NBC cancels Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’ after four seasons

NBC has canceled ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, after four seasons. ‘Game of Game’ featured DeGeneres leading contestants through upsized versions of audience games from her daytime talk show. The cancellation of the NBC series comes as DeGeneres is also working on the final season of her daytime show. The comedian announced …

Daniel Radcliffe to star as Weird Al Yankovic in upcoming biopic

Daniel Radcliffe will star as “Weird Al” Yankovic for the upcoming biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, that will be available to stream for free on The Roku Channel. Radcliffe will take on the role in a new film focusing on Yankovic’s career as a pop culture parody icon. An official release of the film …

UPDATE: Palmyra Man Arrested + Charged with Arson

54-year-old Aaron Chadbourn of Palmyra has been charged with arson, involving a structure fire on Main Street in Palmyra on Sunday, Jan. 16. One was a residential fire at 409 Main Street in Palmyra. Investigators determined that the fire started on the outside of the building which was occupied by two adults and three children. …

Bath City Council Votes for Indoor Mask Mandate

Bath is the latest Maine municipality to force a mask mandate. Last night, Jan. 19, Bath city councilors unanimously voted to require masks to be worn indoors. The ordinance will remain in place for at least 60 days. Latest on COVID-19 in Maine #UPDATE: On Wednesday night, the Bath City Council unanimously passed an indoor …

Get Ready for More ‘Inclusive” M&M’s

M&M’s is re-introducing their candy characters. Mars Inc., the candy maker, says the treats will now be more inclusive. Popping in to say hi. Allow us to re-introduce ourselves if you’re new here! We’re M&M’S, the candy you know and love, but this space is all about fun. Together, we can use the power of …

Football Reinstated at Brunswick High School

A hazing incident ended Brunswick’s high school football season last fall. Now, the Maine Principals’ Association, after hearing the schools’ appeal, agreed that the team can play again. **BREAKING NEWS**Today, The @MPA_Sports Interscholastic Management Committee met to hear Brunswick Schools' appeal for competitive Football this coming fall.The appeal was heard and was accepted.Brunswick Football will …

Two Marines are killed, seven injured in vehicle rollover at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina

Two Marines were killed Wednesday in an accident outside Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after a military vehicle rolled over.  The unit confirmed in a tweet that the seven-ton truck was carrying members of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, which is headquartered at Camp LeJeune: “We are working closely with @camp_lejeune and Onslow County officials …

President Biden holds solo formal press conference ahead of 1-year mark in office

President Joe Biden held a formal news conference at the White House on Wednesday, the eve of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration.  Wednesday’s session marked just the second time Biden has held a solo formal press conference at the White House; the first such news conference was held March 25, 2021. Biden took questions …

Dolly Parton shares the song ‘Big Dreams and Faded Jeans’s and announces new LP

Country icon Dolly Parton surprised fans with the release of a brand new song, “Big Dreams and Faded Jeans,” a track from her upcoming collection of songs which will serve as the companion album to her novel, Run, Rose, Run. Written by Dolly herself, Parton said of the new song: “Whether they’re running from anything …

Zac Brown Band hitting the road for 2022 ‘Out in the Middle Tour’

Zac Brown Band will kick off the 34-date North American Out in the Middle Tour on April 22 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.  The 2022 Out in the Middle Tour will wrap up Nov. 19 at Phoenix’s Chase Field, and will include stadium shows in Frisco, Texas, and Akron, Ohio.  Caroline Jones, …