100 Years Ago: 1918 Gov. Carl E. Milliken this afternoon read the following communication to all heads of department and to chairmen of boards of trustees: “In view of the prevalence of the influenza epidemic it is suggested that all travel of employees and officials from place to place within the state be reduced to […]
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Unwanted phone calls can be eliminated
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Isn’t there a law against telemarketers interrupting one’s daily life by calling several times a day only for you to answer the phone and have them hang up as soon as you lift the receiver? Not only do they call early in the morning but throughout the day and evening, including Sunday. […]
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Author of acclaimed book on sea level rise to deliver Otis Lecture at Bates
Writer and photographer Elizabeth Rush will deliver the Otis Lecture at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in Bates College’s Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Rush’s book, “Rising: Dispatches From the New American Shore,” was excerpted by The Guardian and praised by the Los Angeles Review of Books. Rush’s book details communities’ responses to rising sea levels. […]
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Beautify Rumford gaining momentum
Stephanie Reed of Beautify Rumford. RUMFORD — Beautify Rumford took root this summer and is beginning to blossom. It is a group whose ultimate goal is to enter the America in Bloom contest, perhaps in a couple of years. “It’s a really great nonprofit organization that does a nationwide competition for beautification efforts throughout your town,” Stephanie […]
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Singer-songwriter Dar Williams to perform at Chocolate Church
BATH — New England treasure Dar Williams performs in a fall concert at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington St. at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Williams has roughly a dozen full releases in her catalog (not counting EPs and singles), starting with her 1990’s cassette-only release, “I Have No History.” The folk-pop […]
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Monday Morning QB: Oak Hill's expanding offense packing on the points
Oak Hill quarterback Gavin Rawstron fires a pass downfield over the head of Poland defenders for a long completion during Saturday’s game. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Oak Hill’s playbook is getting thicker by the week, which is bad news for Class D South defenses. A week after putting up a then-season high 34 points in a […]
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The Hot Corner: Narrative surrounding Pats, Sox is nauseating
“Pink hat” is an overused term in Boston sports parlance. It’s essentially used to disparage any fan who goes through the full range of emotions about the region’s win-more-often-than-not teams more quickly than we do. That being said, my goodness, September and October are painful months if you follow these people on social media. The […]
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Women's basketball: Big expectations for Black Bears this season
Maine interim head coach Amy Vachon calls to her players in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., on Dec. 17, 2017. (AP File Photo) ORONO — Amy Vachon stood near midcourt and watched as her University of Maine women’s basketball players went through a defensive drill […]
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Junior Hockey: Aviators rally past Thunder
The New York Aviators rebounded from an early two-goal hole and scored the only two goals of the third period to beat the Twin City Thunder 4-3 at Cyclones Arena in Hudson, New Hampshire, on Sunday. Filimon Ledenkov tied the game for the Aviators two minutes into the third, and Kevin Lillstrom-Stenroos scored the game-winner […]
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Winthrop's Hickey regains running form at UNE
Winthrop native Jacob Hickey is competing for the University of New England cross country team this fall. (Submitted Photo/UNE Athletics) Whatever you want to call Jacob Hickey’s success in this first season running for the University of New England cross country team, do not call it beginner’s luck. Yes, Hickey stepped away from competitive running […]