See Jupiter at Observatory Night PARIS — The free Monthly Open Observatory Night will be held from 9:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Twitchell Observatory, featuring “Gigantic Jupiter,” weather/cloud cover-permitting. The rain date will be Saturday, June 2. Observatory volunteers will show visitors many spring night sky wonders, including the planet Jupiter with four […]
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7½-mile yard sale planned in Norway
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Annual 7½ Mile Yard Sale sponsored by the Heywood Club of Norway. It will be held rain or shine Saturday, June 9, starting at 8 a.m. Many sales will be held by neighbors along Pleasant Street, Crockett Ridge, Round the Pond Road and Millettville, […]
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Auburn Public Library online auction begins May 30
AUBURN — The public is invited to join the fourth annual Auburn Public Library Spring Auction, taking place online from May 30 to June 8, with lots of items available for bidding. All proceeds from the auction support the everyday programs of the library. This year’s items can be viewed on the auction website, www.32auctions.com/apl2018. […]
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Parkinson's breathing issue
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has Parkinson’s disease. He also has a stent in his heart. We have been to many doctors to address a breathing problem: fast breathing. He experiences this daily, and we are told that it is anxiety. It is difficult to watch him go through this. It sometimes happens before he […]
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Aries: Keep busy, be productive
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Carey Mulligan, 33; Kylie Minogue, 50; Christa Miller, 54; Gladys Knight, 74. Happy Birthday: Follow through with your plans. Get the lowdown and find out what’s entailed. Make things happen; don’t worry about what others do or think. Take hold of your life and make decisions based on your needs. […]
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Litchfield students ready for Memorial Day
Students and parent volunteers from Carrie Ricker School of Litchfield volunteer their Sunday morning to attend a Memorial Day prepping opportunity led by their teacher and Sabattus American Legion Auxiliary officer Jennifer Caron. The group, led by Sabattus American Legion member Ron Caron, planted flowers at the Sabattus Monument, seen here, and Pleasant Hill Cemetery […]
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Misery enabled friendship
DEAR ABBY: I lost my husband of 45 years three years ago. My longtime friend, “Grace,” was very supportive and included me in family dinners and outings so I wouldn’t be alone. A year ago, I moved away to start a new life for myself. Grace still lives in the same town and is still […]
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Paul E. Vose
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Paul E. Vose, 73, of Derry, N.H., died Friday, May 25, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass., after a brief battle with melanoma. Mr. Vose was born in Bath, Maine, to the late Edward and Althea (Merrill) Vose. Educated in Brunswick, Maine, he was a varsity athlete and a graduate of the class […]
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Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Biddeford
Former President George H.W. Bush was taken to a Biddeford hospital Sunday after experiencing fatigue and low blood pressure, a family spokesman said. James McGrath said on Twitter that Bush probably will remain at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford for a few days for observation. “The president is awake and alert, and not in any […]
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Opportunity Zones approved for Rumford
Rumford Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs RUMFORD — Two areas in Rumford will be included in a new federal program aimed at encouraging private investment. “What a huge opportunity,” Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs said. The federal Opportunity Zones program, created by the Republican tax bill passed last year, gives investors a tax incentive for using capital gains […]