The body of a local man was pulled from the Presumpscot River Thursday morning after the car he was driving left the roadway and went into the river and overturned, police said. No further details about the person were immediately available. Police are expected to release more information Thursday or Friday after his family has […]
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Rosenstein may keep his job though key Trump meeting could slip
President Donald Trump has delayed until next week a meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to determine whether he’ll keep his job after reports he’d suggested secretly recording Trump. “The president spoke with Rod Rosenstein a few minutes ago and they plan to meet next week,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said […]
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Girlfriend's young kids are challenge for veteran dad
DEAR ABBY: I’m 41 with two adult kids and my youngest, who is almost 15. For the last eight months I have been dating a woman with two kids — one is nearly 10 and the other is 4. We have a lot in common. We get along great, and I really like her. The […]
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Turcotte a great role model
I would like to congratulate Randy Whitehouse on an outstanding article about Jared Turcotte (Sept. 15). Whitehouse did a great job capturing Turcotte’s story. The primary reason I am writing, however, is to congratulate Turcotte. I don’t know him personally, only of his exploits on the football field, but his story is a great one. […]
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Does diet affect a woman's chance of post-partum depression?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve heard that there are issues with the enzymes, proteins and chemicals that are found in animal meat and plant matter. Somehow, I’m told, it affects a woman’s brain and makes her go crazy when they’re mixed together. Somehow, this mixture possibly causes postpartum depression. I’m told it’s better to eat either […]
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'And Then There Were None' opens at Schoolhouse Arts this weekend
STANDISH — The Schoolhouse Arts Center will presents its production of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” running Sept. 28 to Oct. 7. Eight strangers arrive at Soldier Island, invited by a “Mr. Owen.” Vera Claythorne, a former governess, thinks she has been hired as a secretary; Philip Lombard, an adventurer, and William Blore, […]
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Anthony Morra is Main Street Gallery's featured artist for October
NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group sponsors the Main Street Gallery, a co-operative gallery comprised of local member artists. The works of the co-op members are displayed year-round, and from April through November special focus is given to the work of a different member. Featured at the gallery in October is the artwork of Artist […]
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Registration open for Community Children's Choir's seventh season
NORWAY — Children and youth, ages 6-15, are invited to register for the seventh season of the Community Children’s Choir. Rehearsals will begin at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Second Congregational Church, 205 Main St. Rehearsals will be held from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday afternoon at the church. Performances are scheduled […]
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Sexual-assault survivors quietly dismissed
Gina Sosa is not impressed by attempted rape. “What boy hasn’t done this in high school?” she asks. “Please, I would like to know.” Since she asked so nicely, I went on Twitter, looking for men who managed to get out of school without committing attempted rape. Turned out to be pretty easy. I found […]
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Jared Golden is a better choice
Who does Bruce Poliquin work for? When I received his recent mailing, touting his 2018 Guardian of Seniors Award, I thought, “Great, Mr. Poliquin is working for me” — until I looked into the nature of the sponsoring organization, the Sixty Plus Association. The Sixty Plus Association is all about privatizing Social Security and shrinking […]