HALLOWELL — The Harlow, 100 Water St., will present “8x10x100,” a unique art show and fundraiser on view Dec. 1-29. The Harlow is home of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, a nonprofit celebrating its 60th anniversary on Dec. 1. The public is invited to celebrate the occasion and attend the opening reception for “8x10x100” from […]
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Some suggestions to help Trump in 2020
The midterms suggest that President Donald Trump needs to double down on populism, just not the sort that’s been his signature to this point. Trump is both too populist and not populist enough. His populism is largely, although not entirely, a matter of style — combative, lacerating, emotive, unpredictable and grandiose. This sensibility is a […]
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Scorpio: Verify facts before you react
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ashley Fink, 32; Dan Byrd, 33; Joel McHale, 47; Bo Derek, 62. Happy Birthday: Consider the best way to handle change. If you let your emotions take over, you will make mistakes that will set you back. Look for positive alternatives that will help you incorporate what you want to […]
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Studies say stem cell treatment for MS not ready for prime time
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 45-year-old daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about a year ago following alarming bladder problems and numbness. She received steroids that effectively treated the bladder problem. She subsequently had a relapse with more widespread numbness and a feeling of being off balance. Within a short time, she started on Ocrevus. She […]
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Family draws line at spending holidays with sex offender
DEAR ABBY: I have a nephew who is a Level III sex offender. My mom wants him at her house for the holidays, but none of the other family members plan to attend with their kids if he’s there. Mom insists we should forgive him and can’t understand how people can’t forgive him for molesting […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 20
100 years ago: 1918 “The power of the press, not the power of armies, ended the war,” said Dr. Eugene A. Crockett, of Boston, a major in the American Red Cross, today. He added that he had interrogated hundreds of prisoners of every nationality who had returned from Austria and that he had agreed that […]
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Jury selection begins in York in trial of former priest
ALFRED — A rare trial tied to the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal is set to begin next week in York County. Jury selection began Monday afternoon at the Alfred courthouse for Ronald Paquin, a former priest from Massachusetts. He was a key figure in the Boston priest sex abuse scandal in the early 2000s […]
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Junior hockey: Thunder beat Vengeance in overtime on Nick Malik's goal
TYNGSBORO, Mass. — Nick Malik scored in overtime to lift the Twin City Thunder to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Vengeance on Monday in the Islanders Hockey Club Showcase. Malik’s game-winning goal, assisted by Matt Hanlon, was scored 30 seconds into overtime. Malik also scored the Thunder’s first goal late in the opening period. […]
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Boys' hockey: For Kings program, more than just the season is new
The Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester Kings hockey team is comprised of players from four different high schools. The team started practice Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The present season started Monday, but it was hard for Kings hockey coach Joe Hutchinson to not think about the long-term potential of his program as well. Not that […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth moving forward after being stunned by sudden coaching change
Monmouth girls’ basketball players warm up at the start of the first practice of the season Monday evening. (Drew Bonifant/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — It was the start of a new season for the Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team. And a new era. The Mustangs gathered Monday evening for their first practice of the season, and […]