DEAR ABBY: I think my stepdaughter ”Caroline” has an unhealthy relationship with my husband. Caroline calls him several times a day and gets tattoos just like his. When she got a boob job, she wanted to show him. She doesn’t talk to me much, although I have tried to be close to her. Caroline knows […]
August 2017
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Third Enid Dullea Length of the Lake Swim planned for next year
NORWAY — The second annual Enid Dullea Length-of-the-Lake Swim took place on Aug. 20 when nine swimmers, each with a kayaker, plus three larger following boats, took part. During the brief pre-swim gathering at Pennesseewassee Park, Linda McSherry, Enid Dullea’s daughter, shared a few photographs of her mother, who regularly swam the length of the […]
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Local golf results
Bridgton Highlands Tuesday, Aug. 15 SMWGA results: Flight One: Gross — 1. Cindy Schlaepfer 85 2. Ellen Mueller 88; Net — 1. Barbara Freeman 69 2. Joann Ray 72; Flight Two: Gross — 1. Phyllis Wagstaff 91 2. Chris Tierney 94; Net — 1. Diane Stillman 72 2. Darlene Davison 74; Flight Three: Gross — 1. Bobbie […]
Posted inPets, sj-web
Pet stocks beat the market as animal owners open their wallets
These stocks are no dogs. With Americans spending like never before on their animal companions, stock watchers have been betting on big returns from pet stocks. The Pet Passion index, a tracker created by Motif Investing that follows pet-related companies, has returned 19 percent over the past year, sprinting well ahead of the rest of […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Pets, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
'Administrative assistant,' Labrador duo FCAS Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced the Pets of the Week. Mason and Dawson are the Dogs of the Week. They were surrendered as a pair when their owner lost everything in a house fire. Mason is 2 years old, and Dawson is 6, and the male dogs are of mixed breeding. Dawson’s […]
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Grain-free pet foods are no healthier, vets say
Losing weight is tough. It would be easier if a benevolent someone concerned about your health controlled exactly how much you ate and how often you exercised, right? That’s the situation for most dogs and cats in the United States, and yet the majority are overweight or obese. As with our own dieting woes, the […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
UMF accreditation process seeks comments from public
FARMINGTON — The College of Education, Health and Rehabilitation at the University of Maine at Farmington is hosting an accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) from Nov. 5 to 7 and is inviting interested parties to submit third-party comments to the site team. Comments must address substantive matters related […]
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From galloping giraffes to solar wisps
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The giraffes ran in circles. The flamingos huddled together. And the rhinos just looked confused. At the Nashville Zoo, visitors watched and recorded how the animals behaved when the sky turned dark during Monday’s total solar eclipse. And there was plenty to see when the moon slipped in front of the sun. […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Really impressive
What better way to enhance the image of Lewiston-Auburn and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the balloon festival than by putting a shot of the balloons floating over a junk yard on the front page of the paper (Aug. 19). I will proudly show the paper to visitors whom I want to impress with the […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Rose J. Maley
AUBURN — Rose J. Maley, 99, a resident of Lewiston, passed away on Friday, August 18, at Clover Manor Health Care Facility following a short illness. She was born in Lisbon, Maine on June 22, 1918, the daughter of the late Joseph and Celina (Bolduc) Duval and had been a resident of this community all of […]