In 1962, Jesse Scribner closed Scribner’s Saw Mill in Harrison. He was 92 years old and had worked in the family business for 78 years. While the historic lumber mill is no longer producing, it is open to visitors for tours on specific days during the year, including the annual Back to the Past event. […]
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Landscape painter opens gallery
PHIPPSBURG – Sidwell Art Gallery, featuring new oil paintings of local scenes by landscape painter Felicity Sidwell, celebrates its opening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at 79 Wallace Circle, West Point village, Phippsburg. Sidwell lives in Brunswick and has been spending summers in West Point for several years. Her paintings reflect her environment, with […]
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From the editor: Manufactured ‘news’ nothing to Crow about
The news that Sheryl Crow was playing the Cumberland County Civic Center had been on pressherald.com for only a few minutes last Monday before an anonymous commenter complained about Crow espousing her political views in a public forum. It’s a common complaint that sometimes escalates into a frenzy of headline-making “scandals” resulting in days of […]
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Movie Review: ‘Cats & Dogs’ has one new trick: 3D
“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” is a sequel to “Cats & Dogs,” a movie released nine years ago. Considering how bad the follow-up film is, they should have waited another nine — or 90 — years. In a world where cats and dogs battle crime, bumbling police dog Diggs (voiced by James […]
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Making Noise: Arborea’s ethereal sound the fruit of rustic roots
Arborea’s sound is just like dreams, only better. Despite the music’s Celtic and Americana roots, to hear the husband-and-wife team of Buck and Shanti Curran is to be transported to another world. The quiet vocals and rustic textures will fill the North Star Music Cafe at 8 p.m. Saturday. To stream Arborea, check out www.myspace.com/arborea2. […]
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store July 19-25 1. Eminem, “Recovery” 2. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, “Grace Potter & the Nocturnals” 3. M.I.A., “Maya” 4. Black Keys, “Brothers” 4. “Cop Out” (DVD) 5. Sheryl Crow, “100 Miles from Memphis” 6. Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More” 6. Roots, “How I Got Over” 9. Marc Cohn, […]
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Art and TheaterReady for her close-up
Stefanie Powers stars as Norma Desmond in Ogunquit Playhouse’s production of ‘Sunset Boulevard.’
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Et Cetera:Dressed for success
Female impersonators don hose, hair and heels in their quest to capture the Miss Gay Ogunquit crown.
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Eat and Run:Falling off the wagon never tasted so good
Bernie’s Foreside sandwiches delicious tastes with great selections.