CORNISH — The third annual New England Vintage Baseball Festival which will be held on June 23-24 at the historic Cornish Fairgrounds in Cornish. This is baseball played by the rules of the 1860s, nine teams on 3 fields playing 8-10 games per day. Vintage games begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and a.m. on […]
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Cancer: Observe what others do
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lucy Hale, 29; Kevin McHale, 30; Diablo Cody, 40; Boy George, 57. Happy Birthday: Make this a year of positive change. Engage in activities that are conducive to getting into the best shape possible. A healthy lifestyle will promote a positive attitude that will encourage you to make better choices. […]
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Registration for Spandits! races at the Farmington Summer Fest
FARMINGTON — Race day registration begins at 4 p.m. on upper Broadway in downtown Farmington on Saturday, July 28. The races will be held downtown and will benefit the cross country teams at Mt. Blue. Kid’s 1-Mile at 5 p.m., Open Mile at 6 p.m. 5K at 6:30 p.m. Features: T-shirts to the first 75 […]
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, June 5 Ladies League results: A Flight: Net — Cindy Halliday 28; B Flight: Net — Linda Mynahan 26; Pin (game of the day): No. 3 — Linda Mynahan 3’15” (second shot); C Flight: Net — Kaitlin Gallagher 20; Pin (game of the day): No. 3 —Laurette Fortin 8’10” (second shot); Overall: Putts — Cindy Halliday 14; 50/50 […]
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Lessons for the Trump-Kim summit
The unprecedented, historic and weird summit (Dennis Rodman might be there) between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un could produce the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, or just more of the same lies and dissembling from North Korea we have seen before. These days, world events do not occur in a vacuum. Former […]
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Funeral notices for Thursday, June 14
CHAREST — Christopher Eric, 25, a resident of Auburn, died Friday, June 8, in Auburn. Funeral services honoring Christopher’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, at the East Auburn Baptist Church, 550 Park Ave., Auburn. Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit from […]
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Looking back
100 years ago, 1918 Here’s a tip for every patriotic citizen of Lewiston and Auburn. In connection with the All-American Girls’ Meet, July 4, there is going to be a parade. That has already been announced — and if it isn’t the biggest patriotic event over held in these cities it won’t be the fault […]
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The biggest winner of the Trump-Kim summit is China
By Josh Rogin The Washington Post In Chinese President Xi Jingping’s wildest dreams, he could not have envisioned a better outcome of President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — at least as it concerns Beijing’s interests. After one day of meetings, Trump agreed to halt U.S.-South Korea military exercises, doing exactly […]
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Ipcar exhibit at Bates is 'spectacular'
‘Dahlov Ipcar: Blue Moonsand Menageries’ includesworks never show in Maine LEWISTON — Once in a blue moon you see an exhibit that is spectacular; “Dahlov Ipcar: Blue Moons and Menageries” is that exhibit. New works that have not been seen in Maine along with old favorites are on view in this exciting show at the Bates College […]
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Petaluma High learns censorship doesn’t work
Here’s an axiomatic truth: If you want to make sure people see or hear something, ban people from seeing or hearing something. That predates the internet, as any former teenager who ever hid under the covers listening to “Louie Louie” with the volume down can surely attest. We are talking about a long time ago […]