LEWISTON — Seven golden shovels stood upright in a mound of dirt Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park. As a crowd of about 80 watched, Gold Star parents, veterans and politicians shoveled dirt, breaking ground for the planned Maine Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Gold Star flags symbolize a family member who died serving in […]
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Pisces: First, do a background check
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ksenia Solo, 31; Bruno Mars, 33; Sigourney Weaver, 69; Chevy Chase, 75. Happy Birthday: Examine the past and what brought you your position in life. The lessons you’ve endured will encourage you to do things differently in the future. Less time spent trying to get others to do things for […]
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Boyfriend wears out his hosts during annual trips
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 40 years and her boyfriend live several states away from my husband and me. Every winter she and her friend expect to come to our home for a week. We simply can no longer do this. Her friend is a nice guy, but after a few days we can […]
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Book published in Farmington selected for new literature justice program
FARMINGTON — Alice James Books of Farmington announces that Reginald Dwayne Betts’ “Shahid Reads His Own Palm” has been selected for the National Book Foundation’s inaugural Literature for Justice Initiative. The book was the winner of the 2009 Beatrice Hawley Award and was published by Alice James Books in May 2010. The mission of the National […]
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Maine Wildlife Park holding HARVEST-FEST
GRAY — HARVEST-FEST at the Maine Wildlife Park will offer families games, races and a chipmunk hole crawl from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 and 14. There will also be aquatic harvest races with pumpkins and apples, pumpkin tic-tac-toe and dodging giant spider legs without getting caught. The park will […]
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Theatre UMF brings recent Broadway play to the campus stage
FARMINGTON — This fall, the University of Maine at Farmington brings to the campus stage the multi-award-winning Broadway play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.” It is a stage adaptation by Simon Stephens based on the best-selling book of the same name by Mark Haddon. Performances for this 2015 Tony Award winner for […]
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Maine State Museum hosts events for Maine Earth Science Day
AUGUSTA — Scientists, artists, educators, geologists and weather forecasters from around Maine will gather at the Maine State Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 16, for the annual Maine Earth Science Day. Curious students and visitors of all ages will find something to investigate in the museum-wide celebration of earth sciences. The event begins at 9 a.m. and […]
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SeniorsPlus board elects new officers
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Western Maine Agency on Aging, announced its new slate of officers of the board of directors at the organization’s annual meeting on Sept. 24. The new Officers are Pat McCluskey of Peru, chair; Pat Vampatella of New Gloucester, vice chair; Larry Morin of Lewiston, treasurer; and Dennis Gray of Norway, secretary. […]
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Class gatherings
BETHEL — The Stephens High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Sunday River Brew Pub. All classmates and guests are welcome. FMI: call 207-562-4241. — LEWISTON — The Stephens High School Class of 1958 will be holding their monthly luncheon at noon Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Chick-a-dee restaurant, 1472 Lisbon […]
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Excessive sweating can bring significant social problems
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have hyperhidrosis and want to know what, if anything, I can do to alleviate this condition. I am 71 and physically active. I exercise almost every day for an hour. I sweat profusely, mainly from my torso, but it’s not only when I work out; it’s also if I exert even […]