The Rangeley Friends of the Arts presents the Western Mountain Photography Show on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14 and 15. Enjoy the juried exhibit in the Banquet Room of the historic Rangeley Inn from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The awards reception, a catered, public event where the […]
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Managing arthritis pain
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 88 and have had osteoarthritis in my hands and knees since I was in my 50s. I began taking Tylenol and Advil for pain. But on a recommendation from a health food store clerk, I started taking turmeric. Since that first dose, I have never had to take any pain […]
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Welding class returns to Lewiston Adult Ed
LEWISTON — Welding II is returning to Lewiston Adult Education and will give students hours of experience in the skilled trade. John Clements will teach the class, which begins on Thursday, Sept. 6. Student welders will meet once a week for three hours. The fall 2018 class will include instruction on metal inert gas welding […]
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Mary Brooking featured at Bridgton art gallery
BRDIGTON — Gallery 302 welcomes Mary Brooking as guest artist from Sept. 1-Oct. 5. Opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7. A talk/demo by the artist will occur one hour before the reception at 4. Brooking graduated from Hiram College with a BA in fine art. A 20-year career in […]
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Sony is relaunching its Aibo robot dog — and, it hopes, its brand
Sony was once the king of consumer electronics, the Apple of its day. It had a slew of iconic products. The Walkman. The Discman. The Trinitron Television. The brand was so synonymous with cutting-edge quality, its tagline was simply “It’s a Sony.” But over the past decade, it’s struggled to adapt to changing trends in […]
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The Fed needs the freedom to protect the financial system
WASHINGTON — Who lost Lehman Brothers? Could it have been saved? As we approach the 10th anniversary of Lehman’s collapse (Sept. 15), these questions won’t go away. The Lehman bankruptcy is portrayed as the pivotal event that converted severe — but familiar — disruptions in financial markets into a full-blown panic. Nothing like it had […]
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MBVS seeks Maine artist to design coin honoring veterans
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) is seeking a Maine artist to design an “Honorable Service Coin” recognizing the military service of post-Vietnam War and peacetime veterans. Coins honoring the service of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and women veterans have been previously commissioned. Plaques of those coins now hang […]
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On balance, a human and a hero
The photo shows a youngish John McCain, wearing the three-day growth of beard that so many guys flash these days. The caption reads: “The Last Republican, 1936-2018.” If McCain wasn’t the last Republican, he may have been the last of what we traditional-minded people think of as a Republican. Cautious, practical, steadfast, cooperative. My kind […]
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What the grieving mother orca tells us about how animals experience death
For many weeks, news of a mother orca carrying her dead infant through the icy waters of the Salish Sea captured the attention of many around the world. Keeping the infant afloat as best she could, the orca, named Tahlequah, also known as J35 by scientists, persisted for 17 days, before finally dropping the dead […]
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Georgette M. Croteau
LISBON — Georgette M. Croteau, 88, of Lisbon passed away Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Lamp Memory Care Center with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston on Jan. 23, 1930, the daughter of George and Alice Janelle. Georgette grew up and attended schools in the Lewiston area. She married Roger L. Croteau […]