DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 74-year-old male. I take Zocor, flecainide and a baby aspirin each day. For the past year, whenever I bump either arm, I get a large blood bruise that lasts for about a week or two. I don’t even remember some of the bumps. Is there something lacking, such as vitamins, […]
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Community meals
LEWISTON — The Auburn Exchange Club will be hosting a free Veterans Luncheon at the Green Ladle at noon Friday, Nov. 9. All active duty and veterans are invited and may bring a guest. The program features a buffet-style meal provided by the students and the staff of the culinary school. In addition to the lunch, […]
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College hockey: Angry Black Bears tuning up during off week
ORONO — Nobody with the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team is enjoying this off week much. After a disappointing split in Hockey East play against UMass-Lowell last weekend, the Black Bears are off this weekend before heading back into league play with a pair of games at Boston University on Nov. 16-17. There’s […]
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After chasing 'big dogs,' Raiders hope to bring the biggest down
WALES — From the outside, the Oak Hill football team’s season seemed to be falling apart. The Raiders won two of their first three games, then lost four of their next five, slipping down spot after spot in the Class D South standings. From the outside, it seemed like a good time to panic. Inside […]
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H.S. football: Calder twins a pair of playmakers for Leavitt
TURNER — Just like the New England Patriots, the Leavitt football team has twin brothers in the secondary. And like Devin and Jason McCourty of the Patriots, one is a returning starter, the other a newcomer to the unit, but both have played big roles in the defensive backfield. Unlike the Patriots, Leavitt’s twins have […]
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Mills to implement Medicaid expansion
Gov.-elect Janet Mills showed up at the Medicaid expansion lawsuit hearing in Maine Superior Court on Wednesday morning and said she would implement expansion immediately upon taking office. Fresh off a decisive victory in the gubernatorial election, the Democratic attorney general said she was “here to listen” to the hearing on a complaint Maine Equal Justice […]
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Lewiston matches statewide election results
LEWISTON — Ballots cast in Lewiston on Election Day largely reflected the statewide results still rolling in Wednesday, with the city choosing Janet Mills for governor and re-electing Angus King to the U.S. Senate. The city also favored Lewiston native Jared Golden for Congress in a race that is still too close to call, and […]
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Crowd turns out in Farmington to celebrate Governor-elect Janet Mills' win
FARMINGTON — The celebration started before Governor-elect Janet Mills arrived late Wednesday afternoon in her hometown. More than 100 people gathered inside and outside The Homestead Kitchen, Bar and Bakery on Broadway as they waited to congratulate Mills on becoming the first female to be elected governor in the state. The state’s attorney general will […]
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Minor fire closes Auburn Krispy Kreme for two weeks
This week The Buzz is calming nerves and celebrating new windows. First, Krispy Kreme has closed. But only for two weeks. Cort Mendez, president and CEO of NH Glazed, owner of the Center Street Krispy Kreme in Auburn, said a spark from an electrical box around 1 a.m. Tuesday has temporarily put them out of […]
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As numbers roll in, outcome of 2nd District race remains a puzzle
Nobody knows who won Maine’s hotly contested and sometimes bitter 2nd District congressional race. The two leading contenders — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Democrat Jared Golden — are more or less tied. Shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Secretary of State’s Office reported unofficial first-round results that showed Poliquin with a razor thin […]