Maybe it’s something as exotic as a long vacation to a faraway land. Maybe it’s as mundane as your favorite pair of slippers and the morning paper. Maybe it’s your children, maybe it’s your pets. Our question to you today could not be simpler: What makes you happy? Whatever it is, big or small, we’d […]
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Morin — Charest engagement
LEWISTON — Nicole Morin, the daughter of Neal and Doreen Morin of Lewiston, and Roger Charest, the son of Ernest and Claudette Charest of Auburn, announce their engagement. The future bride is a CNA at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Long Term Care — Gray Birch in Augusta. The future groom is a night crew chief at […]
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Bauer — Folts engagement
CASCO — Lynn and Jim Bauer of Casco and Peg and Marty Folts of Rochester, N.Y., announce the engagement of their children, Caroline Bauer of Ocoee, Florida, and Todd Folts of Rochester, N.Y. The future bride is a 2004 graduate of Hebron Academy and a 2008 graduate of the Florida Institute of Technology. She works […]
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Dear Abby: Sister needs to be told about problem
DEAR ABBY: My sister is driving me and our other sister nuts. There are five years between the three of us. We are all seniors who live in the same city and have always been close. Abby, the oldest talks nonstop. It was always a family joke, but it’s gotten worse. Now she interrupts people […]
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Andrea Bonior, Baggage Check: My family’s drama is stifling me
Andrea Bonior Special to The Washington Post Q: Is it ever a good idea to take a break from your family? I know that some people are permanently estranged from their family, and I know I do not want that. But I feel like there is a lot of dysfunction in my family and it […]
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PHOTO: Mystery Photo for July 7, 2019
Correctly guess where this was taken and be entered into a drawing for a Hannaford Gift Card.
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Eugenia Last, Aries: Shut out the drama and ongoing problem
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Kwan, 39; Berenice Bejo, 43; Shelley Duvall, 70; Ringo Starr, 79. Happy Birthday: Take the time to make a difference. Whether it’s at home or helping someone, how you go about your business and use your skills will make your life better. Look forward, not back. Move toward those […]
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Christopher Elliott, Travel Navigator: How to take a staycation this summer
Christopher Elliott Special to The Washington Post Between running a start-up company and wrapping up his graduate degree, Pierre Huguet is too busy to take a vacation this summer. “I don’t have much time to travel around, so I have decided to stay home,” he says. Instead, he is taking a staycation, a getaway popularized […]
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Onion rings, tutus and togas
Bird brained While I was riding my motorcycle up Walnut Street in Lewiston the other day, a pigeon swooped right down at me totally unprovoked. For a horrifying second or two, there were flapping pigeon wings and two beady little eyes right in my face. I wasn’t injured in the attack but the pigeon said […]
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
What’s the deal with Avon Skin So Soft?
If you’re like us, you’ve been hearing the same claims for decades: Why waste your money on bug repellents with harsh chemicals when you can simply pickup some Avon Skin So Soft and shoo away all pests while keeping your skin moist and sweet smelling? For years, there have been folks who swear by this […]