It took two years, boycotts by fans, declining TV ratings, growing alarm among advertisers, a drop in the sale of gear and especially a public shaming by President Trump, but the owners of NFL teams have finally decided their players will not be allowed to kneel or make other protests during the playing of the […]
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Mystery Photo for June 3
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.
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Posted inLetters, sj-web
Casting my vote for Betsy Sweet
I am writing to express my support for Betsy Sweet in the Democratic primary. Sweet has spent the last 35 years fighting for progressive causes. It is important for young progressives to know there is someone who has been fighting — and winning — many of those battles. She has worked across the aisle to […]
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Challenged teen girl yearns for a date
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is 17. When she was 1, she had leukemia. The treatments have left her with chronic pain as well as some disabilities that she deals with. She’s now a senior in high school, but looks like she’s 7 or 8. She yearns for what every teen girl wants — a boyfriend. […]
Posted inFuneral Notices, sj-web
Funeral notices for Sunday, June 3
BUSHIE — Rose A. (Jacobs), 90, died Thursday, May 31, died in Canton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the Parish of The Holy Savior, St. Athanasius—St. John Church in Rumford. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Arrangements are under the […]
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Lewiston's YWCA pool available
On Thursday, May 31, the Sun Journal ran an article about the city of Auburn researching what needs to be done to the swimming outlet at East Auburn. The article also quoted Auburn officials as saying that the city needs a pool in Auburn. While not debating that, I want residents of Auburn to know […]
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Swat's in store for you this summer?!?
Read our Maine bug primer before the season lands on you. Maine has a lot of things going for it. Pristine lakes. Gorgeous views. Nature trails. Miles of beaches. And billions of mosquitoes and ticks ready and willing to saddle up to Cafe You for a snack. Like the views and the beaches, the creepy […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Don't harsh my mellow
Flute Choir Ends Oasis Season This headline ran on Tuesday. I can’t stop looking at it. It soothes me. Portland Pie Company is coming!!!! Holy moly! People got leg-humping happy about this news. Portland Pie Company is one of those places that my wife tells me I love even though I have no clear recollection […]
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Face Time: Sheila Sprague, from manager to gluten-free commercial baker
Sheila Sprague, an Otisfield baker, business owner and mother of two, said that if everything goes right with her new business, Manna Breads, a gluten-free commercial bakery that operates out of Otisfield, she hopes that it becomes a household name, as popular for gluten-free breads as Country Kitchen is for breads made with gluten. However, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
A fantastic opportunity for Rumford area
I read with great interest the report in the Sun Journal that Nine Dragons Paper Company was purchasing the Rumford Paper Mill (Saturday, May 26). What a fantastic situation this sale proffers for local people and their community. At long last, the area has a potential future. At long last, the area has an anchor […]