DEAR DR. ROACH: It is my understanding that there is no early-screening test for pancreatic cancer, and it is typically not diagnosed until it is very advanced, hence the high mortality rate. My late loved one’s case was confirmed only after having a CT scan; not even an MRI revealed the tumors. A prominent person’s […]
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Cancer: Do your own unique thing
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shailene Woodley, 27; Jonny Lee Miller, 46; Beverly D’Angelo, 67; Sam Waterston, 78. Happy Birthday: Put more energy into home, family and bringing about positive changes that will make you happy. Don’t wait for someone else to make suggestions. Look at the possibilities and find the best way to move […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 15
100 years ago: 1918 After a long enforced vacation on account of the Spanish flu epidemic, the Auburn Grange is to open its doors Saturday for an all-day meeting. The lecturer, Mrs. A. L. Merrill, has organized a fine program, while the dinner committee will have one of the best banquets ever set in that […]
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Pro hockey: Shawn St. Amant's hat trick leads Mariners over Solar Bears
Maine Mariners’ Shawn St-Amant scores on Orlando goalie Martin Oulellette — a former University of Maine player — on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Arena. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — For the past two winters, Shawn St. Amant has spent much of the season in the American Hockey League and finished it hoisting the Kelly […]
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Women's basketball: CMCC Mustangs rumble past NHTI
AUBURN — Basketball is more about shooting and scoring, and the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team is a prime example of that. The Mustangs shot less than 50 percent from the floor (47.7), 3-point range (32.0) and the foul line (30.8), but they couldn’t miss in any of the other statistical categories, doing […]
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Junior hockey: Nordiques quickly turn a deficit into a rout
The L/A Nordiques fell into an early deficit, but roared back for a 11-2 win over the Cape Cod Islanders on Wednesday afternoon down in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Defensemen Donovan Tehan and Hans Watson each had two goals to help the Nordiques improve to 18-1 on the season. Colby Audette led the way with four points […]
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Men's basketball: Central Maine CC makes clutch plays, holds off NHTI
Jair Johnson Jr. of Central Maine Community College drives to the basket against Sam Dorissaint of NHTI during the second half in Auburn on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Elijah Barbour and Corey David didn’t have good shooting days for Central Maine Community College, but the veteran players made a couple big plays when […]
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Albert elected to national board
LEWISTON — Ken Albert, Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice president and CEO, has been elected by the membership of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice to a three-year term on its board of directors. The Washington, D.C. association is a nonprofit organization that represents the nation’s 33,000 home health care and hospice organizations. […]
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H.S. football: Fryeburg 'cracked down' to reach first state title game
The Fryeburg Academy football team celebrates after winning the Class C South championship against Leavitt in Turner on Saturday evening. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Academy football program has been good in recent years, with four straight trips to the Class C South semifinals. But the Raiders figured going into this season that […]
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Maine's GDP up 3.4 percent in second quarter
Maine’s economy grew by 3.4 percent in the second quarter of the year, a performance that ranks 36th nationally. The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Tuesday that Maine posted strong growth in real estate, rentals and leasing along with health care and social assistance during the April-June period. The biggest drags on the state […]