BACHELDER — Karlene C., 90, of West Paris died Tuesday, June 5. A celebration of her life will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at the Newry Grange, 71 Bear River Road, Newry. Interment will be at the Head of Tide Cemetery, Newry. Arrangements are under the care of the Meader & Son […]
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Posted inLetters, sj-web
People’s rights relinquished
Haven’t voters had enough of those who can’t accept that their concept of what is correct — “politically correct” — is out of touch with constitutionality (and a huge segment of the American citizenry)? First, it was term limits for state legislators. The poster boy for that successful(?) movement was John Martin of Eagle Lake. […]
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It's yard sale and reunion season
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Hartford Heritage Society is holding a yard sale on June 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hartford Town Hall, Main Street/Route 140. We’re still looking for items for the sale. While you’re doing your spring cleaning, if you find unneeded items you would like to pass on, please […]
Posted inDr. Roach, sj-web
Powerful acne treatment
DEAR DR. ROACH: Our 31-year-old daughter has fought a losing battle with acne since adolescence. Accutane has been suggested many times, and now she is about to begin treatment. We have always been too afraid of this powerful drug to try it. Are we right to be afraid? — L.E.M. ANSWER: Isotretoin (Accutane) is indeed […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Hazel H. Gould
AUBURN — Hazel Hayman Gould died at the Clover Manor Hospice on Sunday, June 3. Born in New Bedford, Mass., daughter of Walter E. and Adele Hayman, her family moved to Lewiston when she was 14. She continued her education, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1942 and from Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing […]
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Exit from one-way relationship
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who brags nonstop about her boyfriend, her job, her new car, etc. She only comes out of the woodwork every so often to text me things like, “Roy just got a $13 raise at work!” I respond with wholehearted support and congratulations, then don’t hear from her again until […]
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Write in Alyssa Thompson
Alyssa Thompson is a write-in Democratic primary candidate running for county commissioner in District 3. She has no opponent in the primary, but will not be on the ballot for the general election unless she gets 100 primary write-in votes. Thompson is a nurse’s aide at CMMC and a committed Democrat. She volunteers her time […]
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Mills has the qualifications
Janet Mills is the only person who has all the qualifications to become the governor of Maine. She was the first woman district attorney in New England; she was in the Legislature and on the Appropriations Committee; she then became the first female attorney general of Maine. During those years, along with her husband, she […]
Posted inBaseball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
H.S. baseball: Buckfield roughs up Rangeley in D South quarterfinals
Rick Kraske of Buckfield comes home to score Thursday as Rangeley catcher Callahan Crosby waits for the throw home during the Class D South quarterfinal in Buckfield. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — Perfect timing for the Buckfield baseball team. The Bucks finally had the entire roster playing Thursday, and they played well in their 13-3 […]
Posted insj-web, Softball, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Oxfords Hills softball shuts out Mt. Ararat
Oxford Hills’ Kenzie Kahkonen scores on a passed ball as Mt. Ararat pitcher Camille Rowe loses her glove in the collision. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Haley Dillingham hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Lauren Merrill gave up one hit as second-seeded Oxford Hills shut out seventh-seeded Mt. Ararat 12-0 in […]