DIXFIELD — The Dirigo High School National Honor Society will be hosting a harvest supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the high school cafeteria. The meal will include turkey, potatoes, vegetables, casseroles, dessert and drinks. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students. All proceeds will go to help […]
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Democrats need to stop the squabbling, find unity
Republicans and Democrats both battle over party doctrine and control. The difference with the Democrats is that their discontents often don’t stop fighting after the results are in. They continue the hostilities rather than unite in common cause with fellow Democrats whom they disdainfully call “the establishment.” Case in point is the campaign by Democratic […]
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WCOU memories; replacing a 'Mr. Coffee' basket
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to the Sun Spots request asking to share memories of WCOU on Nov. 12, the Lone Pine Mountaineers and Betty Cody used to air on that station and would bring their radio show to the Knights of Pythias Hall in East Stoneham in the 1940s. When the curtains on the […]
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Welcome the refugees
Like many in Lewiston’s French community, one set of my grandparents came from Canada during the Depression to seek a new and, it was hoped, healthier and more prosperous life in America. They worked hard after they arrived. There were no signs at the Northern border saying they were not welcome because their help was […]
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Another empty Trump statement
Among the many vacuous statements Donald Trump has made since his election as president, one that ranks high on my list is his response to critics who have objected to his virtual clearing of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia of ordering the murder of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — a murder, […]
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Crosby Center to present 'The Snow Queen'
BELFAST — The Midcoast Actors’ Studio will present the holiday favorite “The Snow Queen” from Dec. 7-16 at the Crosby Center at 96 Church St. The play is an adaptation from an original fairy tale penned in 1844 by Hans Christian Anderson. Many versions of this story have been presented over the years, perhaps the best […]
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Thankful for their service
As I was watching “Face The Nation” recently, I realized what I am thankful for this year — I am grateful for Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Angus King, Janet Mills and Jared Golden. Why? For dedicating their lives to work for this country and helping to give the people, their constituents, what they need and […]
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Brunswick movie theater to screen 'White Christmas'
Regal Brunswick 10, 19 Gurnet Road in Brunswick, will be showing the classic film, “White Christmas,” at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, Dec. 9 and 12. This special holiday film was released in 1954, and here’s a chance to see it in all of its big-screen glory. “White Christmas” stars Bing Crosby and […]
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The Trailer Park Boys will bring their Christmas show to Portland
Cross Insurance Arena in Portland will be hosting The Trailer Park Boys’ Sunnyvale Christmas show at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Some of our neighbors from the north hope to show you the, shall we say, raunchier side of the holiday season. Ricky, Julian, Bubbles and Randy, better known as The Trailer Park Boys, are […]
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Eleanor Lord Pray: The Maine woman revered in Russia
BERWICK — It was 1894 and Eleanor Pray found herself more than 6,000 miles from home, living on the shores of far eastern Russia and writing to her family in Maine about a life she never imagined she’d be living. The thousands of letters she sent home to Berwick paint a picture of a farm […]