DEAR DR. ROACH: My 73-year-old husband was just hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy. Pre-surgery, he had a low-grade fever and some stomach tenderness — symptoms that he thought was a stomachache. He had not eaten or slept very much for a couple of days. The surgeon said he had an abscess on his appendix. Post-surgery, […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Taurus: Share your insight with those able to provide you with the momentum to turn your plans into a reality.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Missy Franklin, 28; Kenan Thompson, 45; Bono, 63; Donovan, 77. Happy Birthday: Do your best to fulfill your dreams, act aggressively to ensure you are seen and heard by those who can benefit from the outcome, and make a lasting impression on those you care about most. Your destiny depends […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Public supper to be held at church in Mexico
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A public supper will be served on Saturday, May 13, at 5 p.m. at the Mexico Congregational Church, (the Green Church) at 163 Main St. The menu consists of homemade chicken pie, peas, carrots, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce with gingerbread with whipped cream for dessert for a cost of $12 per […]
Posted inEncore
Mt. Blue High School Art Show ‘Celebrating Creativity!’ on display at UMF gallery
The Mt. Blue High School Art Show will be on display at to the Emery Community Arts Center at The University of Maine at Farmington. The exhibit, “Celebrating Creativity!” will be on display from Saturday, May 13, through Saturday, June 3. An opening reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. The […]
Posted inEncore
The River Comics to host two comedy shows this weekend
The River Comics Comedy Productions will host two stand-up comedy shows this week at the Great Falls Comedy Club inside Craft Brew Underground. Host Ian MacDonald brings five comedians – Chris Neuguth, Crystal Bernard, Adam Groppman, Pat Neuguth, and Nic Dufault – to the stage for the 6×10 show at 7 p.m. on Friday, May […]
Posted inEncore
Shows cancelled at 49 Franklin
Unfortunately, the Shows featuring Bob Perlow, The Warm-Up Guy, “Tales from Hollywood” and Peter Fogel’s “Til Death Due Us Part” scheduled for May 13 and 14 at 49 Franklin in Rumford have been unexpectedly cancelled.
Posted inEncore
‘Bookey Readings’ poetry series features Pondtown Poets
The popular “Bookey Readings” poetry series will continue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. The “Pondtown Poets,” founded in 2003, will be the featured poets at the event. The group was founded by Winthrop native Susan Parks and takes their name from the history of Winthrop. The […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on May 9
100 Years Ago: 1923 A new church is to be constructed this summer by Lewiston Greeks. It is being planned to build the larger stone structure on the site of the present wooden frame building that stands on Lisbon street. Just how much money can be devoted to this purpose is not decided. Architects and […]
Posted inDear Abby
Readers relate to widow’s desire to make some changes
DEAR ABBY: “Unsure How To Feel” (Jan. 24) was upset about changes her sister-in-law was making after the death of her husband. Within months, the widow had given away the husband’s belongings and begun making changes to their home. I saw myself in that column. I lost my beloved husband unexpectedly at the age of […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Slower walking is one sign of normal pressure hydrocephalus
DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you address the issues that come with the diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus? My 82-year-old husband was diagnosed with NPH after experiencing a slow decline in walking and some cognitive decline. An MRI showed moderately enlarged ventricles, and a lumbar puncture test was done, which gave him about 24 hours of […]