’s economic recovery after ‘tough’ year
China’s youth unemployment hit a record high over the summer, before the government stopped publishing figures.
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Consulting firm McKinsey agrees to $78 million settlement with insurers over opioids
Insurers and health care funds claimed that its marketing work with Purdue Pharma helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis.
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Oft-injured left-hander Chris Sale is traded to Braves from Red Sox for infielder Vaughn Grissom
Chris Sale’s injury-filled career with the Boston Red Sox ended when the 34-year-old left-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom
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Surging Bills can’t ease up with Belichick’s Patriots up next, having lost to them already
The Buffalo Bills will be interested in what happens elsewhere in the NFL when they play the New England Patriots on Sunday
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For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes add to the trauma
A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities.