LYMAN — A Hollis man died Monday afternoon in a two-car crash on Route 35 in Lyman that involved a woman from Lovell, according to a state news release. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland wrote that Alexander Mcinnis, 29, was driving south when he crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle driven […]
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Milltown Roadshow to perform at Brick Church
LOVELL — On Thursday, Aug. 16, the award-winning band Milltown Roadshow will appear at the Brick Church, performing their entertaining blend of Americana music and well-crafted original songs. This acoustic ensemble from the Bridgton area are veteran musicians, and the band’s five members represent well over 235 years of combined performing experience. This experience recently […]
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Heather Masse and Jed Wilson perform at Brick Church
LOVELL — The Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Hill Road, will welcome Heather Masse and Jed Wilson for a return visit after last year’s benefit concert that filled the church at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. This dynamic and engaging duo performs in theaters and venues across the country, including guest spots on Garrison […]
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Late director's boat raises $6,500 for Lovell Historical Society
LOVELL — The late director Jonathan Demme’s boat is staying on Kezar Lake. Lovell Historical Society President Cathy Stone said the 1967 Correct Craft Mustang ski boat sold Sunday at the society’s annual auction for $6,500, an auction record. Demme, who had a camp on the lake, was an Oscar-winning director best known for films such […]
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Don Roy Trio brings Franco-American fiddling to Brick Church
LOVELL — The Don Roy Trio will be performing at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road in Lovell. The Don Roy Ensemble features Don Roy on fiddle, Cindy Roy on piano and step dancing and Jay Young playing bass. Don comes from Franco-American — and musical […]
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Brick Church announces summer theater camp
LOVELL — Summer theater camp, put on by Director Mary Bastoni of Center Stage Theater Co., will run daily from Monday through Friday, July 16 to 20. This day camp is open to children ages 7 to 14. This is an opportunity for kids to learn stagecraft. From acting to singing, from costumes to prompting, […]
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Dan Moore to perform a variety of music at Brick Church
LOVELL — Keyboard artist Dan Moore will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at Lovell’s Brick Church for the Performing Arts. Moore’s programming mixes a variety of musical genres, including jazz, classical, rock, folk and blues. Although he specialized in the organ when he studied at the Boston Conservatory, Moore loves the […]
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Jonathan Demme's family donates his boat to Lovell Historical Society auction
LOVELL — The family of Jonathan Demme, the late, Oscar-winning director of films such as “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” has donated his 1967 ski boat to next month’s Lovell Historical Society annual auction — an unusual donation with an unusual twist. The boat’s never been in water outside Kezar Lake. Kezar Lake […]
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KLWA publishes water quality protection booklet
LOVELL — The Kezar Lake Watershed Association recently published a 21-page booklet describing what lake dwellers should know and do to protect water quality. “Lake Dwellers Handbook, Citizen’s Guide to Protecting Water Quality is co-sponsored by the Kezar Lake Watershed Association and town selectmen. It was written and designed by Laura Diemer of FB Environmental […]
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Lovell native is awarded medical scholarship
NORWAY — The 2018 Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship has been awarded to Emma Jo Armington of Lovell. Armington has just completed her freshman year at Simmons College in Boston, where she is studying physical therapy in pursuit of a medical career in the field of prosthesis. The Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship, started in 2014 […]