DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been taking Plavix (clopidogrel) for 15 years because of a mild heart attack that resulted in three stents. Next month, I am having a prostate MRI and biopsy. The urologist told me to stop taking clopidogrel seven days prior and substitute 81 mg of aspirin in its place. I am […]
Life & Culture
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Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Nov. 14
100 Years Ago: 1923 Laura M. Morin will open a school at her Beauty Culture Shop at 132 Lisbon St. Monday, November 19th, for three evenings a week, Monday-Wednesday-and Saturday, which will continue during the winter months. Miss Morin is a graduate of Lamping-Nolan School of Boston, a well known and high grade beauty school. […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Cut costs by doing for yourself instead of hiring others.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Travis Barker, 48; Josh Duhamel, 51; Patrick Warburton, 59; Harland Williams, 61. Happy Birthday: Try something new and exciting that will spark your imagination. Embrace new beginnings and let your inhibitions fall by the wayside. Be true to yourself and follow the path that exhilarates you. Don’t stand in someone […]
Posted inDear Abby
Mom’s abrupt shift leaves kids scratching their heads
DEAR ABBY: One night about six months ago, my mom walked out on my dad. A week later, she admitted she had been having an affair for a whole year. My parents’ divorce was final three months after she left. Mom has now announced to me and my siblings that she’s engaged and plans to […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Chlorhexidine scrubs and cleansers are safe to use
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am at my wit’s end and hope that you can answer this for me. I am a 76-year-old male. Next week, I’m going to have surgery in my genital area. My urologist told me to wash with Hibiclens starting one week prior to surgery. He then went on vacation, returning several […]
Posted inSun Spots
Mechanic Falls church holding Annual Pie Sale for Thanksgiving
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Mechanic Falls Public Library will have its Annual Pie Sale at Mechanic Falls Municipal Offices, 108 Lewiston St., third floor, outside the library entrance on Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. until all the pies are gone. The price per homemade pie is $18. Donations of homemade pies can be dropped off […]
Posted inEncore
Debra Spark, Rachel Thurston and Jen Ward will participate in Lovell Speaker Series
The Lovell Speaker Series welcomes Debra Spark with Rachel Thurston and Jen Ward for a Zoom-only talk and panel discussion at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, presented by the Charlotte Hobbs Library in Lovell. Debra Spark, author and co-editor of “Breaking Bread,” Rachel Thurston of the Lovell Area Food Pantry, and Jen Ward of […]
Posted inEncore
Stand-Up Comedy Series continues at Johnson Hall
Johnson Hall’s “On the Road” Stand-Up Comedy Series presents a stand-up showcase hosted by Mark Turcotte featuring Crystal Bernard, Kevin Brady, Julie Nye, Uzair Malik, and Cory Nicholson at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at The Blind Pig Next Level in Gardiner. A welder by day and comic by night, Bernard performs throughout New […]
Posted inEncore
Elvis tribute concert coming to Franco Center
An Elvis tribute concert featuring Robert Washington will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Facebook fans of World Champion Elvis Impersonator Robert Washington, who is sometimes known as The Black Elvis, say that Washington is “the best Elvis Impersonator on the planet.” Washington is the first black […]
Posted inEncore
UMF Visiting Writers Series features author Jensen Beach
The Visiting Writers Series presented by the UMF Creative Writing program will welcome fiction writer Jensen Beach as the program’s third reader of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to […]