Giuseppe Bonanno, 12, pops a wheelie Sunday morning as he rides his motorcycle across Sabattus Pond in Wales. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) An ice racer pops a wheelie Sunday morning as he rides across Sabattus Pond in Wales. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) Jon Dillingham of Poland slides Sunday morning on Sabattus Pond […]
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Lip service in Auburn
Future bride Molly Perkins of Raymond applies lip gloss as Lip Sense representative Kathy County watches at her booth Sunday afternoon during the New England Events Auburn Bridal Show at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham)
Former Paris man sentenced to five years in prison on arson charge
PARIS — A Paris man arrested in 2017 after setting fire to a building owned by the Dead River Co. was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. Daniel Thompson, 21, also known as Daniel Walker, was charged with arson and damaging property used in […]
Cancer: Focus on a creative hobby or special interest
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Yara Shahidi, 19; Chloe Grace Moretz, 22; Emma Roberts, 28; Elizabeth Banks, 45. Happy Birthday: Work hard to get ahead. You’ll have choices to make that will determine how much you will gain as the year unfolds. Be open to suggestions, and be willing to go the extra mile in […]
Wife's flirting brought husband's rebuke
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 36 years and have five adult children. We have a loving, caring and mutually supportive relationship. We recently had dinner at a restaurant, and she became very flirty and familiar with our male server, who was one-third her age and a complete stranger. She complimented […]
Local students make UMA dean's list
The following local students at the University of Maine at Augusta have recently been named to the dean’s list. Androscoggin County Auburn: Joshua Caron, Paula Caron, Jake Pelletier, Kathryn Peterson, Thomas Saunders; Greene: Alex Brown; Leeds: Zachary Emmons, Kyle Knight, Tina Rousseau, Andrea Varney; Lewiston: Gordon Cahoone, Sean Dyer, Abdi Hassan, Arline Howe, Ronald Seguin, Lynda Wylde; Lisbon: Michael Freeman; Lisbon Falls: Sarah Jama; Livermore Falls: Katie Bennett; Poland: Whitney […]
Lawmakers can reach a border deal if they ignore Trump's threats
As one of the members tasked with resolving how to fund the Department of Homeland Security before the current continuing resolution expires on Feb. 15, I’m confident that we can reach an agreement – but only if we ignore President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency, […]
The optics of giddiness
Every endeavor has its lingo, a language that people in the field use as code. A vogue word in the lingo of political operatives these days is “optics.” It’s probably just a new word for an old concern. Did your parents caution you about what you look like when you, say, dye your hair purple […]
Left needs to find its voice on Venezuela
NEW YORK — The Trump administration faces a test in Venezuela. It must pursue a foreign policy that helps usher out the odious regime of Nicolas Maduro without triggering a backlash against perceived American “imperialism.” It must support a political transition that doesn’t threaten the old guard so much that they fight to the end. […]
President delivers forceful message
Eloquence is not a characteristic associated with President Donald Trump, but in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president not only rose to the occasion, he also delivered a message that was beautifully crafted by his speechwriters, a speech devoid of much of the divisive and combative language that has characterized his […]