DEAR ABBY: My husband of 20 years has blindsided me by announcing he’s leaving. Come to find out he’s “in love” with a co-worker and thinks they are soul mates. Our close friends and family know about the affair (and are dismayed), but our teenaged kids don’t. He told them we simply grew apart. His […]
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Rumble Ponies edge Sea Dogs in 11
PORTLAND — Portland Sea Dogs pitchers allowed 13 hits and nine walks. So how did this game go to extra innings? “We did a good job of escaping,” Manager Darren Fenster said. “A credit to our pitching and our defense.” But while the pitchers stranded Binghamton runners with regularity, Portland never could take the lead […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, July 2
CHURCHILL — Ronnie L., 66, of Livermore Falls passed away Friday, June 29, in Livermore Falls. Funeral services with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Interment, Pleasant View Cemetery, 51 Fayette Road, Livermore Falls. If desired, memorial donations may be made […]
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Donald Fifield
RUMFORD — Funeral services for Donald Fifield of Rumford were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, Cremation And Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., P. O. Box 537, Rumford, with Pastor Izzie Radford-Nash officiating. A celebration of his life will also be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, […]
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Elizabeth Rose "Betty" Wood
DIXFIELD — Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Rose “Betty” Wood of Rumford were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the Dixfield Congregational Church, Dixfield, with the Rev. John Gensel officiating. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME […]
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Briefly: Local
Summer school at Region 9 MEXICO — Summer School at Region 9 Adult Education starts July 10. Region 9 will offer orientation sessions will from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 10 through 12. Regular school hours during the summer will be from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Thursdays through Aug. 16. Anyone wishing to […]
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Class gatherings
NORWAY — Oxford Hills High School Class of 1978 at in Paris will celebrate its 40th reunion with a benefit golf scramble from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at Norway Country Club on Route 118. All high school alumni for all years, teachers and staff are invited to participate in the FORE a Cause Golf […]
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Connections, contractors, Cory Froomkin
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I put an ad in your column about a month ago about a lawn chair that would lay down straight. You responded with the name and contact information of a man in Lewiston who had one. The next day I went to see him and he had just what I wanted. He […]
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Libra: Bypass negativity
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Margot Robbie, 28; Alex Morgan, 29; Ashley Tisdale, 33; Larry David, 71. Happy Birthday: Trust in what you know, not who you know. This is a year of opportunity, and if you don’t step out of your comfort zone and show off what you have to offer, you’ll have regrets. […]
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Facing tough blood pressure
DEAR DR. ROACH: My whole family has heart problems. I’m 74 years old. My blood pressure has been high lately. Today it’s 143/79. Some days 139/73. It’s always different, but still high. I take 20 mg of lisinopril twice a day. Now I am taking 10 mg of amlodipine also. My doctor says there’s nothing […]