Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Yarmouth Art Festival Call for Entries, juried show to be held Oct. 20-23 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, submissions welcome for all media, from Maine residents ages 18+, $10 submission for 1 piece, $5 for 2 or more, deadline Friday, Sept. 24, entry form and rules […]

WASHINGTON — A U.S. government study has uncovered a family of mouse viruses in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising still more questions about whether an infection may play a role in the complicated illness. Monday’s study does not prove that having any of these viruses causes harm, stressed co-author Dr. Harvey Alter of […]

Eliot Cutler would seek to eliminate the annual program, while Shawn Moody favors keeping it.

The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance says farewell to one leader and welcomes another.

Investigators may charge parents with filing a false report, police say.

YARMOUTH — The summer celebration of the centennial of Winslow Homer’s life (1836-1910) has focused a lot of attention on Homer’s early career as a graphic artist and illustrator. The Saco Museum has drawn on its own collection and those of the Farnsworth Art Museum, the University of Maine Museum of Art, and several private […]

The Fourth of July is behind us and Maine’s long-awaited summer has truly arrived. The same goes for our state’s summer arts and entertainment; the calendar is chock-full of wonderful offerings. My top pick is “The Sound of Music,” the renowned Broadway musical that opened last week at Ogunquit Playhouse. It’s the final collaboration between […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  Old Port Playhouse Season Auditions, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., Saturday, July 24, Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Portland, $22-$20, 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com. Books, Authors  Thursday 7/8 Kalee Thompson, author of “Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, Monument Square, […]

To non-surfers, there are two kinds of waves: big ones and small ones. But there’s a little bit more that determines if a wave is big or small. “Basically, wind makes the waves,” said Ron Aromando, who owns Kennebunk Outdoor Surf and Skate with his wife, Lorraine. Ron runs the store while his wife is […]

After rising for months, June’s numbers will show a drop of up to 12 percent, analysts say.