DEAR SUN SPOTS: We would really appreciate your help with getting the word out about our upcoming Letters for Literacy Scrabble Fest. This is the 25th anniversary and we are hoping for a great turnout. Join us Sunday, April 27, at the High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. in Auburn, for an enjoyable afternoon […]
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Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on March 27
100 years ago: 1925 A definite movement is underway, it is reported in Auburn, to transfer support and activities of a considerable group of influential Auburn businessmen on the hotel proposition of constructing a new high school. This movement, it is expected, will be revealed at the forum meeting of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Leo: When the time comes to take the next step, doing so privately is favored to allow for tiny but necessary adjustments.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Fergie, 50; Nathan Fillion, 54; Mariah Carey, 56; Pauley Perrette, 56. Happy Birthday: Take a deep breath, swallow your pride, be realistic and push forward. Put your energy into your home, family and what’s important to you, and you won’t be disappointed. Don’t feel you must put on a display […]
Posted inDear Abby
Assumptions cause new friendship to teeter
DEAR ABBY: I met an acquaintance a few months ago during a brief work situation. We struck up a friendship (or so I thought) and have had lunch or dinner together a few times. She’s recently divorced, and she has a fancy house, lots of expensive clothes, purses and a mega-expensive vehicle, all of which […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Reader who experiences sleep paralysis writes in for advice
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is when your brain is awake, but your body is still sleeping. This leads me to have minor to moderate panic attacks! […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on March 26
100 years ago: 1925 The Lewiston Evening Journal reported, at the top of its front page, that the advertising manager of the competing Lewiston Sun, Frank S. Hoy, had married stenographer Gladys Parker at her sister’s house in Bethel. Parker has been the private stenographer of L.B. Costello, business manager of the Sun. Efforts were […]
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Choose your path and put your energy into what brings the most joy, and you’ll have no regrets.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Keira Knightley, 40; Kenny Chesney, 57; Martin Short, 75; Steven Tyler, 77. Happy Birthday: Rely on your devices, and you won’t be disappointed. Avoid snap decisions, impulsive purchases and neglecting situations that could lead to unnecessary costs. Take care of red tape issues, expiration dates and matters concerning how you […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Patient with high total cholesterol gets recommended a statin
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please explain what is cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein and the significance of a high HDL cholesterol value? What about non-HDL cholesterol? I have had cholesterol tests for the past 30 years with HDL readings that had a low of 68 mg/dL and a high of 117 mg/dL. Two first-degree relatives also have […]
Posted inSun Spots
Auburn’s Girl Scout Troop 131 raising money for trip to Italy in 2027
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Girl Scout Troop 131 will host a spaghetti supper to help fund our 2027 trip to Italy on Saturday, March 29, from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, 43 Second St. in Auburn. There will also be a trivia game with questions about pop culture, holidays, Lewiston […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on March 25
100 years ago: 1925 Auburn’s high school, “the Edward Little,” famous throughout New England, cannot hold its lead much longer in the present school building. This is the opinion of Superintendent George R. Gardner of the Auburn School Board, who will set these things forth in their plain truths before the people of Auburn in […]