1+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) After one half of dominance and one of survival, the University of Maine football team is 1-0. Now, after a 21-18 win last Thursday at Towson, the Black Bears face a far tougher test against Appalachian State. Maine, a 19.5-point underdog, is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (895+ words) Before there was Hollywood, Maine made its mark on the silent film industry. In the early 20th century, Maine’s forests, lakes, rivers and coastline made the perfect backdrop for films made by small, local production companies. Local silent film expert and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (205+ words) 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday. Through Sept. 6. Blossom Artslab at Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St., Portland, $10-$58. porttix.com. 8 p.m. Friday. Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Post Rd., Arundel, $20-$25 in advance, $30-$35 at the door. vinhillmusic.com. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday. Lincoln Park, Congress and Pearl Street,…...

1+ mon, 42+ min ago   (858+ words) Last Sunday morning, I boarded a coach bus to Pawtucket, Rhode Island. My fellow passengers and I didn’t have a lot in common. Many were current or former soccer players. Some were moms. One was in her third year of…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1289+ words) CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Mountain biking has been around in Maine for decades, but it’s just now coming of age, as the state becomes a destination for riders from the rest of New England and even Canada. Ryan Dunfee, president of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1184+ words) Johnoson Hall Opera House plans to host Everclear at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 280 Water St., Gardiner.The band, an alternative rock bands that emerged from the ’90s, celebrated its 30th anniversary in recent years, and founder, vocalist and guitarist Art Alexakis has made it…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (765+ words) Proud to support Varsity Maine All-Region players and teams. Hammond Lumber Company serves contractors, homeowners and DIYers from 34 locations across Maine and New Hampshire. hammondlumber.com STANDISH — The nerves ahead of a meet that not even 1 percent of Maine high…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (997+ words) Be sure to see Patty Griffin and Kathleen Edwards who plan to perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Griffin is a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (612+ words) Waterville Opera House is set to host The High Kings at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 1 Common St. in Waterville. The band has consistently brought the timeless tradition of folk music to audiences worldwide, earning it chart-topping success and widespread acclaim. With its…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (913+ words) When Landis Hudson thinks back to what rivers in Maine must have been like 250 years ago, she thinks of bountiful sturgeon, shad, eel,, alewives and other sea-run fish. “What was going on in 1776 in the springtime would have been, for…...