FARMINGTON — Snowblowers, plows, shovels and scoops were used Wednesday morning to move more than a foot of snow dumped by Tuesday’s nor’easter. According to the National Weather Service website for the Gray office, Farmington received 19 inches; Eustis, 18; and New Sharon, 15½. Thomas Cormier, 9, of New Sharon was using a snow scoop […]
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Jiggin' for a cause on St. Patrick's Day
The Squid Jiggers—Troy R. Bennett and Dave Rowe—will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Concerts for a Cause at the First Universalist Church of Auburn. Tickets for the Friday, March 17, event, which will feature a cash bar serving beer and wine, are $17 in advance or $20 at the door. For advance tickets, visit […]
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Looking Back on March 15
100 years ago, 1917City Clerk Charles P. Lemaire announces himself as a Democratic candidate for mayoralty nomination in Lewiston. He is the first of either the Democratic or Republican party to declare himself. “Yes, I am a candidate for mayor and will enter the Democrat caucus with full confidence of winning the nomination,” said Lemaire […]
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Boardgames at Turner Library TURNER — Turner Public Library will offer its first Game Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 18. A variety of cooperative and competitive games will be available to try, including Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Ticket to Ride, Shadows over Camelot, Elder Sign, and others. Those attending may bring their […]
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Gemini: Don't disclose information that may be incriminating
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kellan Lutz, 32; will.i.am, 42; Eva Longoria, 42; Bret Michaels, 54. Happy Birthday: Push back if someone tries to control or limit what you can do. Use your voice to express your concerns. Consider what you want out of life and the best ways to go about reaching your goals. […]
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Should the Fed run the economy 'hot'?
WASHINGTON — Toward the end of 1942, Winston Churchill, in announcing a rare victory over the German army, uttered one of his more memorable phrases: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” The same might be said today of […]
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Next steps for the Trump resistance
WASHINGTON — For opponents of President Trump, his first seven weeks in office went about as badly for the country as they expected. The pleasant surprise is their own capacity for resistance and political resilience. What some feared might be a Trump Juggernaut is instead the Trump Jalopy, a wheezing, unsightly contraption with grinding gears […]
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No defense for House Joint Resolution 69
WASHINGTON — In its zeal to repeal, the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to overturn a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule forbidding the baiting, trapping and “denning” of bears and wolves in Alaska’s national wildlife refuges. The Senate is poised to consider the resolution as soon as next week. Distilled to its essence, […]