Catholic Library to address opioids RUMFORD — For anyone with a son or grandson addicted to opioids, the Rumford Catholic Library will host a meeting to discuss how means for recovery may be identified and implemented, and what can be done to assist. For more information, call 207-364-3964. Leave a name and number. Pine Tree […]
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Maine author releases debut novel
Maine author Jesse McKinnell is releasing his first novel, “DEAD CATS and Other Reflections on Parenthood,” a dark comedy that raises serious questions about wealth, power and contemporary masculinity. Meet Joel Peterson, a Porsche-driving dentist who lives in the garage behind the lovely home he once shared with his wife and two young daughters. He’s […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 27
100 years ago: 1918 Here’s a little story of patriotism and determination that is pretty hard to equal. Mrs. James Watson of Holland Street, Lewiston, received a telegram this morning that her brother, John E. Irving of Chatham, N. M., now in France with the British expeditionary forces, has been wounded in the left leg. […]
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Blood cell production
DEAR DR. ROACH: You have mentioned diseases of the blood marrow in the column before, but what does the bone marrow actually do? — T.S.B. ANSWER: The main job of the bone marrow is to produce the different blood cells: red blood cells to carry oxygen; white blood cells to fight infection and cancers; and […]
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Libra: Keep the peace
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alexa Vega, 30; Aaron Paul, 39; Sarah Chalke, 42; Chandra Wilson, 49. Happy Birthday: Expand your ideas and participate in events, activities and pursuits that will help you develop as well as open up new opportunities to advance. Use your skills to create something new and exciting. Travel, meetings and […]
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Mom can't stop baby talking
DEAR ABBY: I’m 32 and have been dating my boyfriend, “Jerome,” for five years. We both have successful careers and lives of our own. However, when we visit his family who live in the area, I’m subjected to “baby talk” from his mother. She’s a wonderful woman who loves her family dearly, but she can’t […]
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Results of the 25th annual Rangeley Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners of the 25th Annual Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic. The event was held on August 15 at Mingo Springs Golf Course/followed by dinner and the awards ceremony at the Country Club Inn. This year’s winning teams are as follows: […]
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UMF alum and NBA head coach Steve Clifford to hold coaching clinic
FARMINGTON — UMaine-Farmington’s head basketball coach, Dick Meader has announced that Steve Clifford, the current head coach of the Orlando Magic and a UMF alum will be conducting a one-man basketball clinic on Saturday, September 15th from 10-1 p.m.. The clinic presentation will provide information suitable for all levels of basketball coaching. The topics for […]
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, August 15 Ladies League results: A Flight: Net — Jan Davis 32; Three Blind Mice (game of the day) — Jan Davis 26; B Flight: Net — Kathy Pross 29; Three Blind Mice (game of the day) — Pauline Paradis 27; C Flight: Net — Ethel Landry 36; Three Blind Mice (game of the day) — Ethel Landry 39; […]
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History of the Farmers' Almanac
“The Farmers’ Almanac has had seven editors. Poet, astronomer and teacher David Young, Philom., held the post for 34 years from the day he and publisher Jacob Mann first founded The Almanac Publishing Company in Morristown, New Jersey. Following Young’s death in 1852, a string of successors took the helm, beginning with astronomer Samuel Hart Wright. […]