WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library will host summer resident Mark Rochkind, who will share observations and photography from his recent trip to Sri Lanka. “Sri Lanka is a multicultural island nation, the size of West Virginia, about six degrees north of the Equator, off the southeastern tip of India,” said Rochkind. The 16-day wildlife […]
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Leo: Live within your means
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Angie Harmon, 45; Justin Theroux, 47; Antonio Banderas, 58; Rosanna Arquette, 59. Happy Birthday: Accept the inevitable and set your sights on what’s possible. Know what you are up against. Refuse to let anyone push you into something that could leave you in a vulnerable position. Act on facts. Patience […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 10
100 Years Ago: 1918 Charles W. Marshall of West Auburn accepted a position of principal at Wilton Academy and will move there soon to begin his duties the second Tuesday of September. Mr. Marshall has had many experiences in Amherst and other Massachusetts towns. 50 Years Ago: 1968 Auburn Police Sgt. Rene Plourde and Officer […]
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Dereliction of political duty in a tweet
It’s been policy hereabout to ignore presidential tweets of no national consequence. Whether Donald Trump likes Roseanne or dislikes Rosie matters not. But Trump’s tweets about the catastrophic California fires do. They demonstrated remarkable ignorance and cowardice. And in the words that weren’t there, they showed a collapse of the leadership needed to defend this […]
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DA candidate Seth Carey faces disbarment hearing
AUBURN — Seth Carey, the Republican nominee for district attorney in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, faces disbarment next week, stemming in part from allegations he sexually abused a woman and then proposed paying her to drop her complaint. The woman making the allegations against Carey is a former client who had been living with him […]
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Auburn firefighters rescue man pinned under SUV
Emergency workers examine a Nissan Rogue in a Minot Avenue driveway in Auburn at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday after a man was pinned under the vehicle. According to witnesses, the man driving the SUV pulled into the driveway and put the vehicle in reverse instead of park. As he was exiting the vehicle, he was […]
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Pallet party for Dempsey Centers
Abby Crups of South Paris and Nancy Charbonneau of Otisfield participate Thursday in a Mim E. Designs pallet party fundraiser for the Dempsey Centers. Participants chose designs and made finished signs at the event. The Dempsey Centers offers free counseling and other services to people affected by cancer. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Body found in trunk of car of man who shot and killed himself in Gardiner
GARDINER — A man driving a car shot and killed himself shortly after being pulled over during a traffic stop Thursday evening, leading to the discovery of another person’s body in the trunk of the car, police said. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said in a news release Thursday night that the car was […]
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Community garden grows in Lewiston
Stuart Brown admires his garden bed Thursday at the Heart and Soul Vegetable garden, a community garden on Birch Street in Lewiston. Raise-Op Housing Cooperative acquired the parcel and polled the Tree Street community to see what was most desired. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Clayton Spencer: 'Finding your passion is a trap'
A discussion with Bates College President Clayton Spencer on leadership, innovation and preparing students for ‘purposeful work.’ Editor’s note: This profile by Mainebiz is one of several in its annual Women to Watch series. For more, go to mainebiz.biz. LEWISTON — The president of Bates College outlines her hope that students will discover “the zeal […]