A film focused on John Brewster Jr. could be shot in town if the two California women secure funding for their project.
2019
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Aug. 22
Outrunning Alzheimer’s Fred Kilfoil, 73, of Westbrook is running on a mission from Fort Kent to Kittery to raise funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Kilfoil neared Falmouth Monday in the approximate run of 450 miles. He began about June 1 and he expects to complete his run within 30 days. “It’s been fun. Sometimes, I […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar: Aug. 22
Music Aug. 24 Sisters of Slide: Rory Block and Cindy Cashdollar, blues, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: $15, 929-6472 or sacorivertheatre.org. Primitive Man, country-rock, 7 p.m. Arts Center, 8 Hancock Ave., Hiram. Suggested donation: $10 adults, $5 children. Aug. 25 An Evening of Acoustic Music with Ian Flanigan, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Cherry Hill trails opening hinges on pending lease to town
Shaw Brothers Family Foundation appears close to a deal with Gorham to open trails at a historically significant land tract.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Harper homers to help Phillies beat Boston 5-2
BOSTON — The Fenway fans were letting Bryce Harper have it, calling the Phillies’ $330 million man “overrated” and other insults that Philadelphia manager Gabe Kapler couldn’t bring himself to repeat. Harper then quieted them with one swing. “He’s good at doing that, shutting them up,” Phillies starter Drew Smyly said on Wednesday night after […]
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With deficit rising, worries grow the U.S. may be ‘out of bullets’ if recession hits
The Congressional Budget Office’s forecast of a deficit close to $1 trillion in 2019 raises economists’ fears that policymakers won’t have ways to bolster the economy.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
‘I don’t want people to believe that we’re a racist school, or that people don’t feel welcome,’ Faith Fontaine said.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Holocaust survivor who spied on Nazis during World War II shares her story at USM
Marthe Cohn, 99, doesn’t want people to forget the lessons that were learned about Hitler’s rise to power and the horrors of the Holocaust.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Masses to be offered in Spanish in Lewiston, Portland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced Wednesday that the Masses are being offered in four churches across Maine, including the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance welcomes 4 into Hall of Fame
BATH — A crowd of more than 100 gathered at the Hyde School in Bath last Saturday to celebrate the Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame Class of 2019 along with several award winners. The MAWA Hall of Fame inducted longtime coaches Rick DeRosier and Luis Ayala as well as former Marshwood standout wrestler […]