DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to order the free COVID-19 test kits and also need to know where to purchase them in the local area while I’m waiting. I have gone to a couple stores and they have been out of them. — Lynda, Minot ANSWER: You can order the free test kits at https://www.covidtests.gov/. […]
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Posted inEncore
Community Ice Art Project planned to recreate painting scene
Artist Eric Aho will host a community-wide ice cutting project on Keewaydin Lake on Saturday, Feb. 5, to recreate the winter scene of Marsden Hartley’s 1908-09 painting “The Ice-Hole, Maine” (New Orleans Art Museum, LA). This public-led effort will commemorate a pivotal work by an important American artist and invite local residents to engage in […]
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Don’t feel rushed or let someone push you in a direction you aren’t ready to pursue
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Patton Oswalt, 53; Alan Cumming, 57; Bridget Fonda, 58; Cris Collinsworth, 63. Happy Birthday: Your heart is in the right place, and your words can and will make a difference this year. Share your thoughts, and stand up for your rights. It’s important to have a voice during such uncertain […]
Posted inDear Abby
Mans estrangement from son compounded by incarceration
DEAR ABBY: My 38-year-old son is in jail for meth. He’s been an addict for many years. I tried several times to help him, but he always relapsed. He has been in rehab. His mother and I divorced when he was 7. He was a great kid until the divorce. After that, he became distant […]
Posted inDear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My 38-year-old son is in jail for meth. He’s been an addict for many years. I tried several times to help him, but he always relapsed. He has been in rehab. His mother and I divorced when he was 7. He was a great kid until the divorce. After that, he became distant […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Jan. 27
100 Years Ago: 1922 Members of the Defenseur Society will give a French drama at the Empire theater in February. 50 Years Ago: 1972 An experimental “Drop-in” is being planned at the Kate J. Anthony House, Turner Street, Auburn tonight. Miss Marcia Baxter, YWCA Youth Director, has announced that all five Junior High Y-Teen Clubs […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Does all family history increase risk of breast cancer?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 24-year-old woman. My mother had ductal carcinoma in situ in her mid-40s, successfully treated with surgery and radiation. One of my paternal aunts survived a malignant breast cancer. Am I considered high risk for breast cancer? I know my mom’s cancer increases my risk, but does DCIS increase the […]
Posted inSun Spots
North Waterford church has hundreds of jigsaw puzzles to lend
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The North Waterford Congregational Church in North Waterford has over 300 jigsaw puzzles that we are willing to lend to anyone who would like to borrow them. There are no restrictions on who borrows the puzzles, how long they are kept, or how many are taken out. The puzzles include every subject […]
Posted inEncore
Live music at Mixers this weekend
The Joan Kennedy Band brings country music to the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Kennedy’s achievements speak for themselves: she has recorded 6 albums, toured Canada, the US and Europe, starred in a 2-season Canadian television series, and was second to only Garth Brooks as […]