DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the question about where to get peaches in July 16 Sun Spots, I checked with Boothby Orchards in Livermore and their trees aren’t bearing fruit this year, but Berry Fruit Farm in Livermore will have ripe peaches at the end of August. There’s nothing like a locally grown peach! —Marilyn, Leeds […]
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Power line benefits exaggerated
We are opposed to the proposed high voltage transmission line that would affect a corner of our town and a large swath of Maine. Our primary concerns are the environmental impact of the project and its irreversible effects on sensitive and pristine parts of Maine. We reviewed the concerns from the Department of Inland Fisheries […]
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"Rangeley au Naturel" exhibit at Outdoor Heritage Museum
RANGELEY — The legendary guide, angler, fly-caster, taxidermist and artist Herb Welch (1879-1960) was a true “Renaissance Man” and made his home just a mile from the Outdoor Heritage Museum in Oquossoc. His various types of artwork now grace the walls of that museum and those of collectors from across the U.S. In the 19th […]
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Lawrence C. Barron
FARMINGTON — Lawrence Clyde Barron of Durham died Monday, July 23, at the Pierce House in Farmington. Lawrence was born in Lisbon Falls on April 30, 1929, the son of Edward Barron and Lena Seidel Barron. He spent his childhood years in Lisbon Falls, where he enjoyed playing ice hockey and football, graduating from Lisbon High […]
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Vitamin supplementation
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on vitamin C. I am 88 years old, and my family and I have taken supplemental vitamins most of our lives. Five years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and survived it with radiation treatments and a change of diet. I had taken a handful of […]
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Looking Back on July 26
100 Years Ago: 1918 Once again Lewiston and Auburn have given the best of their young manhood to swell the stream of American troops now pouring into France. On Friday morning there departed from these cities the largest draft quota of the war, 53 from Lewiston and 90 from Auburn. Of course, there was a […]
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Saco ends Lewiston Little League's run in state title game
MACHIAS — Saco had a six-run lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning of the Little League state championship game Wednesday against Lewiston. The team didn’t wait to secure its spot the New England regional. Saco scored five runs in the fifth inning, including a three-run home run by Henry Lausier, to win […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Plourde wins first title going away; Haylock, Kannegieser tie for fourth
Tournament winner Bailey Plourde plays in the final round of the Maine Women’s Amateur on Wednesday at the Rockland Golf Club in Rockland. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) ROCKLAND — Nothing, not even her co-leader hitting a shot out of a tree, was going to disturb Bailey Plourde’s laser-like focus on her own game at Wednesday’s final […]
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Sea Dogs spoil solid outing by Stankiewicz in loss to Senators
Michael Chavis of Portland has to leap to catch the throw as Daniel Johnson of Harrisburg steals third base in the third inning Wednesday. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Teddy Stankiewicz continued the trend of strong starting pitching for Portland, but the Sea Dogs could not keep a three-run lead Wednesday afternoon at Hadlock […]
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UMaine officials unsure why football player died at practice
Darius Minor, 18, died Tuesday after collapsing during a University of Maine football workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. ORONO — Football coaches said Wednesday they were unaware of any medical condition that might have contributed to the death of the University of Maine freshman Darius Minor. Minor, an 18-year-old from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed […]