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Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Face the Music: Legendary drummer lends expertise, and a few friends, to Buxton singer’s new album

by Aimsel Ponti July 5, 2021July 3, 2021

Jennifer Porter’s ‘Sun Come and Shine’ features Bernard Purdie, who’s worked with greats like Aretha Franklin.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Deering Oaks production promises a funny way to get back to the theater

by Bob Keyes July 5, 2021July 1, 2021

Fenix Theatre Company assembles a small cast to perform Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors’ three nights a week through July.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Joey Chestnut wins Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest

by Josephine Stratman and Ellen Wulfhorst Associated Press July 4, 2021

The champ gobbles down 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, topping by one wiener his own world record set last year.

Religion and Values

Pope ‘reacted well’ to intestinal surgery

by FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press July 4, 2021July 4, 2021

The Vatican says the 84-year-old Francis had been diagnosed with ‘symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon,’ a reference to a narrowing in the large intestine.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-sellers: What Mainers are buying at local bookstores

July 4, 2021June 30, 2021

FICTION Hardcover 1. “The Damage,” by Caitlin Wahrer (Pamela Dorman Books) 2. “Midnight Library,” by Matt Haig (Viking) 3. “Sooley,” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 4. “The Maidens,” by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books) 5. “Malibu Rising,” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine) 6. “The Other Black Girl,” by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Atria) 7. “The Hill We Climb,” […]

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

In wake of abuse allegations, endurance of ‘American Pie’ singer leaves a bitter taste

by Bob Keyes July 4, 2021July 3, 2021

As his classic tune turns 50, Camden’s Don McLean defies a damaged reputation, dismissing his family’s accusations and continuing to profit from a beloved song.