100 Years Ago: 1921 The five men who have been under quarantine at Ste. Maries Hospital during the past six weeks for typhoid fever contracted at the Indian Pond Camp are now convalescing and will be released within a few days. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Steer House will have a special grand opening today […]
Life & Culture
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Libra: Refuse to let the past stand between you and your happiness
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Ripa, 51; Sting, 70; Annie Leibovitz, 72; Donna Karan, 73. Happy Birthday: Stay in touch with the people who have something to offer in return. A collective thought process will help outline the best possible results. If you allow your emotions to make your decisions for you, it will […]
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Abby: Grandmother cut off after critiquing love triangle
DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Faith” has started dating “Kane,” a new guy she met online. He seems like a stand-up guy. Her old boyfriend, “Blake,” was out of the picture, but since she’s started seeing someone else, he constantly shows up. Mind you, Blake is supposed to be engaged to the woman living with him. […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Comfort and Joy concert with Down East Singers set
Down East Singers, directed by Anthony Antolini, will present a free concert Comfort and Joy, with guest fiddler Owen Kennedy at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, in the Camden Amphitheatre, on Atlantic Ave. in Camden. The event is co-sponsored by the Camden Public Library. The performance will be a tribute to people who have suffered […]
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USM Department of Theatre kicks Off 2021-22 season with outdoor theatrical adventure
The USM Department of Theatre welcomes audiences back to theatre with a free, family-friendly, traveling outdoor show, “The Marvelous Meep Island Adventure.” On the marvelous Meep Island, the Meeps play all day long; until, one fine day, the Somethings come along … Are these Somethings unpleasant? Will these Somethings be kind? What sort of Somethings […]
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MET ‘Live in HD’ returns to Fryeburg Oct. 9
The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning Live in HD series returns Saturday, Oct. 9, to the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley St., in Fryeburg. Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov will be followed by the historic Met premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones on Oct. 23. The 15th season of Live in HD […]
Posted inDear Abby
Abby: I was shocked because he had never mentioned it before
DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, my fiance of six years revealed that he doesn’t think homosexuality is normal or right. I was shocked because he had never mentioned it before, nor did I see any signs that he thought that way. We’ve gone to Pride celebrations, and we both have gay relatives and friends. […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Oct. 1
100 Years Ago: 1921 The schools in West Bethel, which had been postponed, are said to begin Oct. 3. as the whooping cough is about over. 50 Years Ago: 1971 (from a photo caption) Pumpkins such as the one shown this one grown by David Bugel of Boulder Drive, Auburn, tipping the scales at over […]
Posted inDr. Roach
The difference between the common cold and the delta variant
DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you explain the difference between the delta variant and the common cold? How is one to know if an illness is the common cold with cough for weeks or the virus! — Anon. ANSWER: The virus that causes COVID-19 — SARS-CoV-2 — is a coronavirus that can cause many different symptoms, […]
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Virgo: Having everything in order will be mandatory if you want to avoid stress
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Brie Larson, 32; Zach Galifianakis, 52; Esai Morales, 59; Julie Andrews, 86. Happy Birthday: Embrace life; don’t put limitations on what you can achieve. It’s up to you to turn whatever comes your way into an opportunity and to ride the wave to shore without hesitation. Expand your mind, use […]