DEAR SUN SPOTS: When “tourney time” rolls around, I always wonder how the teams are picked to play each other. For instance, why does No. 2 play No. 10? Couldn’t these teams be more evenly matched? I think it would provide better sport for players and spectators. Seems like a daunting task for the lower-ranked […]
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Lewiston firefighters contain Lisbon Street blaze
UPDATE: Tenant charged with arson
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Documentary on prison degree program to show at Bates
LEWISTON — Bates College will screen “First Degree” as part of its College Guild chapter, which helps prison inmates earn college degrees. Sam Boss, assistant director of the Community-Engaged Learning and Research Program, said the school’s partnership with the College Guild began last year. “We offered students in professor Cynthia Baker’s religious studies course on […]
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Otisfield appeals board to discuss ordinance changes at upcoming meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Town Hall to clarify language in its ordinance, said Administrative Assistant and Appeals Board member Anne Pastore. Pastore said the ordinance had originally been given to the Ordinance and Policy Review Committee for review, but the Board of Selectmen […]
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Irene B. Samson
FARMINGTON — Irene B. Samson, 89, a resident of Farmington, formerly of Jay, passed away Friday, March 10, at Pinewood Terrace in Farmington. She was born on June 9, 1927, in Chisholm, the daughter of Felix Gallant and Josephine (Casey) Gallant. Irene was a graduate of St. Rose of Lima School and attended the Jay […]
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Wilderness guide honored at film debut
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Young people and adults who explored the Allagash Wilderness Waterway honored their leader and mentor Gardner Defoe, a master Maine guide, who taught generations of wilderness campers to love and care for the Maine outdoors. Defoe, 82, was the honored guest Saturday at the premiere of “Defoe’s Way,” a short film produced […]
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Pisces: Ask questions and make your position clear
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Aaron Eckhart, 49; Courtney B. Vance, 57; James Taylor, 69; Liza Minnelli, 71. Happy Birthday: Don’t rely on anyone who makes unrealistic promises. Trust in your ability to get things done. Don’t limit what you can do by waiting for someone who cannot make a decision. You’ll get ahead by […]
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Can we try reaching out to each other?
So this driver is stopped at an intersection. A pedestrian is dawdling in the crosswalk. Driver leans out the window and yells, “Get out of the street, you damned liberal!” It’s been years since I read that in a magazine. I can’t remember if it was a true story, though I think it was. But […]