TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School Sports Boosters Club will hold a fundraiser on Feb. 16 with a professional wrestling show at the high school gymnasium. NWA On Fire, which has performed the past three years at the Topsham Fair, will make its debut at the school,witha7p.m.start time. Tickets are available at Michaud’s Market, […]
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Greyhound boys fall; Richmond, Valley split
JAY — Peter Theriault led a balanced Spruce Mountain attack with 13 points as the Phoenix ran past Lisbon 66-46 in Mountain Valley Conference boys high school basketball play on Thursday. Scottie Hall added 11 points and Nate Hamblin nine as Spruce Mountain improved to 12-4. The Phoenix were 11 of 19 at the foul […]
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Eagles win
GORHAM — Jeremy Williams tallied four goals and an assist as the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon boys hockey team rolled to an 8-0 high school victory over Westbrook on Wednesday. Sean Bolduc had one goal and two assists, with Shane Pennell chipping in one goal and a helper. Evan Tome and Kyle Lussier had one goal each, […]
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Words with Friends
BRUNSWICK M any readers know that J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S Lewis swapped manuscripts and proofread each other’s fantasy novels, but may not know that Ralph Waldo Emerson was Henry David Thoreau’s mentor. Or that novelists Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell hung out on Corfu and were pen pals when apart. So were the fathers of […]
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‘Longfellow & Dickens:
— Saturday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m. • “Wes McNair: On Becoming a Poet.” Host Leila Percy will chat with Wes McNair about some meaningful friendships and his path to the position of Maine’s Poet Laureate. Refreshments. Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall, Bowdoin College — Sunday, Feb. 3, 1 p.m. • “The Coursen Readings, Part One.” Featured […]
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Homecoming
LEWISTON — Serena Fortier and her Brooklyn-based band, New York Funk Exchange, are going places. And one of those places is the Franco- American Heritage Center — back to her hometown — on Saturday. A 2002 graduate of Lewiston High School, Fortier went on to study vocal performance and songwriting at Berklee College of Music […]
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Twyce Shy show to benefit One Wheelers
TOPSHAM — Woodside One Wheelers will present a benefit concert on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Road. The show will start with Woodside’s Assistant Principal Chris Lajoie’s bluegrass band, String Tide; include a small performance by the Woodside One Wheelers; and feature the popular 1980s rock band Twyce […]
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Nor’easters singing valentines on Feb. 14
BRUNSWICK — A rose is but a rose, but when it is delivered on Valentine’s Day by way of a barbershop quartet, a simple flower takes on a whole new meaning. The Nor’easters Chorus will present a singing valentine to a special person’s home, business, hospital, nursing home, school, or other location from the greater […]
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Oil and acrylic painting classes begin
BATH — Sarah Greenier is offering an eight-week course in waterbased oil and acrylic painting, beginning Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at her studio at 428 Middle St. The class is designed for both beginning and intermediate students. Each class will start with a demonstration, as well as instruction in design, shapes, values and […]
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Merriconeag students play ‘The Matchmaker’
FREEPORT — Thornton Wilder’s famous farce, “The Matchmaker” — the inspiration for the musical “Hello Dolly!” — will be performed by Merriconeag Waldorf High School’s ninth and 10th grades tonight at 7 p.m. at the school’s community hall, 57 Desert Road. Admission will be $5 for all seats. The plot revolves around Dolly Levi, matchmaker […]