DEAR ABBY: My co-worker and supposed friend asked if she could borrow my wedding dress because she thought it was so beautiful. I was thrilled to lend it to her and paid for the alterations ($200 plus) as her wedding present. I accompanied her to her fittings and helped her plan her wedding for approximately […]
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Ameranouche appearing at Denmark Arts Center
DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center presents the group Ameranouche at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. The award-winning group (pronounced uh-mare-uh-noosh) plays a style of music they call “Gypsy Flamenco Swing.” The name is derived from two words: American and Manouche — the gypsy tribe of guitarist Django Reinhardt. The ensemble plays acoustic gypsy-inspired music, […]
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French Canadian genetic disorder afflicts many in Lewiston
No matter how you look at them, the numbers are alarming. It’s commonly believed that one in 250 people is afflicted with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that causes extremely high cholesterol levels at an extremely young age. Roughly 90 percent of those afflicted have not been diagnosed. If untreated, a person suffering is 20 […]
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Auburn Summer Festival kicks off
Amelie Koss, 5, left, of Auburn, kicks her feet to make the sound of an engine as she starts her box car for judges at Festival Plaza in Auburn on Friday night during the first day of the Auburn Summer Festival. Her sister Nuria, 8, right, waits in her car during the Box Car Contest […]
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UNE gearing up for first football season
Head coach Mike Lichten watches his team run drills at the University of New England’s first football practice of the season Thursday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) BIDDEFORD — On the backs of their helmets, near the base of their necks, are three words: Storm The Gates. The initial foray came Thursday night, when the […]
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New Lewiston complex will be open for first day of practice Monday
A view of the nearly completed athletic complex at Lewiston High School, taken Tuesday. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The sound system hasn’t been completed, but having Lewiston High School’s new athletic fields available for the start of fall sports practices next Monday is music to Athletic Director Jason Fuller’s ears. “Everything should be ready […]
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St. Mary's Nutrition Center to host Business After Hours
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, 208 Bates St., will host the LA Metro Chamber’s Business After Hours from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16. The event is free. Uplift LA will collect school supplies during the evening to help with the United Way of Androscoggin County’s Backpack Project, which provides much-needed school supplies […]
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LA chamber offering leadership training
The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Uplift LA are presenting an updated version of the Androscoggin Leadership Development Institute. The next institute will be held from Sept. 12 to Nov. 14. It is designed to help participants foster stronger working relationships, learn to communicate and motivate, and gain skills needed to advance their careers. […]
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Police say former Bangor man shot himself during traffic stop
GARDINER — Maine State Police have identified the man who shot himself Thursday following a traffic stop on Timberwood Drive in Gardiner as Gyrth Rutan, 34, of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The person found dead in the trunk of the vehicle — a woman — was not identified. The death of the woman is still under investigation […]
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Police say road rage and maybe alcohol snarl Turnpike traffic
A suspected road rage incident Friday on the Maine Turnpike in South Portland escalated after one person brandished a firearm, police say. Lt. Erik Baker of the Maine State Police said two adults and two juveniles were detained but no one had been charged. “It’s going to take some time to sort out, especially because […]