It’s appropriate that the U.N. special rapporteur devoted to adequate housing has visited encampments in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Mumbai — and San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. The homeless situation in those cities and others around the country is positively Third World, a blight that shows the persistence of human folly and misery, despite what […]
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Cancer: Collaborate with creative people
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Miranda Lambert, 35; Ellen Pompeo, 49; Tracy Morgan, 50; Michael Jai White, 51. Happy Birthday: Changes are heading your way. Knowing how to handle what’s transpired to best serve your needs will come to the forefront. Adjustments that will lead to a better lifestyle and meaningful future should be put […]
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Can elected officials overcome distrust? Doubtful
WASHINGTON — President Trump and Congress face a mountain of unfinished business — and chances are that most of it will stay unfinished. Of course, no one knows what will happen, and the president and congressional leaders of both parties have made the usual noises about cooperation. “There are a lot of good things that […]
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Ingersoll Indoor Softball signups
AUBURN — The Ingersoll Turf Facility is excited to announce registration is open to everyone for the second season of Ingersoll Indoor Softball. The league is broken up into four divisions: 16-14U, 12U, 10U and 8U. Slots are limited to 50 players in each division. Player costs are $65 for U8 players and $80 for U10-U16 […]
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Contractor's Hockey League standings and results
Standings as of November 5: 1. Adavance Wiring 6-1-1, 13 points 2. Lewiston Paint 5-2-1, 11 points 3. Pratte Drywall 4-3-1, 9 points 4. I.D.S. 2-3-3, 7 points 5. Saint’s Paint Plus 2-4-2, 6 points 6. Theberge Construction 1-7-0, 2 points. Sunday, November 4 results: Pratte Drywall 3, I.D.S. 0, Advance Wiring 3, Theberge Construction […]
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Kristallnacht’s 80th anniversary observed in Augusta
AUGUSTA — When the hammer struck the pane of glass, the crowd gathered Friday at the Michael Klahr Center at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center recoiled in their seats. The glass breaking was part of a remembrance organized for the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night in 1938 when the widespread and unchecked persecution […]
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Oasis of Music presents compositions of Handel
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music presents the music of Handel in a free concert at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Trinity Church. The ensemble goes by the name of The Filiferous Four, and is comprised of Chris Lansley, flute; Stephanie Barley, alto recorder; Candy Sykes, violin; and Linda Jackson-Washburn, piano. The 11 short Handel […]
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Family Saturday at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, will host Family Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. Museum of Art student education assistants lead a program for all ages, including a discussion of works on view and a related hands-on activity. This event is free and open to the public. FMI: call 207-725-3275 or […]
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Fans flock to hear tributes to their favorite bands
PORTLAND — Over the next several weeks, you can wander into any of several Maine venues and hear the music of the Eagles, Kiss, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads or Poison. None of those bands will be there, but that doesn’t seem to matter to the millions of fans who have made tribute bands […]
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Public invited to Bates-led walking tour in Phippsburg
PHIPPSBURG — A walking tour at the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area led by a Bates College geologist and an artist participating in a Bates exhibition will relate geologic time and climate change to human history. The “Chronicle of Mud Walk” begins at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the conservation area parking lot, Route 216, Phippsburg. […]