PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen coroner search and recovery teams looked for human remains from a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 42 — making it the deadliest in state history — as anxious relatives visited shelters and called police hoping to find loved ones alive. Lisa Jordan drove 600 miles […]
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Portland floats new sites and service model for homeless shelter replacement
The latest analysis of Portland’s options for a new homeless shelter lists over 30 possible sites, including some near the waterfront, as well as the possibility of multiple facilities and partnerships with local nonprofits. City officials are expected suggest a new service model including two smaller specialty facilities in addition to a central emergency shelter. […]
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Gallery 302 featuring Conversations exhibit
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 is showing Conversations, an exhibit proposed six months ago as an artistic and fun opportunity for Bridgton Art Guild members. Artists willing to take the challenge — 10 in all — submitted new work, put their names in a hat, chose another artist’s name and made a work that responded, in […]
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Shawn Mullins to perform at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Musician Shawn Mullins will perform at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. After a series of indie record releases, Mullins’ critical breakthrough came when 1998 Soul’s Core album shot him to fame on the strength of its Grammy-nominated No. 1 hit, “Lullaby” followed […]
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No, President Trump is not diminished
Midterm losses typically humble a sitting president of the United States, but Donald Trump is beyond humbling. He is the most unbowed president ever to lose a house of Congress. Anyone who thought Trump would be taken down a notch, even by a more stinging electoral rebuke, doesn’t know the man. He will remain the […]
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Knitting for Maine's Special Olympics
DEAR SUN SPOTS: New Vineyard Public Library is holding its Annual Holiday Crafts and Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smith Hall, Route 27 in New Vineyard. We will have a great selection of local holiday crafts including wreaths, quilts, jewelry, paintings and, of course, pies, breads and […]
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Too much iron is treated by regular blood donations
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 70-year-old woman. Last October, during my annual physical, blood tests showed that my iron levels were extremely high. My doctor did additional blood tests for hemochromatosis and concluded that I didn’t have it. She suggested that I donate blood every three months to keep the iron levels down, which I […]
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Taurus: Be willing to compromise
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Gerard Butler, 49; Jimmy Kimmel, 51; Whoopi Goldberg, 63; Chris Noth, 64. Happy Birthday: Take pride in what you do. Don’t let anyone pressure you to speed up when in order to do things properly you need time. Protect your good name and your integrity. Someone from your past is […]
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Nova Scotia Celtic band perform at ECU Heat Share Christmas concert
FARMINGTON — The audience at the annual ECU Heat Share Benefit Christmas concert slated for Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Old South Congregational Church, 235 Main St., will be in for a very special evening with one of Nova Scotia’s award winning bands, Coig, at the helm. Coig’s music is a unique combination of influences that […]
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Cheating husband bad-mouths wife who left him for another
DEAR ABBY: I am ashamed to admit this, but years ago I had an affair with a married man. His wife had no idea, but all of his friends knew about it. She recently left him because she met someone else, and he’s not only bad-mouthing her, but also using it against her in their […]