May 2014
What’s happening at Bowdoin College
May 2 EXHIBIT:Senior Studio: XIX The Bowdoin College 2014 Senior Class in Visual Arts cordially invites you to their exhibition, Senior Studio: XIX. The opening reception is today, Friday, May 2, from 5-7 p.m. in the Edwards Center for Art and Dance. The exhibition runs from May 2 – 7. We hope you join us […]
The Cherry Orchard: An exercise in classic theater
BATH This will be the last weekend for Howard Waxman’s production of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard”, billed as a comedy. But of course it’s Russian, so it’s not really a comedy. While there are farcical elements to “Cherry Orchard”, most of the characters never quite resolve their various pathea and never quite get shot of […]
Tinseltown Talks:
Recognized mostly for hundreds of television roles dating back to the 1950s, Peter Mark Richman broke into film alongside Gary Cooper in the 1956 civil war western, “Friendly Persuasion.” Years earlier, a family member attempting a little friendly persuasion of his own almost pressed young Mark into a different career path. “My father died when […]
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir to perform Henry Purcell’s ‘The Fairy-Queen’
NEWCASTLE When Thomas Betterton and Henry Purcell created their spectacular operatic entertainment entitled “The Fairy-Queen,” they chose to use parts of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as a framework for song and extravagant stage effects. Today, “The Fairy-Queen” remains a delightful, if rarely performed, masque. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will perform “The Fairy- Queen” to […]
Man charged as robbery getaway driver
LEBANON — The man who allegedly drove the get-away car after a woman who answered a call for a prostitute robbed the would-be “john” at gunpoint back in March has been arrested. Gene Dares, 35, was taken into custody Thursday morning on the Maine Turnpike in Saco. A task force made up of Maine State […]
TA admin. to help lead Bidd. schools
BIDDEFORD — On Tuesday, the Biddeford School Committee chose Chris Indorf to be the new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. Indorf, who is currently associate head of teaching and learning at Thornton Academy in Saco, will replace Biddeford’s current Assistant Superintendent of Schools Jeff Porter. Porter was selected as the new superintendent of schools […]
Botched execution could renew ‘cruel’ challenges
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate is certain to fire up the debate over what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment ”“ the phrase written into the U.S. Constitution and defined by the courts, piece by piece, over two centuries. Convicted killer Clayton Lockett, 38, began writhing, clenching his teeth and straining […]
Mary T. Dunn
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Mary T. Dunn, 90, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away on April 30, 2014 at Seal Rock Healthcare Facility in Saco, surrounded by family. Mary was born on March 21, 1924 in New York, N.Y., a daughter of John R. and Katherine (Scheurman) Kerrigan. She was a longtime Connecticut resident, living […]