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“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - The final film in our 2024 Summer Blockbuster series. A select group is chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind and billionaire assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt. Final showing Thursday, Aug. 22 at 2 p.m.
Country Current plays country, bluegrass
The United States Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble Country Current is nationally renowned for its versatility and superb musicianship. The group performs a blend of modern country music and cutting-edge bluegrass. On Thursday, Aug. 29, these professional musicians of the Navy will arrive in Boothbay Harbor to perform at the historic Opera House.
Friends of the Library, a behind the scenes look
“Our mission is to get people to read more, to promote literacy and any way we can do that efficiently, we welcome,” said Michael Pollard of Friends of the Library (Friends) Aug. 12, in a gathering of volunteers, directors and board members. Friends is best known for operating the used bookstore in the historic Hyde House beside Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML), but the group’s reach is well beyond literacy advocacy. Each year, Friends contributes a sizeable amount of money to BHML’s operational budget and has been essential in fostering a culture of support for the library, reading groups and the community at large, serving both year-round residents and seasonal visitors.
Boothbay’s Bigelow Laboratory Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
The Gulf of Maine is not only home to lobsters and oysters, but also millions of phytoplankton, the ocean dwellers that Boothbay’s Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences concerns itself with. Founded in 1974 by oceanographers Charlie and Carice Yentsch, the nonprofit research institute is celebrating its 50th year, and...
Mount Desert Island: A Home Movie
a documentary, they have to create an overarching narrative that ties all the stories together. It’s a bit like a puzzle. “The process of creating the overarching narrative really depends upon the project, both in terms of the subject matter and the materials available to work with. I’ve done projects where I’ve documented an event more-or-less in real time, and it’s a totally different dynamic than when you’re looking back on historical events that could be decades or centuries in the past,” Lunt said.
Hurricane Ernesto drives dangerous rip currents along Maine coast
Hurricane Ernesto is moving out to sea, but its effects will be felt in Maine over the next 24 hours. Experts are warning of powerful and dangerous rip currents at Maine beaches through Monday night. Despite a rainy Sunday, folks were still soaking up the last few weeks of August...
Interview: The Wild West of Music: A Conversation About MSMT's BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
“It was the Wild West of music,” declares actor Seth Eliser, who plays Neil Sedaka and a Righteous Brother in MSMT’s last main stage show of the 2024 season, BEAUTIFUL: THE Carole King MUSICAL. “There were producers like Phil Spector at Gold Star Records, who created the wall of sound by literally running wires into a bathroom and letting the tape run so it would echo, or Lou Adler at Columbia with a much more elegant sound, or Sam Phillips at Sun Records with a little more raunchy sound. These [and other] great producers could elevate a sound to another thrilling place. There was always a race to find that new sound; there was teamwork but also competition.”
Stolen forklift causes power outage in Lewiston-Auburn, 6,700 affected
AUBURN (WGME) - Central Maine Power says 6,700 customers lost power in the Lewiston-Auburn area overnight after an incident involving a stolen forklift. CMP spokesperson Jon Breed says this incident is being investigated by the Auburn Police Department. It appears an industrial forklift, which is not the property of CMP,...
Maine State Police investigating 'potential suspicious death' in Waterville
WATERVILLE (WGME) -- Maine State Police say they are investigating a “potential suspicious death” in Waterville. Just before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday state police say Waterville police called them to 119 Cool Street, which is just off Kennedy Memorial Drive, for a report of a suspicious death. Video...
15-year-old bicyclist killed in Maine crash
A teenager is dead after being hit by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle in Sabattus, Maine. NBC10 Boston affiliate News Center Maine reports that Sabattus police and fire crews responded to Litchfield Road and Hillside Drive around 2:30 p.m. Thursday for a crash involving a vehicle and bicyclist that closed part of Route 126.
Settlers Green Mall: Premier Outlet Center in North Conway, NH
Settlers Green opened in February 1988 on land that used to be the White Mountain Airport in North Conway, New Hampshire. The developers purchased the site in 1985 and began transforming it into the first outlet-focused shopping center in the state. They started with a $8 million retail square containing...
Hurricane Ernesto drives dangerous rip currents along Maine coast
Hurricane Ernesto is moving out to sea, but its effects will be felt in Maine over the next 24 hours. Experts are warning of powerful and dangerous rip currents at Maine beaches through Monday night. Despite a rainy Sunday, folks were still soaking up the last few weeks of August...
Maine Community Group Reports Surge in Coyote & Bobcat Daytime Sightings
I know what you’re thinking: “We’re in Maine, of course we’re going to see and hear bobcats and coyotes!”. You’re right. But recently, one Maine town has seen more during the day than usual. The Greene Village Facebook Group has actively spotted coyotes and bobcats, and are sharing the animals' locations with residents.
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