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Spring theater is in full swing. With May just around the bend, theater companies are putting the final wraps on the season. There will be several shows in the days and weeks ahead: The Maine Playwrights Festival, produced by Acorn Productions, continues through Sunday at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center, 76 Congress St., […]

First “Microcosmos” examined the insect universe, then “Winged Migration” flew with birds and “Planet Earth” took us to the remotest corners of the world. So it is no shock that the visual splendors of “Oceans” are up next, which began showing in theaters, not by coincidence, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. But if […]

OPENING FRIDAY “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (R) (1:42) Stars Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara and Kyle Gallner. Directed by Samuel Bayer. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger stalks a group of young people in their dreams, forcing them to remain awake as the only alternative to death. Strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and […]

I got to dust off my high school yearbook this past week for two good reasons. One was to look at pictures from the Joan Jett concert that took place, during the school day, in my high school’s auditorium my senior year. This was necessary because I saw “The Runaways” on Sunday and absolutely loved […]

BIDDEFORD – Pizza isn’t the product that comes to mind when you think of Maine’s mills. We think paper, shoes and electric blankets. But pizza is exactly what’s being churned out by Union House Pub & Pizza. Located on the second floor of the renovated North Dam Mill, Union House has replaced the sounds of […]