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Maine State Ballet presents ‘Tap Tap Jazz’

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2 years ago

January 16, 2024

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Maine State Ballet presents ‘Tap Tap Jazz’

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An evening of Broadway-style song and dance for the whole family will be presented in the annual Maine State Ballet show “Tap Tap Jazz” at Lopez Theater in Falmouth. Performances run two weekends with shows at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27; at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2; and at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3.

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Maine State Ballet has a long history of sending dancers to major ballet companies, Broadway, and the Rockettes. Choreographer Jonathan Miele had a successful career on Broadway dancing with such notable stars as Carol Channing, Jane Powell, Bernadette Peters, and Robert Preston. Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele, in addition to dancing for the New York City Ballet, performed in several Broadway shows herself. Several Maine State Ballet alumni are currently working in film and on Broadway. Sara Esty recently performed as Meg in “Phantom of the Opera,” and Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder completed a run of “A Beautiful Noise.”

Choreography is by Emma Davis, Eliot Konzal, Juliette Lauzier-Bridges, Ali Spurgin, Maine State Music Theater performer Glenn Davis, Janet Davis, and Broadway veterans Jonathan and Linda Miele. Performers include MSB’s dance company members and up-and-coming tap and jazz dancers from the MSB School.

Tickets cost $17-25 (discounts available for seniors and children).

For tickets or more information visit mainestateballet.org or call 207-781-3587.

The show length is approximately 1 ½ hours with one intermission.

Maine State Ballet, a non-profit based in Falmouth, is one of the state’s leading arts organizations whose mission is to uplift the Maine community through inspiring dance education and performance. Maine State Ballet houses the Maine State Ballet Company, the 150-seat Lopez Theater, and its School for the Performing Arts celebrating over 100 years of dance instruction in ballet, tap, and jazz. Maine State Ballet is located at 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth.

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Car catches fire on Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk

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May 31, 2026

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Car catches fire on Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk

KENNEBUNK, Maine (WGME) — A car caught on fire on the Maine turnpike Saturday.

It happened in Kennebunk in the southbound lanes of the turnpike.

A car caught on fire on the Maine turnpike Saturday. (Courtesy of Kennebunk Fire Rescue)

You can see a large cloud of black smoke coming from the scene.

Nobody was hurt.

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Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.

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In Maine governor’s race, connection is preferable to cronyism | Letter

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May 31, 2026

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In Maine governor’s race, connection is preferable to cronyism | Letter

After Maine’s first Democratic gubernatorial debate, I commented that the candidates seemed to be vying with each other to be agreeable. Would it last? Back then, I thought I’d be happy with any of them as Maine’s next governor.

Not so now, as I observe the cronyism of Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson and Hannah Pingree, whose plan to rank each other when they vote provides a blueprint for gaming the ranked-choice voting system in the primary. The political insiders are forming an alliance against the outsiders, Nirav Shah and Angus King III.

Shah’s campaign responded that it would stay focused on winning voters’ support, a more principled approach, in my estimation.

I prefer a governor who listens and learns from his constituents over one experienced at alliances and deal-making. I want integrity and leadership, not manipulation and exclusion.

I no longer believe that Bellows, Jackson or Pingree would make a good governor.

Moriah Freeman
Brunswick

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WSJ: Maine Senate candidate’s wife says she found explicit texts on his phone

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May 30, 2026

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WSJ: Maine Senate candidate’s wife says she found explicit texts on his phone

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – A Wall Street Journal article reports that Amy Gertner, the wife of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, told campaign aides she found sexually explicit text messages on Platner’s phone after he launched his bid for office last year.

According to the report, Gertner disclosed the messages while aides were conducting opposition research, and she asked a campaign aide to review what Platner had sent—reportedly to several women—to determine whether it could become a liability for his campaign.

The Wall Street Journal reports Gertner believed she was confiding in someone she considered a friend.

The article also states the couple discussed the messages in marriage counseling.

In a statement from Gertner provided by the Platner campaign, she wrote that they have gone through counseling and that their marriage today “is stronger than ever before.”

Amy Gertner provided a statement through the Platner campaign.

“I confided deeply personal details about my marriage to someone I considered a friend. In the months since, I have had to watch as she spread malicious gossip to anyone who would take her call. I trusted this person with the most private chapter of our lives – the early days of our marriage before any campaign was on our mind – and I am deeply hurt by her betrayal and the invasion of our privacy.

“It is no secret that Graham and I have struggled on our fertility journey. We did the hard work that marriage requires. We went to counseling. We were honest with each other in ways that weren’t easy. And we came through it, not in spite of how much we’ve been through, but because of how much we love each other and the life we’ve built. Our marriage today is stronger than ever before.

“I know who Graham is. I know the man I married and the husband he has been to me on the best and the worst days of my life. That hasn’t changed, and it won’t.” – Amy Gertner

Platner and Gertner married in 2024, according to the report.

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