DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like to ask you a basic question about COVID-19 booster shots, since no health authority seems to answer it directly. Why should I get a booster if the booster is based on the original alpha version of the virus from more than two years ago? Even if the booster shot […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: You are heading in the right direction, but trying to take on too much or make up for someone’s incompetence will slow you down.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Selena Gomez, 30; Rufus Wainwright, 49; Willem Dafoe, 67; Danny Glover, 76. Happy Birthday: Explore what life offers and delve into something that fascinates you. Having an interest in things that are obscure or bring you into contact with unusual people and places will encourage you to try something new […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Reunions planned for Lewiston and Auburn high school classes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lewiston High School Class of 1956 is having a reunion at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn on Aug. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. It is not too late if you haven’t sent in your reservation. You can call Rachel St. Pierre at 782-5048, Monique Grenier at 783-9811 or John O’Malley […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Norway artist’s artwork on display at town’s library
Visitors to Norway Memorial Library can enjoy an art display by Norway artist Jeanne Millett Herley at 258 Main St. The “Playing with Cards” exhibit incorporates mixed media use of colored pencils, colored paper, and playing cards, according to a news release from the library. Herley, born and raised in Norway, has been artistic her […]
Posted in175th anniversary
The people behind the paper: Copy editor Mary Delamater
“I was covering a hearing in a murder case in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris one afternoon and the defendant referred to himself as a “sacrificial lamb.” Shortly after … a very tall, blonde, Viking-type fellow in a white tank top shirt came to my desk … and put a small brown cardboard box on my desk and left. Nothing said. I foolishly opened it. …”
Posted inEncore
Borderline Express playing at Mixers
Country music cover band Borderline Express will play at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 22, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band takes requests and they do their best to keep up with the latest music, playing songs such as “Boys Round Here,” “Tulsa Time,” “Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” “Fishin’ in […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
The Bacon Brothers to take the stage at Waterville Opera House
The Bacon Brothers will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., in Waterville. Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, The Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound. They […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Theater at Monmouth to stage ‘Eurydice’
“Eurydice,” by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Dawn McAndrews, is planned for July 28 through Aug. 19 at Cumston Hall, at 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Stage times are 7:30 p.m. July 28, 29, Aug. 6, 11, 17 and 19; 7 p.m. Aug. 14; and 1 p.m. Aug. 3, 7, and 13. On her wedding […]
Posted inDear Abby
Childhood friendship begins breaking down for teenagers
DEAR ABBY: My 15-year-old daughter, “Nadia,” has been friends with another girl, “Kelly,” since they were 8. Over the years, I have had my concerns about Kelly because she lies. She can also be very manipulative, and she hasn’t always treated Nadia well. Nadia and I have had numerous conversations about this friend over the […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Explaining the process behind names of medications
DEAR DR. ROACH: How do pharmaceutical companies arrive at the names of their drugs? — M.G. ANSWER: Every new drug starts with three names: a chemical name, a generic name and a brand name. The chemical name can be extremely long and difficult to remember or pronounce, even for experts. A generic name is meant […]