NEWRY — The Maine Brew Fest September Session returns to the slopes of Sunday River Resort with over 100 beers available from 27 breweries across the state. Tickets for the event, which has activities from Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 15, are on sale now at SundayRiver.com and MEBrewFest.com. Breweries on tap include: Allagash […]
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Girlfriend's implants
DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with a very special man who is five years younger. We met on an online dating site and have been seeing each other for several years. We are well suited for each other and very much in love. We have now decided to live together, with the […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Brian Higginbottom at Baxter Brewing
LEWISTON — Maine Event Comedy presents Boston’s Brian Higginbottom at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Baxter Brewing. He’ll be joined by Ellen Sugarman, Jeff Medoff, Ali Simpson and Mike Levinsky. Higginbottom, born and raised in Boston, has performed in the Crosstown Comedy Festival in New York, was a finalist in the Beantown Comedy Riots […]
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Aries: Keep the peace
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rita Volk, 28; Shaun White, 32; Omi, 32; Garrett Hedlund, 34. Happy Birthday: Breathe deeply and set out on a life journey. The sky is the limit if you are receptive to change. Use your imagination and consider what will make you happy; bring out the best in yourself. Traveling, […]
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L/A Poutine Feast-ival features great food, music and pichenotte
LEWISTON — On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Gendron Franco Center will host the first L/A Poutine Feast-ival from 4 to 8 p.m. in the street and inside the Franco Center. “The corner of Oxford and Cedar Streets will become a block party with food trucks serving your favorite Quebecois poutine!” said Francis Gagnon, the event’s […]
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Texas Hold’Em poker planned PARIS — The AMVETS monthly Texas Hold’Em poker tournaments are held at from 5 p.m. to midnight on the first Friday of the month at the American Legion Hall. The events are open to the public. The Auxiliary will have a food concession open from 5 p.m. until the end of […]
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NASCAR: Keselowski's late move in the pits wins Southern 500
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski beat leader Kyle Larson out of the pits with 22 laps to go, then pulled away on a restart to win the Southern 500 on Sunday night and sweep the weekend at Darlington Raceway. Keselowski took the Xfinity race Saturday when leaders Ross Chastain and Kevin Harvick wrecked late. […]
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Seventh-rounder Crossen sticks with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Keion Crossen spent most of Saturday doing what all NFL bubble players do: wondering, worrying — and, most importantly, refreshing his phone.“All day. Every second hitting refresh, refresh the Twitter page or whatever you got to do,” Crossen said Sunday after making the New England Patriots’ final roster as a seventh-round […]
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Shields blanks Red Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Boston’s rotation woes continued. And the rebuilding Chicago White Sox took full advantage. James Shields threw six scoreless innings, Tim Anderson and Daniel Palka homered and the White Sox beat the major league-leading Red Sox 8-0 on Sunday to split their four-game series. Anderson had three hits — including two doubles — […]
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Joseph 'Gerry' Caron
BRADENTON, FLA. — Joseph Gerard Caron, 83, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away at home Tuesday, Aug. 7. He was born in Lewiston on July 23, 1935, to Joseph W. and Eva V Caron. Joe was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and employed at St. Mary’s Hospital as a counselor. Joe is survived by his children: […]