Irish music played by Anthony Shostak on uilleann pipes and his daughter Una on fiddle will launch the 2023-24 season of the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. The Oasis of Music is a weekly music series of performances of roughly thirty minutes, running from […]
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Posted inEncore
Pair of exhibitions opens fall season at UMF gallery
Two exhibitions will be on display to begin the year at the UMF Emery Community Arts Center. “I don’t like gardening, but I do it anyway, mostly for my neighbors,” an exhibition of paintings, ceramics, book arts and works on paper by Annie Lee Zimerle and Brian Zimerle, will be on display in the Flex […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Woman cuts grandparents ‘ access to their grandson
DEAR ABBY: I have had a wonderful relationship with my only grandson for nine years. Since I retired, he visits every other weekend, which makes me so happy. He has autism and didn’t speak for the first six years, but now he talks constantly. It’s wonderful. I’m very close to my son as well. I […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Sciatic pain persists for months, even with medicinal treatment
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has been totally disabled by sciatic pain for three months. His doctor prescribed 4 mg of methylprednisolone, but it hasn’t done anything to eliminate the pain. He uses a cane. Are there any other things he can do to stop this debilitating pain? — H.B. ANSWER: The sciatic nerve is […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Aug. 29
100 Years Ago: 1923 The Auburn-Lewiston Kiwanis club members are especially favored today in having for the speaker D. Thomas Curtin, one of the famous war correspondents, representing the London Times. Mr. Curtin is now on a tour with the Redpath Chautauqua lecturing on the subject, “What is the Matter with Europe?” so the Kiwanis Club […]
Posted inSun Spots
Harvest fair, including lunch, scheduled at West Auburn Congregational Church
DEAR SUN SPOTS: West Auburn Congregational Church at 811 Auburn Road in Auburn is hosting a Harvest Vendor Craft Fair on Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A white elephant table, raffles, baked goods and hot lunch options are included. For more information, contact Florrie Mileikis at 207-577-9734. — No name, no town […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Be wary of anyone using emotional tactics to push you in a problematic, costly or questionable direction.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lauren Collins, 37; Lea Michele, 37; Carla Gugino, 52; Rebecca De Mornay, 64. Happy Birthday: Size up situations, get the facts and act with precision and detail. If you refuse to let your emotions interfere with logic this year, you will ward off taking a costly roller coaster ride. Put […]
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Scotland’s Heron Valley to perform Old South Church concert
FARMINGTON — Old South Church Concert Series organizers plan to bring Scotland’s high energy band Heron Valley at 7 p.m.. Thursday, Sept. 7, to the church at 235 Main St. Heron Valley hails from Scotland with musical roots tied to Scottish and Irish traditional music, including traditional Scots song and Scottish piping tunes. The four-piece […]
Posted inDear Abby
Reluctant user decries society’s tech pressure
DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society PLEASE stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing — or able — to spend $1,000-plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phones that receive calls and text messages and that’s it. I just got off a really annoying phone call with the […]
Posted inDr. Roach
What prompted the discontinuation of fen-phen?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 71-year-old healthy female who has struggled with my weight all my life. In the ’90s, I thought I had finally found the solution in fen-phen. It was like a miracle! It took all the nagging thoughts of food out of my brain. My question is, with all the drug ads […]