BATH A solo art show by Morse High School senior Logan Howard is about to be on display at Patten Free Library. The show will open with a 4 p.m. reception Tuesday in the library’s Community Room. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular library hours, and will be on display […]
May 2018
Coastal Youth Orchestra’s spring concert set
TOPSHAM It will be a varied selection for the program presented by the Coastal Youth Orchestra during its spring concert next week. The free concert will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Midcoast Presbyterian Church on Main Street. CYO, directed by Nancy Roderick, was established in January 2002 and is comprised of two ensembles. […]
7 shows planned for Kefauver Studio & Gallery’s season
DAMARISCOTTA “Icons/Maine” is the theme of the first of seven shows slated for the Kefauver Studio & Gallery this season. The full slate of shows will feature the latest work of gallery owner Will Kefauver, as well as that of guest artists. As a member of the Bristol Road Galleries group of artists, he will […]
Call for artists announced for upcoming ‘Icons/Maine’ gallery show
DAMARISCOTTA The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is calling for artists to participate in the “Icons/Maine” show. This is the first show of the 2018 season, and runs from June 1 to July 1. The theme is all of the things that make Maine so special and a wonderful place to be in the summertime, […]
Police: Richmond man killed in Bowdoinham highway crash
BOWDOINHAM — State Police say a Richmond man was killed late Friday night when his pickup truck crashed into trees off Interstate 295. The crash took place off the north bound lane in Bowdoinham. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Gary Hastings, 76, lost control of his 2008 Ford pickup, which went […]
Student designs winning logo for Performing Arts Center
SANFORD — She started, she said, scribbling on paper, thinking about a design. Then, Guenevere Beaupre, a Sanford High School student and senior in the digital design program at Sanford Regional Technical Center, kept at it, developing a logo that was chosen to help brand the Sanford Performing Arts Center for the next 50 […]
Fireside Chat examines historical Islamic experience in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — In the early years of the 20th century, the mill industry in Biddeford began recruiting weavers from from Albania and Turkey that were skilled in making innovative patterns new to many Americans. These pioneers left their homelands behind to settle in the area, but retained their Islamic faith when they arrived in Maine. Like […]
Alleged drug dealer to stand trial, two others plead guilty
PORTLAND — A defendant in a 2017 heroin/fentanyl drug bust in Sanford, thought by law enforcement officials to be the largest ever in Maine, is scheduled to stand trial in federal court next month. Two others have pleaded guilty to drug charges stemming from the bust, one directly involved in the Sanford incident, and the […]
Suzanne Trottier
BIDDEFORD — Suzanne Trottier, age 74, passed away peacefully on Jan. 9, 2018, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2018, a graveside service will be held for family and friends at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, 120 West St. in Biddeford.
Oakley E. Frye
LYNN, Mass. — Oakley E. “Oakie” Frye, age 90 of Lynn, Massachusetts, passed away at Beverly Hospital on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was born in Lynn on Feb. 28, 1928, the son of the late, Charles F. and Helen (Clark) Frye Simmonian. He was raised and educated in Lynn. Oakie left school early to […]