Finn Goodwin pats Colleen Basque on the back after Basque made a presentation on behalf of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance at Edward Little High School in Auburn on Monday. Goodwin, Basque, Taylor Gavett and Jenna Fowler asked Principal Scott Annear if they could make a presentation to staff on issues that the LGBT community […]
2017
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Lewiston buckling down on seat belt enforcement
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Police Department is reminding motorists and passengers that beginning Monday, May 29, officers will begin aggressively enforcing Maine’s seat belt law. In part due to a Maine Bureau of Highway Safety grant, police will be dedicating their time on day and night shifts to stopping and, when appropriate, citing drivers and […]
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Be a doll, and be respectful
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In 1979 I was attending a ceramics class and made a reproduction of an antique china/porcelain doll head, arms and legs. The style is sometimes called “Jennie June.” The flesh area is stark white and the painted hair and boots are black. My problem is that I have never been able to […]
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Analysis: Can Michael Flynn refuse to turn over documents to Congress?
In this Feb. 13, 2017, photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The former national security adviser will invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination on Monday, May 22, 2017, as he notifies the Senate Intelligence committee that he will not comply with a […]
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Everything at the White House is just ducky
A duck and her ducklings walk towards the West Wing from the North Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday, May 19, 2017.
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White House is trying to dupe media with phony leaks
Television network crews begin their evening news broadcast from the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign […]
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Poetry and cello at the Oasis
LEWISTON — Wayne poet David Moreau and Lewiston cellist Greg Boardman will collaborate this Wednesday at the Oasis of Music at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St., from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Moreau worked in Lewiston for 27 years with people with intellectual and physical disabilities. His book of poems, “You Can Still Go to Hell and Other […]
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Free wind ensemble concert honors veterans
FRYEBURG – White Mountain Musical Arts presents the annual Memorial weekend concert, featuring the Seacoast Wind Ensemble, Sunday, May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The performance by the Seacoast Wind Ensemble—a Sousa-style 50-piece band—has been underwritten by retired Air Force officers, Lt. Col. Jim and Col. Karen Umberger, whose generous […]
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Beekeeping for beginners talk at library
LOVELL — Join beekeepers Dana and Sue Gregson to learn about the art of beekeeping at the Charlotte Hobbs Library on Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m. Using pictures and real apiary equipment, this program will introduce people to this popular backyard hobby. The Gregsons have 30 years of experience and currently own 16 hives […]
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Franco Center holding tribute to veterans
Travis Mills film, concert part of celebration LEWISTON — The Travis Mills Foundation will team up with the Gendron Franco Center on Saturday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. for a special tribute concert and reception to honor Maine’s veterans and learn more about the groups who support and help returning and active Veterans and their families. […]