BERRY — Beverly McIver, 86, of Livermore passed away, Tuesday, June 19, in Auburn. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 23, at North Livermore Baptist Church, 619 Federal Road, Livermore. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Friday, June 22, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Interment Pleasant […]
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Randall A. Wells
TURNER — Randall Alden Wells, 68, of Turner, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 16. He was born Aug. 21,1949 in Lewiston, a son of the late Forrest and Phyllis (Alden) Wells. He attended local schools, graduating from Leavitt Institute in 1967. He was a lifetime stone mason in Turner, a member of the […]
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Immigrant children are real children
“Illegals” have faces. This is what Republicans are learning to their chagrin amid mounting international outrage over the new policy of separating immigrant children from their families at our southern border. For years, the party has pretended otherwise. It has denied undocumented immigrants their personhood, casting them instead as an abstract threat — rape! gangs! […]
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Capricorn: Beliefs may be questioned
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jussie Smollett, 35; Prince William, 36; Brandon Flowers, 37; Chris Pratt, 39. Happy Birthday: Opportunities are available this year, but it’s up to you to take advantage of them. Don’t let emotions or self-doubt overwhelm you. You have to have faith in who you are and what you can achieve […]
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Beverly McIver Berry
AUBURN — Beverly McIver Berry, 86, of Livermore, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 19, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Jay, the daughter of Forrest L. McIver and Dorothy (Bryant) McIver. Beverly attended school in Topsham and Livermore Falls and was a 1951 […]
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Sun Spots 101: How this column works
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There is a small bird that keeps flying into my kitchen window. It happens in the morning and afternoon hours. Have you ever heard of this? —No name, no town ANSWER: I haven’t, but I’m wondering if something on your windowsill or in your kitchen is drawing the bird’s attention. It might […]
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Current immigration policy violates human rights
Once again, so much for “Give me your tired, your poor … yearning to breathe free.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made clear that this offer does not apply to hundreds of thousands of Central Americans fleeing violence in their home countries. Removing Lady Justice’s blindfold, Sessions directed her to cast a jaundiced eye at […]
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Community meals
LISBON — A public turkey supper will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 22, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 27 Village St. Cost is $8 for adults, $3.50 for children age 12 and younger; and pre-school children are free. — GRAY — First Congregational Church, Route 115, is hosting a baked bean supper on Saturday, June […]
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Curfew begins in Lewiston's Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — The way Brandon Baumgardner figures it, a curfew might not solve all of the problems in downtown Lewiston. But it might solve a few, at least temporarily. “I don’t see it as a permanent measure,” the 20-year-old said Wednesday night, an hour before the new 10 p.m. curfew went into effect in Kennedy […]
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Judo taking Sabattus' Kaci-Lee Ver Sluis to Spokane and Japan
Kaci-Lee Ver Sluis, 12, at her Sabattus home on Wednesday. Ver Sluis is competing in the Judo Junior Olympics in Spokane and then traveling to Japan for training. (Andy Molloy/Kennebeck Journal) The training camp wasn’t going well. Kaci-Lee Ver Sluis, a Sabattus girl with a passion for judo, had made the trip down to New […]