NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital Family Birthplace will offer a Safe Sitter class from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 30, in the Harper Conference Center in the Ripley Medical Office Building, 193 Main St. Safe Sitter is a medically accurate, hands-on instructional program designed for young adolescents that teaches boys and girls how to […]
June 2014
Aries: Set your goals high
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Melissa Rauch, 34; Jason Mraz, 37; Frances McDormand, 57; Randy Jackson, 58. Happy Birthday: You can’t force others to do things, but you can take control of your life by doing what’s best for you. Accept inevitable changes going on around you and turn a sour situation into a sweet […]
Love of woman’s life can be only a part-time passion
DEAR ABBY: I fell in love with a boy when I was 12, deeply in love. We met at our county fair. We grew up together and have remained friends for 30 years. He married and had children, as did I. I am now divorced, but he’s still married. Recently our friendship has grown into […]
Most medication increases fall risk
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote that antihistamines used for sleep can increase risk of falls. Are there any sleep aids that don’t increase fall risk? — C.A.L. ANSWER: Since almost all medications are associated with fall risk, reducing the overall number of medications should be a goal for all of us who prescribe medication […]
Norway gallery to host reception during First Friday event
NORWAY — Frost Farm Gallery will hold a First Friday reception, meet-and-greet the artist from 5-8 p.m. Friday, July 4. The show, titled “From the Heart and Hands,” will feature Mainescapes by Michelle Stuckey. Stuckey has always brought art into her life and life into her art. As a teenager she studied various forms of […]
Enchanted evening at West Paris library with mask-characters of the Italian commedia dell’arte
Many of us may never have heard of Pantalone, the original merchant of Venice, or of Arlecchino, his servant “just off the boat” from Bergamo, but are surprised to find that we recognize them nonetheless — they are very like Laurel and Hardy, or characters in a Dickens’ novel, a play by Molière, or even […]
Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival’s 42nd season to open July 15
This summer, musicians are coming from the LA Philharmonic, the Cincinnati, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Omaha and Portland symphonies; the New York City Opera and Ballet; the Orpheus and St. Luke’s Chamber orchestras; The Boston Chamber Music Society; Apollo’s Fire; UCLA, and the University of Iowa. Program I. July 15. Beethoven Fest In collaboration with the […]
Bethel library to host local author July 5
Anderson’s works capture people and events characteristic of a summer in Maine. For example, her works include Hauling Buoys, Fair Night, Clammer, Hay Day, and Last Night at the Lake. The accompanying stories, by 10 acclaimed and award-winning Maine writers, animate the paintings, revealing and honoring the genuine uniqueness of a summer in Maine. There […]
Book by local author named finalist in independent book publishers awards contest
In his book, Mitchell introduces an alternative proposition to the established belief that Jesus died on the cross. Using both textual and visual evidence, Mitchell seeks to prove that Jesus survived his crucifixion and later moved to France with his wife Mary Magdalene and their children where he became the first bishop of Marseilles. In […]
Thunder Road to rock The Cage June 27
From 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, June 27, classic rock band “Thunder Road” will perform at The Cage, 99 Ash Street, Lewiston. Members are Pete Simon, bass guitar and vocals, Dave Hanlon, drums, Randy Shaw, guitar and vocals, and Steve Smith, lead guitar. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 207-783- 0668.