DEAR SUN SPOTS: There are a lot of great restaurants in Lewiston. That was the sentiment of Lewiston Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) members at their recent meeting. Continuing their Shine on Lewiston campaign, they want to highlight the city as a destination for good food. Shine on Lewiston: Let’s Go Eat! will be held from […]
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A Christmas story from Tommy's Felines
GREENE — The cats and kittens of Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends, just like an orphaned child, have been disappointed year after year with no gifts of joy under their trees. Sadly, because of limited resources there is never enough funding for the toys of joy that bring so much happiness to the hearts of Tommy’s […]
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FCAS announces Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter is featuring Miley and Gordon as its Pets of the Week. Miley is a 6-year-old female Rhodesian Ridgeback/Lab mix. She is a sweet and steady girl who would love to find her forever home. Miley would prefer a home with no cats, and she’d love to do a meet-and-greet […]
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Surge in injured owls tied to abundance of their favorite food – rodents
YORK — Wildlife rehabilitation centers in Maine are seeing a significant increase in the number of owls that have been injured by vehicles and believe the spike stems from the boom in the state’s population of squirrels and other rodents. In the past six weeks, the Center for Wildlife in York admitted 12 injured owls, roughly […]
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Mad Horse Theatre to present New England premiere of 'Deer'
SOUTH PORTLAND — The New England premiere of “Deer” by Aaron Mark will be presented Jan. 10-27, at Mad Horse Theatre Co., 24 Mosher St. Ken and Cynthia have been married for 30 years. Ken and Cynthia drive to their vacation home for the weekend. Ken and Cynthia hit a deer. Ken seriously just wants to […]
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The Tightest Five finals to be held at Bear Bones Beer
LEWISTON — Maine Event Comedy presents the Tightest Five finals at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Bear Bones Beer, 43 Lisbon St. Any stand-up comedian will tell you they have a tight five minutes, but who has the “Tightest Five?” Mark Turcotte will host as five finalists perform their best five minutes of original material. […]
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Sagittarius: You can only do what's feasible
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Marla Sokoloff, 38; Jake Gyllenhaal, 38; Alyssa Milano, 46; Tyson Beckford, 48. Happy Birthday: Consider what you can do for others and give of yourself. Clarify the options and choose the recipients of your good tidings based on their individual needs. How you handle those trying to trick or fool […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 19
100 years ago: 1918 Twenty-eight new cases of influenza were reported in Auburn yesterday as against thirty-two new cases on the day previous. The number of active cases in that city is 104. In Lewiston the situation is unknown. One doctor reported that there were over 300 cases of influenza, and grippe colds in the […]
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Capsaicin is a reliable topical pain-relief option
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am writing to you on behalf of my cousin, an 83-year-old female, 5 feet tall, weighing 100 pounds. She takes only vitamin D. Her blood pressure, cholesterol, etc., all are within the normal ranges. However, she has osteoarthritis in her knees and lower back. Ibuprofen sometimes helps a bit, but she […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little bounces back in second half to defeat Mt. Ararat
TOPSHAM — The Edward Little Red Eddies recovered in the second half to down a hungry Mt. Ararat Eagles team, 58-43, in a boys’ basketball contest Tuesday. Class A Mt. Ararat was looking to get its first win against defending AA state champion Edward Little. The Eagles jumped out to a quick start on their […]