CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Mara, 42; Josh Groban, 44; Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, 54; Donal Logue, 59. Happy Birthday: Take the plunge, follow your heart and use your imagination to devise the best combination to carry out your plans this year. Pull all your resources together and focus on what you want to achieve, […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Wife leaves marriage to seek love and election overseas
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for more than 20 years. He’s mostly very nice, although he has generalized anxiety disorder. In the past, he threatened to kill someone (not me!) as well as himself and had to be hospitalized. Ninety-nine percent of the time he’s friendly and thoughtful, except for one […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Rebuilding Together Lewiston/Auburn seeks volunteers, applications for home projects
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m a volunteer with Rebuilding Together Lewiston/Auburn and I’m asking that readers help us with finding homes to renovate this year. The nonprofit organization is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material and money. We are dedicated to repairing the homes of those who, due to financial hardship, age, and/or disability, […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Feb. 26
100 Years Ago: 1925 The faculty of Jordan High School gave a farewell luncheon party Thursday noon for Miss Helen F. Sheehan of the faculty who leaves on Friday for Wakefield, Mass. to assume new duties. The luncheon was a complete surprise to Miss Sheehan who attended with the thought of it being the regular […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Walk away from those who lead you astray.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Corinne Bailey Rae, 46; Erykah Badu, 54; Mark Dacascos, 61; Michael Bolton, 72. Happy Birthday: Take the pressure off by eliminating outside influences that jar your nerves, cost you emotionally or financially, and leave you cleaning up messes and mistakes that don’t belong to you. It’s time to utilize your […]
Posted inDear Abby
Husband’s infidelity uncovered by shocking discovery
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 52 years. While looking for a tax document, I found a manila envelope that had a note written on the outside. It said, “If something happens to me, please destroy this, because I don’t want to hurt anyone.” I opened the envelope and found nude pictures of my […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Antimalaria drug taken for travel causes an itchy side effect
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife and I are planning a three-week trip to South Africa and three other countries nearby. We need to take the antimalaria drug Malarone for 26 days, so we did a trial run of four tablets each. Shortly after our first dose, my wife got very itchy skin on her head, […]
Posted inSun Spots
Volunteer tutors needed by Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin; training offered
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin has a significant waiting list of adults who need to improve their English to connect with jobs and manage day-to-day life. Volunteers are needed to serve as one-on-one tutors, as well as English Conversation Partners. Literacy Volunteers tutors and English conversation partners have helped hundreds of adults gain the skills […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
UMaine Farmington to offer ‘100 Saints You Should Know’
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is bringing Kate Fodor’s play, “100 Saints You Should Know,” to the UMF Alumni Theatre stage as its spring theatrical production. Directed by award-winning playwright and director Jayne Decker, the play was developed at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago. The UMF student ensemble cast, including visiting […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
UMaine Farmington to host flute, piano concert March 9
Boston-based flutist Weronika Balewski and pianist Elizabeth Basconi founded Marvento Duo in 2013 to collaborate as both performers and teaching artists.