DEAR ABBY: My mother did something very disrespectful. She picked up my former boyfriend and took him to her house, saying she needed help with her curtains or something. He said when she came back in the room, she just had on a slip, like she was trying to seduce him. When I asked her […]
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The MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival comes to The Public Theatre
LEWISTON — Get ready to be a film critic for the 21st annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St. Nine short films from around the world will be simultaneously screened in over 300 cities spanning six continents during a one-week period, with the Best […]
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ArtsFarmington presents Maine Mountain Chamber Music in concert
FARMINGTON — Starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Maine Mountain Chamber Music will perform Anton Dvo?ák’s String Quintet in G Major, Op 77, and Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 1 in E Minor, Op 11, with string accompaniment. The concert, sponsored by ArtsFarmington, will take place in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine […]
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Media bias against conservatives
The Aug. 30 edition of the Sun Journal was a good example of why people have such low regard for the media. The newspaper’s bias against conservative Republicans is appalling. The Sun Journal featured two negative articles on the front page (“Poliquin proposal just scary … ” and “LePage urged to apologize …”), as well […]
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Taurus: Do what's best for everyone
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lili Reinhart, 22; Ben Savage, 38; Jean Smart, 67; Jacqueline Bisset, 74. Happy Birthday: Express your thoughts and feelings. Communication will be your ticket to success. Travel or a change of pace and attitude, along with gathering information and making life adjustments that will push you in a direction that […]
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Shame on the Sun Journal
It is just wrong to purposely shame men accused of engaging prostitutes by printing their mug shots (Sept. 7 and 8). That’s a Class C offense at its worst, with a $1,000 fine. They were already shamed enough with the arrest and the aftermath in itself. Printing their mug shots was a self-appointed moralistic judgment […]
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Birds of Chicago to play live at Stone Mountain Arts Center
BROWNFIELD — The Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, will feature the band Birds of Chicago, playing live at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. Birds of Chicago have been riding a swell of good mojo in the Americana world since their inception in late 2012. With their new album, “Love in Wartime,” they […]
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Share code enforcement costs
Charging owners of rental housing in Lewiston for each apartment, just to fund code enforcement, would be a very discriminating charge. Isn’t the code enforcement division there for all the people of Lewiston? Why should owners and occupants of rental housing have to pay more toward that department — more than owner-occupied housing? At a […]
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Mahoosuc Pathways announces upcoming events
Mahoosuc Pathways announces its schedule of events for September: • Weekly Walks, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 25. Meet the group leader at the Long Mountain parking lot off Vernon Street in Albany Township. Free and open to all; a collaboration with Mahoosuc Land Trust and Mahoosuc Pathways. Headlamps and water recommended. • Summer Trail […]
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Scotland-based band Imar to play Old South Church
FARMINGTON — The next must see performance features the explosive all male-band Imar at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Their combined commonality and diversity of background and influences fuels Imar’s unmistakable synergy, centered on the overlapping cultural heritage between Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. All three places once shared the same Gaelic language […]