Writer Albert Waitt’s murder mystery, ‘The Ruins of Woodman’s Village,’ paints a picture of a small town, biases and all.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘This Other Eden,’ ‘Maine: A Love Story’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books from Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Original AC/DC drummer Colin Burgess has died at 77
Burgess was recruited in November 1973 to help form AC/DC with Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar and his brother Angus on lead guitar, lead vocalist Dave Evans and bassist Larry Van Kriedt.
Posted inReligion and Values
Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial, gets more than 5 years
Cardinal Angelo Becciu is the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Matthew Perry died from effects of ketamine, autopsy says
Perry, known for playing Chandler Bing in ‘Friends,’ was found dead on Oct. 28 at his pool at his home in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles. He was 54 years old.
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Comedian Kate Micucci reveals ‘surprise’ lung cancer diagnosis: ‘Never smoked a cigarette’
Micucci said in a ‘sick tok’ video last week that her doctors caught her lung cancer early and removed the impacted cells.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Health
Actor Andre Braugher died of lung cancer: What to know about the illness
Here’s what to know about the illness, its symptoms, and how to give yourself the best chance of avoiding – or surviving – it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone
Mirror Group Newspapers were ordered to pay the Duke of Sussex $180,000 for using unlawfully gathered information.
Posted inReligion and Values
One fourth of United Methodist churches have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
The vast major are conservative-leaning churches responding to what they see as the United Methodists’ failure to enforce bans on same-sex marriage and the ordaining of openly LGBTQ persons.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
‘Magic of Christmas’ is a tradition for those onstage, too
Some members of the chorus and orchestra having been performing in the Christmastime concert at Merrill Auditorium for more than 40 years.