‘Record-keeping’ at McLaughlin Garden PARIS — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead’s March 22 lecture will be presented by Jean Potuchek, sociology professor emeritus at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. She will present research on the topic of “How Does Your Garden Grow: Garden Record- Keeping.” Potuchek now lives in East Poland where she has become a Master Gardener. She chronicles her garden inher blog, “Jean’s Garden.” […]
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Paris Public Library to host Deering Memorial open house
PARIS — The Paris Public Library will host an open house of the former Deering Memorial Methodist Church from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25. The open house will afford everyone in the Oxford Hills area an opportunity to explore the unique building and envision how it could be used to benefit the community. […]
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Republican plan favors wealthy areas
“Trumpcare is really a tax break for the rich, not a health care program,” Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said about the Republican House bill to decimate the Affordable Care Act. He was right. Sen. Rand Paul, meanwhile, panned the bill for not cutting those taxes fast enough. “It keeps the Obamacare taxes for […]
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Cancer: Balance and integrity will be your keys to success
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Judah Friedlander, 48; Lauren Graham, 50; Victor Garber, 68; Jerry Lewis, 91. Happy Birthday: Use your instincts to help you make important decisions that will influence your life. Knowing when to take action and how to do so quickly will make a difference when dealing with contractual, medical and financial […]
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State museum presenting Invention Challenge
AUGUSTA —The Maine State Museum in Augusta will present Invention Challenge!, a chance for everyone to get creative while designing, building and testing their inventions Saturday, March 18. All activities and museum admission are free of charge from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “The museum is full of stories about Maine inventors and their inventions,” chief […]
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'Noises Off' auditions at Gaslight Theater
HALLOWELL — The Gaslight Theater announces auditions for “Noises Off” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, and Monday, March 20, in the Hallowell City Hall Auditorium, 1 Winthrop St. The play by Michael Frayn will be directed by Linda Duarte. Auditions will involve cold readings from the script “Noises Off,” is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael […]
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Laurel M. McKeen
AUBURN — Laurel Marjorie McKeen, 86, of Mechanic Falls, widow of Renne R. McKeen, died Monday, March 13, at Clover Manor in Auburn. Laurel was born March 11, 1931, in Mechanic Falls, daughter of LeRoy and June (Pearl) Mortimer. Laurel and Renne raised their family in Mechanic Falls in the house that Renne built. Laurel […]
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What's wrong with this picture?
If you were president of the United States, would you: Skip intelligence briefings, but go ahead and approve a raid on Yemen? Absent yourself from the situation room while that raid was ongoing? Settle a lawsuit for $25 million and consider yourself innocent? Deny major news networks access to your press conferences? Turn your back […]
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Ryan L. Ridley
RIDGELAND, S.C. — Ryan Lewis Ridley, “Double R,” 35, of Sarasota, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14. Ryan was born Oct. 24, 1981, in Lewiston. Ryan was employed by SOMAT Trucking in Clearwater, Fla., and was the proud owner of Ryan Lewis Racing. Ryan graduated from Jay High School in Jay in 2000 and worked […]
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Honored to support Ben Chin
Ben Chin has dedicated all of his adult life to a vision of a community that works for everyone — a place where no one is left behind. He has been at the very center of developing the Universal Family Care policy, which includes affordable home care for seniors so they can gracefully age in […]