NORWAY — Due to the lack of or reduced spay/neuter services relative to the pandemic during 2020 and 2021, there are abnormally high intake numbers of stray and unwanted cats and kittens. Caring for these felines, as well as meeting medical needs and spaying and neutering them prior to adoption is financially taxing on non-profit […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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The Gawler Family concert planned in Farmington
The Gawler Family concert is planned for 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at the UMF Amphitheater (behind the UMF Student Center and the High Street parking lot). John and Ellen Gawler and their daughters Molly, Edith and Elsie, and joined by Ethan Tischler, will perform an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk […]
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 16
100 Years Ago: 1921 The Ladies Circle of Auburn Grange will hold a meeting next Saturday afternoon to resume work for the coming year. A picnic supper will be served at the usual supper hour. All Ladies of the grange are cordially invited to be present. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Cushman Hollis building on […]
Posted inHoroscope
GEMINI: You’re in the driver’s seat; navigate your way to the place you want to go.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nick Jonas, 29; Alexis Bledel, 40; Alex Rice, 49; Amy Poehler, 50. Happy Birthday: Set goals and follow through. Opportunity and advancement are yours to have if you are true to yourself and strive to accomplish what you set out to do. It’s up to you to initiate change, present […]
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TAURUS: A wait-and-see approach will be in your best interest
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nick Jonas, 29; Alexis Bledel, 40; Alex Rice, 49; Amy Poehler, 50. Happy Birthday: Set goals and follow through. Opportunity and advancement are yours to have if you are true to yourself and strive to accomplish what you set out to do. It’s up to you to initiate change, present […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Pain of shingles can linger, sometimes for months or years
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old female, and I am in my 10th week of shingles. I have them on my left chest and back (at the bra line!) and on my upper arm. I can’t go anywhere because I can’t stand when my clothes or bra touches me. I now have severe shooting […]
Posted inEncore
Maine Event Comedy presents the fifth annual Tightest Five comedy contest
Any stand-up comedian will tell you they have a tight five minutes, but who has The Tightest Five? Twenty-four of New England’s rising comedy stars will give it their best shot in Maine Event Comedy’s fifth annual Tightest Five contest. The first preliminary round will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, at […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Julie Poulin at Craft Brew Underground
Maine Event Comedy presents Julie Poulin with Caitlin Arcand and Joanna Rapoza at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. Monmouth’s Poulin bested a field of 20 comedians in winning Maine Event Comedy’s 2018 Tightest Five contest. She was also a semifinalist at Empire’s Summer Classic and regularly performs with […]
Posted inDear Abby
Pandemic isolation leaves man’s social skills ‘rusty’
DEAR ABBY: I am a guy who is 27. I have always been somewhat shy and reserved, but I do like people and I like mixing. After more than a year of being “locked down” during the COVID-19 pandemic, although I was fine being housebound, I started missing human contact. Social opportunities are opening up […]
Posted inHoroscope
ARIES: Do your part, but don’t make waves
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Prince Harry, 37; Crystal Coney, 50; Barry Shabaka Henley, 67; Tommy Lee Jones, 75. Happy Birthday: Start a new era by putting yourself at the forefront. Don’t wait to see what others are going to do. Focus on what you want, what’s important to you and how you plan to […]