DEAR ABBY: At 2 p.m., July Fourth, I would love nothing better than for all Americans to stop briefly and give our country a ring … well, THREE rings to be exact. On July 4, 1963, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the ringing of bells nationwide with the words, “Let’s ring freedom bells!” I was […]
June 2014
Posted inMaine
Family members gather to remember, dedicate monument to murder victims
AUGUSTA — Sandy Miller of Nobleboro said Sunday the granite monument that bears the names of her son, daughter-in-law and grandson will provide a place for her to visit and remember the family that was taken from her Feb. 20, 2008. Miller’s son, Christopher Bolduc, his wife, Carol Bolduc, and grandson Joshua Bolduc were murdered […]
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Guilford man killed, woman injured in tractor rollover in Atkinson
ATKINSON — A 42-year-old Guilford man was killed and a Guilford woman was injured when a tractor rolled down an embankment and onto him before injuring her on Range Road on Saturday, police said Sunday. Jason Gourley, 42, a self-employed contractor, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which was reported at 5:50 […]
Posted inSun Spots
License plates become ‘homes’
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for your column! I am hoping you can help me locate a gentleman who uses old license plates to make birdhouses. I believe he is from the Rumford area. Any way I can get in touch with him — email, phone, address — would be great. Thanks again. Also, do […]
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Fareed Zakaria: Tough choice ahead for Hillary
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton’s problem is not her money. Despite the media flurry over a couple of awkward remarks she made, most people will understand her situation pretty quickly — she wasn’t born rich but has become very rich — and are unlikely to hold it against her. Mitt Romney did not lose the […]
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Cal Thomas: Climate change is hardly proven science
People who refuse to drink the Kool-Aid known as global warming-climate change are not just “deniers”; we are guilty of a “nihilistic refusal” to address the issue. So says a Washington Post editorial commenting favorably on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that allows the Environmental Protection Agency, under certain limits, to proceed under the Clean Air […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Selectmen, end of fiscal year meeting, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Building
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sex offender notification
Sex offender notification The following person meets Auburn Police Department’s policy on community notification. Offender’s name: Eusebe Joseph Gallant Age: 82 Street address: 71 Broad St., Apt. 5, Auburn Conviction: Five counts, unlawful sexual contact Convicted: 2008 Record location: Kennebec County Superior Court Victim’s age: Under 14 years Registrant type: Lifetime registrant Offender’s name: Harvard […]
Posted inLetters
M. Jalbert: Unrelenting obstructionism
House Speaker John Boehner’s recent declaration about “suing the president” is probably the single most absurd utterance I have ever heard. Just when I think that all has been said, someone comes out and spews even more ridiculous rhetoric. It seems to me that, given what Boehner is saying (that the president isn’t complying with […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on June 30
100 years ago, 1914The L. A. & W., represented by Gen. Supt. Bowie, is going to give Lewiston and Auburn a Fourth of July celebration which will be worth looking at and which will bring the events of that day to an illuminating and gorgeous close. At Lake Grove that night will be one of […]