August 2017
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King, Crocker spark plenty of laughter in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, proved Sunday evening at the Bell Hill Meetinghouse in Otisfield that funny politicians do indeed exist. The Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association holds three summer events per year, with the last one being a comedy event. This year, Gary Crocker was scheduled to appear — and he happened to bring […]
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Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons, has died. He was 91. Publicist Candi […]
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Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91
Jerry Lewis, the comedian, shown in June 6, 1973 is a fund raise for a cause he supports with rare interiorly: muscular dystrophy. He’s already well in to planning this year’s Labor Day telethon, the eighth in as many years, for the New York based Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America of which he’s national chairman. […]
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Stunning Sunday morning launch at Great Falls Balloon Fest
Three balloons hover over Simard-Payne Memorial Park in the near calm during the 2017 Great Falls Balloon Fest in Lewiston on Sunday. LEWISTON — No fewer than 17 balloons inflated and lifted off from Simard-Payne Park and surrounding satellite locations in Lewiston and Auburn on Sunday morning in what to this point was the most […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Milford public works department reorganized
Budget cuts at June’s annual town meeting have resulted in Milford’s public works department being reorganized. At that meeting, voters cut infrastructure for public works down to $50,000. That left town officials with a big problem – there were mandatory public works projects…Budget cuts at June’s annual town meeting have resulted in Milford’s public works […]
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Comedian, activist Dick Gregory dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84. Gregory died late Saturday in Washington, D.C. after being hospitalized for about a week, his son Christian Gregory told […]
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America's elites respond to Trump with cowardice
WASHINGTON — Much of America has reacted swiftly and strongly to Donald Trump’s grotesque suggestion that there is a moral equivalence between the white supremacists who converged last weekend on Charlottesville, Virginia, and those who protested against them. But the delayed, qualified and mealy mouthed reactions of many in America’s leadership class tell a disturbing […]
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Science says, the best way to drink whiskey is …
Two physical chemists walk into a bar. They order whiskeys, and a jolly Scotsman one stool over insists they add a splash of water to optimize the flavor of the spirits. Inspired by the smooth, smoky flavor, they vow to investigate a question whiskey enthusiasts answered decades ago: Does adding water to whiskey really make […]
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Aquarius: Make changes to improve your security
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Demi Lovato, 25; Andrew Garfield, 34; Amy Adams, 43; Al Roker, 63. Happy Birthday: Display your skills and add as much diversity to the way you get things done as possible this year. Dig deep and discover how much you have to offer. Use your charm to open doors and […]