Monday Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Farmington: RSU 9 Board of Directors, 7 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus, The Forum Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 […]
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Jay considers options on medical marijuana storefronts
JAY — The Board of Selectmen is expected to discuss Monday if it wants to hold a special town meeting at which voters would decide on a moratorium on medical marijuana retail stores. Selectmen are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Selectmen will also consider putting a question before voters in […]
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15 binge-worthy television series to fuel your addiction
Hello. My name is Mark and I’m a binge TV addict. It wasn’t always that way, you know. Until a couple years ago, I spent most of my free time either writing or reading into the wee hours. I’d write short stories or chunks of novels until I nodded off at the keyboard. I’d read […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Jenny Doughty of Portland. Rangeley Lake, October By Jenny Doughty Clean tasting early morning air, sky pearl-lined oyster shell, cloud touches lake and hills on the far shore are lost; grey silk water lips and laps rocks, hush, hush, long low waves roll under […]
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Face Time: Randy Berry — preparing for emergencies
Randy Berry is a former fire chief, state representative and papermill worker. When the Wausau Paper Corp. mill in Jay and Livermore Falls closed in 2009, he earned a bachelor’s degree in geography at the University of Maine in Farmington through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, but his world today is all about being prepared […]
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Question 5 — an investment in Maine's future
On Nov. 6, voters will have an opportunity to invest $15 million in Maine’s community colleges by voting “Yes” on Question 5. Question 5 will make important investments in community colleges across the state — expanding educational opportunities, increasing access for students, and helping to ensure that businesses can hire workers who have the skills […]
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Pisces: Personal gains and romance are featured
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Blanca Suarez, 30; Glen Powell, 30; Matt Dallas, 36; Judge Judy Sheindlin, 76. Happy Birthday: Take time to do your research and to think matters through before you make irreversible changes. This is a year to consider every aspect of the situations that unfold and to put everything in its […]
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Pumpkins present challenge for neighbors
DEAR ABBY: I’ve had it up to here with my crabby next-door neighbor. She grows vegetables in her garden — squash and pumpkins at this time of year. Our properties are separated by a wire fence. A few days before Halloween last year, a friend brought her two grandsons, who are 4 and 6, for […]
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How not to modernize Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON — If, as appears increasingly likely, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, then he has joined Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un among the ranks of rogue leaders who assassinate their critics on foreign soil. The only difference is that the Russian president and North Korean leader […]
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Mystery Photo for October 21
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.