Everybody, let’s rock! The king of rock ‘n’ roll will appear at the 26th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival as both a performer and as a hot air balloon, along with other throwbacks to the music and culture of the past, with a focus on the 1960s and ’70s. The theme of this year’s festival: […]
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Happy second birthday to you
Lola Michaud, 2, samples the frosting from her birthday cake Sunday morning in her grandfather’s backyard on Dennison Street in Auburn. Lola’s mother, Courtney Adamen, holds Lola as party guests begin to arrive. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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It is all about neighbor helping neighbor
FREEPORT — After her aunt died of lung cancer, Tawni Whitney said she knew she wanted to do something in her aunt’s honor. And after seeing how much a Neighbor Brigade in Bedford, Massachusetts, helped her aunt throughout her illness, Whitney decided to start Maine’s first chapter in Freeport. According to its website, the Neighbor […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: […]
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Lewiston Youth Advisory Council rides high interest into new year
LEWISTON — Last year, the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council had seven members. After this year’s orientation Monday, it will have 13. The new members spoke to the City Council last month about why they had applied to serve on the volunteer board of high school students. Most responses were a variation on, “I want to […]
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FAQ: What it means to "print" a gun
A little-known dispute over 3D-printed guns has morphed into a national legal debate in the last week, drawing attention to a technology that seems a bit of sci-fi fantasy and — to gun-control advocates — a dangerous way for criminals to get their hands on firearms that are easy to conceal and tough to detect. […]
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Universal corruption in Maine — another referendum vote
As part of the unending quest by certain groups to drum Maine into another socialist paradise like Venezuela, Maine voters in November will again be faced with yet another misleadingly worded “referendum.” This one is given the golly-gee-who-could-be-against-that title of “Universal Home Care.” Sounds appealing — “free” home care for the elderly and disabled? Think: […]
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Tax money was well spent
During the last rain storm, a large branch broke on the large tree on my lawn. The branch did not break off completely, but it hung over the road. My neighbor tried to pull it off but it would not budge. He told me that since it hung over the street, the city was responsible […]
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Smith — Lizotte
DURHAM — George Smith Jr. and Juli White-Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle Smith, to Shane Lizotte, son of John and Pamela Lizotte. The future bride is a graduate of North Yarmouth Academy in 2011 and graduated from Thomas College in 2016 with a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education and […]
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Ten deadly plagues
Glacial melt; rising seas; flooding; heat waves; desertification; forest fires; drought; human and animal death; species extinction; toxic air and water. The crisis is now, and action is overdue. The American people have seen their country stolen for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful. One company, Apple, is now worth over a trillion dollars, […]