Ice fills in Rumford Falls on Tuesday, and the area reached 27 degrees as a high. The high historic average in Rumford on Dec. 11 is 35 degrees. (Sun Journal photo by Abigail Austin)
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Mercy Hospital opened 100 years ago during deadly flu epidemic
PORTLAND — A deadly flu raged when the Catholic Church and its Sisters of Mercy launched an institution on Dec. 12, 1918. One newspaper headline at the time warned, “Well in the Morning and Dead at Night.” It was autumn of 1918 and Maine was in the grip of a vicious flu pandemic more deadly than […]
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Flynn's lawyers say his lie to FBI 'uncharacteristic'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn asked a judge Tuesday to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and taken responsibility for an “uncharacteristic error in judgment.” The arguments to the judge echoed those of special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, which […]
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Portland proposes six-month ban on development along waterfront
Portland City Manager Jon Jennings has proposed a six-month moratorium on waterfront development in an effort to forestall a citizen referendum to block non-marine construction on the city’s piers. If the moratorium is adopted by the City Council, it would pause commercial developments on the water side of Commercial Street in the waterfront central zone. […]
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Maine Chamber receives grant for work-based learning
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce is one of five chamber organizations in the United States to receive a grant to implement work-based learning. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced Tuesday that the Maine Chamber will receive $95,000 to better connect students with academic and experiential learning opportunities in their community, according to a […]
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LePage rejects request from Mills to halt awarding of state contracts
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has rejected a request from Gov.-elect Janet Mills that his administration not approve any new contracts with private vendors before she takes office Jan. 2. “It is inappropriate to request that ongoing work on behalf of the people of Maine be halted for more than three weeks and sit there […]
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Maine’s high court hear appeal of conviction in Joyce McLain murder case
The state’s highest court will hear arguments Wednesday in the appeal of the man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl in East Millinocket in 1980. Philip Scott Fournier, a longtime suspect in the teenager’s death, was charged and arrested in 2016. He was convicted of murder by Superior Court Justice Ann Murray after a bench trial in February […]
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We were warned, long ago
Concerning climate change, back in 1846 the blessed Virgin Mary appeared to two shepherd children in La Salette, France. Among many other predictions, Mary was reported to have said that the seasons will be “altered.” That would mean that life, as we know it, would change. We have witnessed the melting of the polar ice, […]
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Comparing the array of treatments for prostate cancer
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently have been diagnosed with early prostate cancer. My Gleason score is 7. My urologist has informed me that he doesn’t think I am a good candidate for surgery, due to having atrial fibrillation. My radiation oncologist has recommended traditional radiation therapy. However, I am worried about the possible side effects. […]
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Midcoast Humane Society to hold holiday adoption event
BRUNSWICK– Midcoast Humane will host its annual Home for the Holidays special adoption event on Dec. 15 and 16 at the shelter’s Brunswick Campus at 30 Range Road. The adoption event will feature more than four dozen puppies, as well as kittens, dogs, cats, and small animals for adoption. The event will be held Saturday, […]