FARMINGTON — If you are a hound lover Brady could be the dog for you. One and a half year old Brady is a Coonhound that is ready, willing and able to live an active lifestyle. This versatile dog can be a companion that is ready to hunt or work outdoors, or be a superb […]
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Oak at Midcoast Humane is looking for a home
Midcoast Humane Society’s Intake Supervisor Brittney caught our male ferret, Oak, lounging in his little hammock on a rainy day this week. We wanted to climb in there with him! We believe Oak is roughly 4 years old, but we know he’s mighty friendly. Oak is available for adoption at our Brunswick Campus.
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Gilbert syndrome, thalassemia and gallstone formation
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am blessed to be a very healthy 63-year-old woman. I am a vegetarian who eats fish occasionally. I take 600 mg of calcium a day, along with 1 mg folic acid for thalassemia minor. I exercise every day. I sleep well. I feel great and full of energy. I have diverticulosis […]
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Arts center to present 'Animal Farm' for Bath students
BATH — Three hundred students from Bath Middle School will attend a live performance of “Animal Farm,” a play based on the acclaimed novel by George Orwell, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. “Animal Farm” will be presented by the New Repertory Theater’s Classic […]
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Libra: You're calling the shots
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Felicity Jones, 35; Eminem, 46; Rob Marshall, 58; Alan Jackson, 60. Happy Birthday: Look for opportunities that will allow you to venture down new avenues. Get ready to purge and to let go of relationships, items and pastimes that are no longer to your benefit. Positive change will make a […]
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Digital music concert to conclude Bates College symposium
A public concert concludes a daylong Digital Music Symposium at Bates College with Hiroya Miura, a composer and associate professor of music at Bates College, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Emerging composers present works created with handmade instruments, systems using bodily sensations and motions to interact with the computer, and a live interactive video game […]
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Bates, Franco Center celebrate francophone culture with Tournees Film Festival
LEWISTON — In partnership with Bates College and the Gendron Franco Center, the Tournees Film Festival returns to Lewiston for the third year to present French-language film screenings from Oct. 24 through Nov. 7. The lineup comprises six films new and old and in diverse genres. Ranging from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Paris, […]
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Our choices for the next election
My husband, Bob Mennealy, and I were saddened to return from a long Columbus Day weekend to find our mailbox filled with propaganda from Eric Brakey and Ellie Espling. Espling is trying to win Brakey’s seat in the Maine Senate, while Brakey is attempting to unseat Angus King in the U.S. Senate. We are registered […]
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On global warming, it's mission impossible
WASHINGTON — If there were any doubt before, there should be none now. “Solving” the global climate change problem may be humankind’s mission impossible. That’s the gist of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations group charged with monitoring global warming. Unless we make dramatic reductions in greenhouse […]
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Sandy River Ramblers to perform in Phillips
PHILLIPS — The Sandy River Ramblers will bring their Maine-flavored bluegrass show to the Phillips Area Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 3. The band is known for their vocal harmonies, instrumental playing and songwriting. Stan Keach, guitarist and chief songwriter of the group, is a nationally-known bluegrass songwriter, with several national hit songs to his […]