The Brunswick High School Players invite you to its spring musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, to be performed over two weekends beginning March 14. “The Phantom of the Opera” will be performed over two weekends with shows at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, […]
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Legislature considers limiting seizure of private land to build power lines
It’s one of several proposals being negotiated as lawmakers seek middle ground between developers of transmission lines and property owners whose land would be impacted.
Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land and sea as hunger spreads
Many of the estimated 300,000 people still living in the isolated north have been reduced to eating animal fodder to survive.
Historical association to host lecture on history of Black sailors in Lincoln County
Lincoln County Historical Association is hosting an online lecture presented by Korrine Tanzer about Black sailors of the 18th and 19th centuries. The lecture, titled “Good Grit: Black Sailors of Lincoln County,” is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Tanzer, a blogger who focuses on maritime, Maine and queer history, will discuss a few of […]
Castlebay to perform St. Paddy’s Day concert in Waldoboro
Maine Celtic folk duo Castlebay will perform a concert of traditional Irish music at 4:15 p.m. on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, at Broad Bay Congregational Church, 941 Main St. in Waldoboro. Julie Lane and Fred Gosbee will sing ballads and blarney gleaned from Maine’s rich Irish tradition, with a 12-string guitar, Celtic harp, fiddle […]
Conservation fundraiser in Freeport to benefit Maine Coast Heritage Trust
A fundraising event for Maine Coast Heritage Trust Thursday will feature former state representative Hannah Pingree as the keynote speaker at “Tides of Change: Climate Action Through Conservation.” The event is from 6-9 p.m. on March 7 at Maine Beer Company, 525 U.S. Route 1, Freeport. Proceeds will support MCHT’s ongoing efforts to protect and […]
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to feature youth musicians
The March concerts by the orchestra will feature Michael Bostock, a senior pianist at Waynflete School, playing at intermission at the Franco Center, and the Maine Youth Orchestra performing before the concert at the Orion Performing Arts Center.
Water, sewer complicate development at Gorham golf course
The site of the proposed 284-unit, mixed-use development is located roughly 2 miles away from necessary access to public water and sewer systems, developers said.
Powell reiterates Fed needs more confidence on inflation to cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is on Capitol Hill for the first of 2 days of his semiannual monetary policy testimony and is scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.
Intertidal: Seafood is the star of many plates during Lent
I somehow missed Mardi Gras this year. Perhaps I was distracted by the fact that it was the day before Valentine’s Day — a funny, near-alignment of a day that marks the last hoorah before the start of Lent with one that celebrates love and affection. In the past, in celebration of Mardi Gras, I […]