DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for five years, and we have two children together. It’s my husband’s second marriage and my first. He and his first wife, “Gretchen,” had no kids, but they did have a long and messy divorce. She and her family live in the same small town as we […]
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UMF named one of the nation’s most affordable LGBTQ-friendly colleges
FARMINGTON — A close, welcoming community of independent thinkers, the University of Maine at Farmington has been named one of the most affordable LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Student Loan Hero—an online resource to help students live their best financial life. Out of more than 130 colleges and universities, UMF was ranked number 15 of most […]
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Community meals
FARMINGTON — The Old South First Congregational Church will serve its monthly free community luncheon at noon on Saturday, Dec. 18. The menu for this month includes glazed ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans, biscuits and cake. Delivery service will be available in Farmington. Call the church office at 207-778-0424 during the week, or the […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 13
100 years ago: 1918 Altho practically no cases of influenza have made their appearance in the Auburn schools, the attendance is seriously affected in various ways, due to the epidemic. Friday Lincoln School showed an attendance of approximately 91 percent. Almost 85 percent of the pupils at Edward Little and Walton were present, with 70 […]
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Cancer: Don't be afraid to share ideas
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Taylor Swift, 29; Jamie Foxx, 51; Wendie Malick, 68; Christopher Plummer, 89. Happy Birthday: Your words will travel far if you are articulate, honest and sincere. Don’t be afraid to show your emotions and to fight for the underdog. Take it upon yourself to be the one to make a […]
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Briefly: Local
Cribbage league results LEWISTON — Cribbage results for the Lewiston Senior Cribbage League for the week of Dec 6 are: First place, Bob Cielinski and Stan Tetenman; second place, Hope Hughes and Bob Tremblay; third place, Mickie Farnum and Terry Parent; fourth place, Chanel Leblanc and Roger St. Pierre; and fifth place, Leo Bergeron and […]
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Toys for Tots
Central Maine Detachment 810 of the Marine Corps League, in conjunction with Bedard Medical in Auburn, gathered toys for “Toys for Tots.” Central Maine Detachment 810 was able to present more than six boxes of toys to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, Brunswick. Bedard Medical and their employees were instrumental in helping achieve this […]
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Few people are even remotely prepared for elder care
It often starts off easy. For me it did. An elderly friend needed some help with food shopping and dealing with the cable company. He has no family to speak of, and his close friends have died. Pushing 90, his thinking had obviously slowed, but he could still shave, bathe and dress. So I volunteered […]
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Oxford County Republicans offer scholarship
NORWAY — For the seventh year, the Oxford County Republican Committee (OCRC) is offering a scholarship to a deserving high school, prep school or trade school student who resides, and attends school, in Oxford County or who is home-school and resides in Oxford County. This $500 scholarship is awarded annually to that student who, in the […]
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What measurements trigger surgery for aneurysm?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old male in good health with a 3.3-centimeter aneurysm in my internal iliac artery. I have no symptoms. It was 1.9 cm eight years ago. My physician says that an aneurysm measuring over 3 cm requires surgical intervention. I have looked at recent studies that say an aneurysm measuring […]