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She’s an acclaimed opera singer—and her Maine tattoo is a beauty
PORTLAND, Maine — Abi Levis, a native of South Portland who as a youngster sang Irish ballads with her father and Patsy Cline songs at county fairs in Maine, received her first instruction in classical music at the age of fifteen. She got hooked after reading “Opera for Dummies.”
In Ye Olden Times: The Northern Lights
Some skies we’ve had this past week, eh? Certainly, one for the record books — more auroras sporting in the skies over Bridgton, and indeed all of Maine, than I’ve seen in my lifetime. Not since I was a boy have I seen anything even approaching the grand display of Northern Lights that we were treated to last Saturday night, and I hear spectral traces of these lights continued to show up here and there across the state in the nights afterward. Down to Standish, over 100 people gathered at the boat launch to take in the green and purple fires hanging over Sebago, and some of the pictures coming out of Portland and the islands of Casco Bay are truly stunning.
Public invited to check out young artists’ works
A wide variety of art created by students in grades K-12 in SAD 61 will be on display at the annual Lake Region Art Show set for Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Lake Region High School gymnasium. The show will include...
Risen from the ashes: 20 years since a Maine church burned
STANDISH, Maine — Wednesday marks 20 years since a historic church in Standish was destroyed by fire. On the evening of Saturday, May 15, 2004, lightning struck the bell tower of the Standish Congregational Church on Oak Hill Road, sparking a fire that ultimately destroyed the 150-year-old church. Investigators believed the fire went unnoticed for nearly an hour after the strike.
Maine mom searches for answers to shortage of ADHD drugs
STANDISH, Maine — Darci Petrov spent much of her days in recent weeks calling pharmacies in search of medication with little luck. "Oh, I've cried a lot," she said. "I have gotten so overwhelmed by the whole process." In the last year, both she and her son were diagnosed...
Mystic Dan will compete in Preakness
Right now Mystic Dan is favored to win.
Bike shops see surge in used market after boom in sales during COVID
PORTLAND, Maine — With the outdoors offering a pandemic escape a couple years ago, it became hard to find a bike. Back then, Portland resident Ian Anderson got one in the nick of time. "I think I got, maybe, one of the last full-suspension bikes at my size in...
Bob Ross legacy lives on in new series
Nicholas Hankins will teach painting in the new series.
Driver faces multiple charges after pedestrian suffers serious injuries in Westbrook crash
WESTBROOK, Maine — A woman from Limington is facing multiple felony charges after police say a vehicle she was driving hit a pedestrian in Westbrook. The crash happened on Warren Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Westbrook police said in a release Monday. Police said an investigation found...
Deadline has arrived for small business pandemic relief grants
PORTLAND, Maine — A total of $175,000 in pandemic relief funding is available to small businesses that suffered negative economic impacts due to COVID-19. "That could be projects that haven't gotten off the ground, contractors that you were working with that weren't able to complete work, and any thing that has impacted your businesses' ability to maintain or gain revenue," Nathan Davis, director of programs at Gateway Community Services of Maine, said.
Students set sail on handcrafted boats after months of hard work
RAYMOND, Maine — On a gorgeous May morning on Sebago Lake, between the usual boat traffic of the day at Raymond Beach, two showstoppers arrived at the boat launch. Students and their teacher arrived from The Landing School in Arundel with two 17-foot town class sloop sailboats, still smelling of wood varnish.
Cruising for a cause: Classic Car Museum revs up support for Camp Sunshine
ARUNDEL — The Maine Classic Car Museum will host a benefit for Camp Sunshine on Saturday, June 8. The “Keys for Camp” event from 5 to 8 p.m. celebrates the 40th anniversary of Camp Sunshine, a Sebago Lake campus that brings together children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. “We’re proud to support Camp Sunshine and the...
Maine Things To Do | Bonny Eagle Car Show, Fiddlehead Supper, Boots and Brews 5K
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine Things To Do the week of May 14 through May 20. Where: Lisbon United Methodist Church, Lisbon Falls. When: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. When: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Fiddlehead Supper. Where: Courser Memorial School, Ripley. When: 4:30 p.m. Alewife Day. Where:...
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