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Nik Walker, Julia Murney, More Join Ogunquit
Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed full casting for its upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music, which will star stage and screen favorite Kathleen Turner as Madame Armfeldt as previously announced. Performances will run July 18-August 17, with Hunter Foster at the helm. Newly announced...
Sanford police: 3-year-old boy suffers gunshot wound to hand
SANFORD, Maine — Police are investigating after a 3-year-old boy suffered a gunshot injury to his hand during an incident at his home Tuesday afternoon. Police said they were called to 13 Shaw Road around 4:28 p.m. by a neighbor who heard the sound of a gunshot. When officers and EMS arrived, they found the boy with a gunshot wound to his left hand. Police said the boy was with his father.
Another Maine School District Bans Smartphones and Smartwatches
Those of us born way back in the 1900s can remember a time when we didn’t carry our phones with us all day long. And we definitely did not have them with us at school. Yes, when we were in school, we went through the entire day without having our phones. If we were lucky enough to have a phone, we left it in our car (sometimes, the phone was built into the car) or our locker. But more likely, we did not get our first cellphone until we were adults.
Watch Patrick Dempsey Surprise the Staff at Maine Medical Center
Patrick Dempsey may have gone on to be the star of Grey's Anatomy, not to mention movies like Made of Honour, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Bridget Jones Baby, Disenchanted, and Can't Buy Me Love, in which he was just 21 years old. I remember seeing that movie at the Auburn Mall's tiny twin movie theater, not even realizing the guy in it was born one town over in Lewiston.
York’s Town Hall reopens after renovation, expansion: 'It's been a long time coming'
YORK, Maine — The town's municipal offices reopened at the historic Town Hall last week after a year of renovations, including an 8,000-square-foot expansion. Town staff have worked at a temporary office space at 4 Market Place since February 2023, after which construction began on the new-look historic Town Hall at 186 York Street. They moved back in last week to enjoy climate control offices and practically twice the space they had when they left.
Halcyon String Quartet brings 'Realized' to Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK, Maine — The Halcyon String Quartet will perform "Realized," a multimedia concert combining stop-motion animation with live music on Sunday, July 14. The 4 p.m. concert will be held at the First Parish UU Church in Kennebunk. A $25 donation is requested at the door. With animated films and stories inspired by a...
Eliot artist Gordon Carlisle unveils ‘Panorama’ at York Public Library
YORK, Maine — York Public Library is hosting the exhibit "Panorama," featuring the work of Eliot artist Gordon Carlisle. "With this showing at the York Public Library, I'm attempting to convey the 40-plus year 'panorama' of my visual art output since first arriving here," Carlisle said. "It will include examples of my public art, theatrical design, paintings, collages and illustrations."
From Nubble to Mount A: Old York’s vintage postcard collection now searchable online
YORK, Maine — The Old York Historical Society now has a portion of its collection of historic postcards searchable online at oldyork.org. A collection of 1,780 postcards, part of a larger donation of ephemera focused on York, was given to the society by Peter Moore, former author of the York Weekly column, “Unknown Histories of York.”
Legendary Maine Beer Company Had a Cameo on Ryan Reynolds’ Popular TV Show, ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
Sometimes, you never know what you might catch while watching a television show or movie. A perfect example of this happened to me while watching the popular reality show, Welcome to Wrexham. The show follows a professional football (or soccer) team in the Welsh town of Wrexham. The team's current...
Maine’s First Research Satellite Primed for California Launch
(TNS) — Barring weather or technical hiccups, Maine's first research satellite will be launched into space aboard a private rocket early Tuesday to collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms. MESAT-1 is one of eight nano-satellites hitching a space-bound ride aboard...
Maine Driver Dies in a Crash on I-95 After a Tire Hit His Vehicle
An Old Orchard man died Tuesday in a freak accident on I-95 involving a tire from a vehicle on the opposite side of the highway. The Crash Happened Monday Morning in Southern Maine. Justin Nsenga, 49, of Old Orchard Beach died in the crash that happened Monday morning on the...
Moderate House Dem: ‘Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that’
Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), a moderate Democrat, published an op-ed Tuesday arguing former President Trump is going to win the election and he’s “OK with that.” Golden, who has held his seat in the House since 2019, wrote a piece published in the Bangor Daily News, headlined, “Donald Trump is going to win the election…
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