DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law owns the building my husband and I live in. I moved in with him about a year ago, before we were married. Because she owns the building, she doesn’t charge her son rent to live there but asks that he help manage the building, which takes about three hours a month. […]
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Fox Carlton Pond announces launch of guided eco tours
PHILLIPS — The first eco tours are scheduled for Aug. 18 at Fox Carlton Pond Sporting Camps, gateway to Maine’s High Peaks Region. “We are excited to begin offering this journey into our pristine sanctuary. The allure of our uniquely diverse eco system, flora and fauna, is bounded by the natural beauty and tranquility of […]
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Lewiston’s Inn at the Agora sold
LEWISTON — The Inn at the Agora is being sold and longtime innkeeper Jan Barrett is hitting the road. Last summer, Agora owner Andrew Knight put the Walnut Street inn up for sale, with an asking price of $1.2 million. He got a bite soon after, and this week Billie-Jayne Cooke announced she and husband, Wess, […]
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Family housing to be built at Togus
TOGUS — Gary Burns knows how long it takes to get from Aroostook County to the VA Maine Healthcare System-Togus. It’s a good four-hour drive. So the addition of a Fisher House at the Togus campus on the Augusta-Chelsea line is welcome news for Burns, an advocate for veterans through his position as national service […]
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AJGA Golf: Anderson, Manuel lurking behind leader entering final round at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Stephen Campbell Jr. broke a first-round tie for second and broke away from the field a bit after the second round of the AJGA Coca-Cola Championship at Sugarloaf Golf Club on Wednesday. The Texas native enters Thursday round ahead of a pair of Maine natives — Camden’s Cole Anderson (the defending champ) […]
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Maine Open: Extra hole an added wrinkle for last men standing
Peter French, left, congratulates Matthew Campbell after Campbell won the Charlie’s Maine Open in a playoff after they had played to a tie on Wednesday at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) MANCHESTER — Matt Campbell was upset with himself for not making birdie on hole 18 Wednesday afternoon at Augusta […]
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Maine Open: Campbell beats French in playoff hole to win title
Matthew Campbell, of Clifton Park, NY, won the Charlie’s Maine Open on Wednesday at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) MANCHESTER — Matt Campbell started the final round of the Charlie’s Maine Open playing dream golf and finished it off playing clutch golf. Campbell defeated Peter French in the first hole […]
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Summit focuses on rural services for aging population
The vast majority of seniors living in rural communities across the United States are dealing with multiple health issues that too often are made worse by social isolation and loneliness, according to a new national survey. Eradicating that isolation on the outskirts of America is the focus of the Connectivity Summit on Rural Aging, a […]
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Evergreen Behavioral recognized for tobacco program
Evergreen Behavioral Services has been recognized for addressing tobacco use through the 2018 Gold Star Standards of Excellence program, sponsored by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative. Evergreen Behavioral Services, based in Farmington, was recognized for meeting the gold award level for efforts to implement policies, procedures and treatment strategies to prohibit […]
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If in Maine, build your own furniture
Catherine Frisch, left, Hannah Malloy, center, and Natalia Boumatar sand furniture Wednesday morning at Thos. Moser, the handmade-furniture manufacturer in Auburn. The students from St. Timothy’s School, a girls day and boarding school in Stevenson, Maryland, are in Maine for an experiential learning trip. Jackie Geter-Hunter, the dean of students, said: “The students have been […]