BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival has announced the appointment of Daniel Nitsch as its new executive director. Nitsch joined the festival staff in 2015 as director of admissions and operations. Together with the staff and faculty, he created and executed a recruitment plan that brought more a record number of applications to the festival. […]
November 2016
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TAM set to present ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told’
MONMOUTH Ringing in the holiday season, Theater at Monmouth will present “Every Christmas Story Ever Told…(and then some!)” — an annual holiday production with multiple showings between Nov. 26 and Dec. 4. The play begins as yet another version of “A Christmas Carol” and takes “a wrong turn in Albuquerque” on the way to a […]
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Let’s do this again next year, but with fewer mashed potatoes
Traditions are never a hundred percent traditional. And no, that’s not some vague aphorism I found in a fortune cookie. What I mean is that traditions always have their core elements, plus a bunch of tacked-on personal or family elements that customize them, make them ours. Let’s use Thanksgiving as an example, since most of […]
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Veterans enjoy reserved parking at Kittery Premium Outlets
KITTERY—Veterans and active-duty military members will parking much more covenient at Kittery Premium Outlets. In a special ribbon-cutting ceremony held Nov. 11, Kittery Premium Outlets officials dedicated 14 reserved parking spaces for veterans and military in honor of their service to our nation. Also attending the ceremony were Sgt. John Brosnihan of Kittery Police Department, […]
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Teacher, author to appear at Kennebunk Free Library
KENNEBUNK—High School teacher and author Andy Young will read from his new book, “Young Ideas,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the Kennebunk Free Library. A collection of 70 columns that have previously appeared in newspapers around the state, “Young Ideas”gathers Young’s unique observations on life, teaching, writing, and everything else, all mixed with Young’s signature humor. “There […]
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Biddeford, Saco seek applicants for opiate initiative coordinator
BIDDEFORD — The cities of Biddeford and Saco are seeking applicants for a coordinator of a recently-announced, joint-opiate outreach program the two communities hope to get up and running by the beginning of next year. The municipalities are looking for people willing to coordinate the Saco Biddeford Opiate Outreach Initiative, a collaborative effort to facilitate […]
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Holiday lights, camera, action
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford will have a starring role in a feature film this December. Several area filmmakers have banded together to shoot “Holly Star,” a holiday-themed independent film in the works for more than 20 years. The name of the film came to writer, director and producer Michael Nickles all those years ago, but at […]
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Santa Claus came to town
SACO — The jolly bearded man in a red suit made an appearance Thursday night at the Saco Central Fire Station. After Thanksgiving dinners were eaten and the dishes done, local families flocked to see the man from the North Pole, who arrived by fire truck. Santa Claus and a couple of his elves held […]
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Town may designate itself ‘dry’ to avoid pot sales
OAKLAND (AP) — Oakland is considering becoming a “dry town” to block marijuana retail stores and social clubs. Unofficial results from the Maine secretary of state’s office indicate the state referendum legalizing pot for people 21 or older narrowly passed. The vote is being recounted. Most Oakland residents voted against the measure. Oakland Town Manager […]