DRESDEN — James Leamon, author of a new biography of the Rev. Jacob Bailey, an 18th century Pownalborough preacher, will speak at Pownalborough Court House, Route 128, on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. Lincoln County Historical Society will sponsor the event, which is the official release of “The Reverend Jacob Bailey, Maine Loyalist: For […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Friends, Sisters in Crime, and Maine Crime Writers are announce the second evening in the Mystery Authors Series with Maine mystery author Paul Doiron. Doiron will discuss his latest Mike Bowditch novel in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. A […]

BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project’s fall session of theater classes will begin with a production class for actors in grades 6 to 8. Production classes use improvisational techniques with a focus on story and script. Students learn to work together, to take responsibility for their work, to problem solve together, to use their imaginations creatively, […]

Joanne P. McCallie had only been at the University of Maine for a year when she started recruiting Lawrence High School star Cindy Blodgett back in 1993. She knew the University of Maine was high on Blodgett’s list, but she worried that Blodgett might opt for a bigger, better school. McCallie knew that Blodgett wore […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Children’s author Judy Blume says she was diagnosed with breast cancer over the summer but is “feeling stronger every day” after surgery. The 74-year-old Blume wrote on her blog Wednesday that she learned in June that she had cancer and underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction in late July. She writes that […]

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. Fifty years into his career as a recording artist and a week away from release of an extraordinary new CD, Bob Dylan spent Tuesday evening where he seems to feel most comfortable — on a stage. In this case, he marked the grand reopening of a refurbished theater in a gritty village […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More A-listers have signed on to support the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon. Organizers say Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofia Vergara, and Olympic gold medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in the hour-long TV special. It is set to air today on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox […]

WISCASSET — On Friday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, architectural historian Dr. James Garvin will give a special tour of Castle Tucker, focusing on the architecture of the Lee and the Tucker period. A news release describes the tour as follows: Dr. Garvin will guide participants through the changes made and the mysteries […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick Downtown Association’s annual Taste of Brunswick will take place on Saturday, Sept.15. This will be the fourth year of the event, which was shifted from June to September this year. The timing was changed to better take advantage of the fall harvest bounty. This special culinary experience will offer food, drink, and […]