LEWISTON — Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends will hold a benefit Purrrrfect Christmas bake sale and bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22 and 23, at Sabattus Street Self Storage, 1434 Sabattus St. They are need of bakers to make food to donate for the bake sale, as well as […]
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Sparetime results
Mamas & Papas Men: Handicap Series — 779 Claude Marichal, 768 Tony Burgess, 729 Daryl LaMore; Scratch Series — 722 Mike Thibault, 622 Jim Morin, 603 Joshua Juarbe; Handicap Game — 283 John Cyr, 272 Brandon Alexander, 268 Todd Morneau; Scratch Game — 252 Justin Brawn, 235 Erland Holt, 235 Nick Poland, 221 Phil Doucette; […]
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Volunteers needed for AARP tax prep assistance
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Volunteers are needed to keep the free tax preparation site open at the Norway Public Library. Unless more volunteers step up, a very valuable, free service will be lost. For over 10 years, totally free income tax preparation and electronic filing has been available at the Norway Public Library for low- to […]
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Maine's high court upholds huge fine against Portland landlord
Maine’s top court has upheld a decision to fine a Portland landlord more than a half-million dollars for life safety and building code violations. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Sulan Chau forfeited her arguments against the fine when she did not show up for her January trial in the lower District Court. The justices […]
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Mark LaFlamme: What's that song on your lips?
My friends, I am paralyzed by fear while penning these words. The list of things we are not supposed to say keeps growing and now includes a classic Christmas song that is not to be sung, hummed or otherwise referenced, lest ye be branded a woman-hating scoundrel with bad intentions. This one is a bummer […]
Posted inPets, sj-web
Why do we love pets? An expert explains.
Ours is a pet-loving culture. Researchers spend a lot of time exploring what has become known as “human-animal interactions,” and the pet industry spends a lot of money promoting what it prefers to call the “human-animal bond.” But that concept might have been laughable a century ago, when animals served a more utilitarian role in […]
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Man retiring from military deploys new rules in marriage
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 10 years is in the process of retiring from the military and is now re-evaluating “procedures” and “policies” of everything — including our marriage. I’m trying to respect his needs in an effort to help him make sense of things. However, there are times when I feel some of his […]
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Gemini: Be open about what you want
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mayim Bialik, 43; Madchen Amick, 48; Regina Hall, 48; Jennifer Connelly, 48. Happy Birthday: Memories will surface urging you to reconnect with your past and those you haven’t seen for some time. Going back in time will give way to closure and the ability to use the experiences you have […]
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Income stagnation — real or politics?
WASHINGTON — We in the media have a problem. Actually, it’s a big problem for all of us. We have become addicted to the notion that, except for the top 1 percent or the top 10 percent, the incomes of most Americans have stagnated for decades. The problem is that, at best, this is an […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 12
100 years ago: 1918 The annual meeting of the Lewiston and Auburn Festival Chorus was held Thursday evening at the Philharmonic studio, with President Jackson presiding. Reports from the officers were heard and the new board of officers elected. The first meeting of the year was appointed for Thursday evening Jan. 2. The number of […]