Parents eager to instill a sense of responsibility in their children may turn to pets to facilitate such lessons. But dogs or cats may not fit in with everyone’s lifestyle or living arrangements. In such instances, fish may be parents’ best friends. Freshwater fish tend to be inexpensive and relatively easy to care for. Goldfish, […]
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Bachelor's interest in teen alarming
DEAR ABBY: I have a 59-year-old brother-in-law who has always been a “proud bachelor.” He isn’t a rich, handsome, George Clooney-type bachelor, but a hand-to-mouth, burping, uncouth “Shallow Hal” kind of bachelor. He befriended a woman with four daughters, paying most of his attention to one of the daughters. He would take the woman and […]
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Looking Back for June 20
100 years ago, 1918 The Bistany Show, now drawing crowds to Post Office Square, Auburn, is a miniature Coney Island. The glamour of many lights, the spell thrown by the surging throngs, the gaiety of the children on the Merry Go-Round and the Ferris Wheel, the excitement of innumerable semi-gambling devices common to fairs and […]
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ED injection treatment
DEAR DR. ROACH: Do Trimix injections work for erectile dysfunction, and are they safe? — M.B. ANSWER: Erectile dysfunction is a common problem in men, especially as they get older. It may be a clue to serious disease of blood vessels, but also can represent low testosterone or other abnormal hormone levels, neurological issues or […]
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Students graduate Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education
NORWAY — Twenty Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education students graduated on Tuesday, June 12, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Superintendent Richard Colpitts and school board Chairman, Ron Kugell, conferred the diplomas. Special guest speakers included graduating student Adelaide Roma and Corey LeTourneau, an OHCHS and Adult Education graduate who is a systems engineer at Peregrine Turbine […]
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Paul H. Taylor
AUBURN — Paul H. Taylor, 85, of Auburn climbed his “Stairway to Heaven” Saturday, June 15, with his daughters by his side. There’s nothing more that he loved than rock and roll, his two girls, Tonia Taylor and Heather Jeselskis Swift and his four grandchildren, Stella, Levi, Brihanna and Charlotte. His passion was long rides, just […]
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Brian P. Cohenour
FALMOUTH — Brian P. Cohenour, 57, a resident of Falmouth, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 18, at his home. He was born May 17, 1961, in Beloit, Wis., the son of Louis Cohenour and Geraldine (Noel-Wardwell) Cohenour. He was a graduate of Beloit Memorial High School. Following graduation he proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. […]
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Cory Christopher L'Etoile
YARMOUTH — Cory Christopher L’Etoile, 48, entered the loving arms of Our Lord and Savior Sunday, June 17. He was born Feb. 13, 1970, in Hyannis, Mass., a son of Raymond and Deborah Sullivan L’Etoile. He was a graduate of Mt. Ararat, ’88, where he captained the boys’ varsity hockey team his senior year. He later […]
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Albert 'Cliff' Harris
WILTON — Albert “Cliff” Clifton Harris, 81, passed away peacefully Friday, June 15, in Wilton, surrounded by family. He was born August 25, 1936, in Wilton, the son of Albert Ross Harris and Florence Austin Harris Bickford. Cliff graduated from Wilton Academy in 1954, where he was an outstanding athlete. He attended Northeastern University. His professional […]
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Webster 'Web' L. Harrison
AUBURN — Webster Lee “Web” Harrison, 78, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly of cardiac arrest at his home Sunday, June 17. His friends described him as a man of character and wisdom, serious, engaging and loyal. He was a good man who enjoyed life and touched many lives for the better. He was born in Torrington, […]