DEAR ABBY: I was divorced seven years ago. My ex-wife, “Annie,” and I were married almost seven years and had what I thought was a great relationship. Then we bit off more than we could chew financially. I began working long hours to get us out of the pit, which created distance between us until […]
May 2018
Calendar
FRI/25 MISCELLANEOUS FINE ARTS RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m., Centre St. Arts Gallery, 11 Centre St., Bath. A recrption featuring Katharina Keough and gallery members; refreshments. FMI, call (207) 442-0300. CELEBRATE RECOVERY GROUP MEETING, 6 p.m., Freedom Fellowship, Wiscasset. On Rt. 1, across from Norm’s Used Cars. 344-8660. FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:30-9 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union […]
Two pairs collaborate in DuoDuo Quartet
PHIPPSBURG What do you get when you combine a cellist and harpist duo with one comprised of a singer and a percussive dancer? The DuoDuo Quartet. Acclaimed cellist Natalie Haas and Quebecois musician Yann Falquet will join Scottish harpist and singer Maeve Gilchrist and percussive dancer Nic Gareiss to perform together in a unique concert […]
Musician Phil House performing at June Concert for a Cause
AUBURN A benefit concert, part of the First Universalist Church of Auburn’s Concerts for a Cause series, will feature pianist and guitarist Phil House. The show, which will take place at 7: 30 p. m. Friday, June 1, will benefit the church, as well as Safe Voices. House is known for his stride technique and […]
Pejepscot Historical Society’s museum season kicks off
BRUNSWICK Pejepscot Historical Society’s museums are kicking off their season today. The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum (226 Maine St.), the Skolfield-Whittier House (161 Park Row) and the PHS Museum and Research Center (159 Park Row) have new features in store for visitors in 2018. Both house museums are open for hourly guided tours from 10 […]
Vintage denim: 125-year-old Levis sell for nearly $100K
PORTLAND A buyer with a penchant for vintage denim has plunked down nearly $100,000 for a pair of truly vintage jeans that come from the American Old West. The 125-year-old Levi Strauss & Co. blue jeans, which failed to sell at auction in 2016, now have a new owner somewhere in Southeast Asia. “It’s somebody […]
Gov. LePage applauds news that Rumford paper mill is set to be sold to Chinese company
Catalyst Paper says it’s selling the Maine mill and another in Wisconsin to a subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper.