CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Matt Bomer, 47; Emily Deschanel, 48; Jane Krakowski, 56; Joan Cusack, 62. Happy Birthday: Live and learn and use your energy wisely. Concentrate on how you earn, save and handle your cash. Strive to turn something you enjoy into your professional dream job. Choosing a direction that inspires and enhances […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Correcting double vision as a symptom of thyroid eye disease
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a total thyroidectomy in July 2022 for Graves’ disease. All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since, I’ve only had one short “active” period of thyroid eye disease (TED). My only noticeable symptom was double vision, but it went away after surgery. However, in May […]
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Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Live music at Mixers this weekend
No Guts No Glory, a dance rock band out of the Portland area, will play starting at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band has been playing the local circuit for the last 10 years. They play a high energy show filled with classic rock music from […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ opens at The Public Theatre
The recent Off-Broadway hit “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors,” starring Jessica DiGiovanni as Lucy Westfeldt and Luke Sholl as Dracula, opens at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Imagine the story of Dracula blended with Mel Brooks, Monty Python and The Carol Burnett Show. Five actors sink their teeth […]
Posted inSun Spots
Dixfield woman looking for Mother Earth News magazines
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hoping that someone out there in Sun Spots land would have a box or two of old Mother Earth News magazines stashed away in the garage that might like a new home. I have read the only one available from my local library and I inquired about any from other […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Oct. 10
100 Years Ago: 1924 Wholesale seizures of slot machines were being made by Capt. Picard and a detail of Lewiston policemen in various Lewiston stores on Friday afternoon. At 3:15 o’clock 16 machines alleged to be gambling devices were brought to the Lewiston police station. No arrests were made. The officers accompanying Captain Picard were: […]
Posted inDear Abby
Guests let thier dirty dog sleep in the bed
DEAR ABBY: I own a lake cabin and enjoy hosting friends and relatives. Even though I don’t have a pet myself, I like animals and don’t mind if people ask to bring their dogs, because the ground floor is linoleum that’s easy to clean when the inevitable sand and water get tracked in. Last year, […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Keep your opinions and plans to yourself until those you deal with reveal their true colors and beliefs.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, 46; Mario Lopez, 51; Wendi McLendon-Covey, 55; Nora Roberts, 74. Happy Birthday: Put your energy into conquering your dreams, and refuse to let anger deter you from reaching your objective. Opportunity is present; all you must do is harness that energy and apply it where it will […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Assistant fails to schedule CT scan due to insurance confusion
DEAR DR. ROACH: How much power do you think administrative employees in a doctor’s office should have over patient care? I like my doctor and his nursing staff, but I’m quite upset about a situation where a specialist from out of town faxed a request for a CT scan to my primary care physician’s office. […]
Posted inSun Spots
Reader wonders about fate of young boys missing in 1924
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the article in Looking Back 100 years ago in the paper dated 10/7/2024. It was about two brothers who went missing around the Androscoggin River in 1924. At the end of the article, they said they sent out search parties to look for them, but at the end of the article […]