Would you ever consider reading a newspaper found in a public restroom? Plunk your suitcase on a hotel bed? Slide your hand along a banister in a public place? If any of these thoughts made you cringe and run for your face mask and hand sanitizer, you may be a germophobe. And who can blame […]
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Eugenia Last, Gemini: Don’t let emotional matters slow you down
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: January Jones, 42; Bradley Cooper, 45; Carrie Ann Inaba, 52; Diane Keaton, 74. Happy Birthday: It’s time to branch out and explore what life has to offer. Don’t limit what you can do because you fear failure. Embrace life, and learn as you go. Experience and knowledge will carry you […]
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Mystery Photo for January 5, 2020
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 689-2896 and leave a voicemail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 gift card, courtesy of Hannaford Supermarkets. Find the Mystery Photo online at http://stage.sunjournal.com/tag/mystery-photo/.
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Dear Abby: Create a ‘family of choice’ away from parents
DEAR ABBY: I have dysfunctional parents. For the sake of my sanity, I made the decision to remove them from my life. They have retaliated by spreading lies to immediate and extended family. I was supposed to get an apartment with my father to help him now that he is aging. However, he became violent […]
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P.T. Barnum’s Maine Giantess wasn’t 8-feet tall but she was from Wilton
Sylvia Hardy of Wilton, the tallest woman of her time, won fame in the mid-1800s as P.T. Barnum’s Maine Giantess.
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Face Time: Lindsey Gervais — from competing in Miss Maine to producing it
Lindsey Gervais, an Auburn native and Edward Little High School graduate who has lived and worked in Connecticut for the last several years, is returning to Maine in 2020 to direct the next Miss Maine America Scholarship competition. Gervais was selected as the executive producer of the upcoming Miss Maine America Scholarship competition, something she […]
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Mystery Photo for December 29, 2019
Guess correctly and have a chance to win a Hannaford gift card.
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Dear Abby: Daughter cuts her dad off from contact
DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, after 36 years of marriage, my wife suddenly died. Not quite a year later, my oldest son also died unexpectedly. A year after my wife passed, I began dating, and last Valentine’s Day I became engaged to a wonderful woman. Now my daughter, whom I was very close to, says […]
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Eugenia Last, Taurus: Bring little baggage into next year
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jude Law, 47; Patricia Clarkson, 60; Ted Danson, 72; Jon Voight, 81. Happy Birthday: You’ll get a clearer picture regarding your personal life, health and home as you head into the upcoming year. Signs of change are lurking in the background, giving insight into some of the options you may […]
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Talk of the town: Christmas is over, pass the Nyquil
There once was a man from Kent So, last week I shared with you all a weird little poem I dreamed up while I was stoned on Nyquil or something. Since that little snippet ran in the paper, I think that means I’m a published poet now! I suppose I’ll have to start wearing an […]