Free, public ice skating open WEST PARIS — The town has announced that there is now ice skating, free and open to the public, at the Town Hall on 25 Kingsbury St. For more information, call 207-674-2701. Association’s meeting moved up AUBURN — The United New Auburn Association will be meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
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Corporate debt levels seen as cause for concern
WASHINGTON — Pay attention to the financial markets. If the Great Recession and 2008-09 financial crisis taught us anything, that was it. Until then, the Federal Reserve had focused mainly on fighting inflation and unemployment. What we learned is that overborrowing, shaky mortgages and inflated stock and home prices could also plunge the economy into […]
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Britain's exit from EU a major mess
Shakespeare famously wrote of the “sceptered isle” of Britain acting as a moat “against the envy of less happier lands.” Lately, the less happier lands are winning in a rout. Britain is suffering a political meltdown as it struggles to make good on a historic vote in 2016 to leave the European Union. The decision […]
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Climate change is for real
In his column, “Issue in need of action, not denial” (Dec. 9), Elliott Epstein is exactly right. The science regarding climate change and its accelerated cause couldn’t be more objective. • Core ice samples from Greenland and Norway, going back some five million years, provide indisputable evidence that the world’s conversion to carbon fuels (coal […]
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RCV brings power to the people
Ranked-choice voting is far superior to the old voting system, in which the candidate with the largest minority won. Under the old voting system, when Mike Michaud and Eliot Cutler ran against Paul LePage, LePage won because Michaud and Cutler split the popular vote. Ranked-choice voting gives the voter more choices. Candidates, to compete, have […]
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Regarding the facts about water
Poland Spring Water’s advertisement in a recent Rumford paper was meant to project a positive image. Facts don’t lie, but sometimes the way they are presented is confusing and can distort the truth in a way that misleads many to see only what those presenting the facts wish them to see. It is only good […]
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H.S. roundup: Buckfield girls hold on to stun Rangeley
With Portland’s Jeremiah Alado guarding, Oxford Hills’ Spencer Strong goes up for a shot during Friday’s game in Paris. The Bulldogs defeated the Vikings in overtime, 56-53. (Brewster Burns photo) BUCKFIELD — Hannah Shields scored 17 points as Buckfield defeated Rangeley 39-37 in an East-West Conference girls’ basketball contest Friday. Katie Henderson added 10 points […]
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H.S. roundup: Buckfield girls hold on to stun Rangeley
With Portland’s Jeremiah Alado guarding, Oxford Hills’ Spencer Strong goes up for a shot during Friday’s game in Paris. The Bulldogs defeated the Vikings in overtime, 56-53. (Brewster Burns photo) With Portland’s Jeremiah Alado guarding, Oxford Hills’ Spencer Strong goes up for a shot during Friday’s game in Paris. The Bulldogs defeated the Vikings in […]
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Junior hockey: Bandits capitalize on Thunder’s third-period mistakes
AUBURN — The Twin City Thunder and the Boston Bandits battled for 40 minutes before the Bandits broke the game open with four goals in the third period for a 5-1 victory Friday at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “We had a great first two periods, and in the third period we had some undisciplined penalties. […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain runs past Richmond
Spruce Mountain senior forward Tate Walton goes up for a shot as Richmond’s Danny Stewart (32) and Kenny Bing (20) intervene in an MVC basketball game at The Nest in Jay on Friday night. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey saw no sense in leaving in his starters in or keeping […]