RUMFORD — Mexico High School Class of 1972 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at River Valley Grill. Classmates, spouses and friends are welcome. FMI: 207-364-3657, 207-824-2328. — RUMFORD — Stephens High School Class of 1965 will meet for a luncheon at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Gatch’s Food & Spirits. This luncheon is open to all classmates […]
2017
Posted inSun Spots
Tree trouble may need arborist’s help
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for running my request for help getting rid of two very large maple trees in my yard. The day that ran in Sun Spots, I had three people call to help. In the end, my neighbor’s sons came over and cut them down. Thank you Sun Spots! The same day […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Woman worries lazy fiance will also be lazy husband
DEAR ABBY: My fiance, ”David,” and I are getting married soon. We have been living together and engaged for a year, and together eight years. It takes him forever to get things done around the house or buy things we need. I have tried lists and constant reminders. David recently lost his job and is […]
Posted inConnections
Student given Respect for Law Award
L-A Optimist Club President George Mathews, left, is pictured presenting the Respect for Law Award to recipient Jacob Wilson, center, with Auburn Police Department Officer Jason Croft. Croft, who is the Auburn Middle School School Resource Officer, nominated Jacob for the award as a student who best represents a positive role model of good character […]
Posted inConnections
Lewiston Middle School cheers on Special Olympians
Lewiston Middle School eighth-grader Andrew Morisette is cheered on by the schools’ students and staff as he makes his way toward the campus. More than 700 staff and students lined the sidewalks around Lewiston Middle School at the start of the school day, Friday morning, to cheer on the school’s Special Olympians, as they headed […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aries: Don’t be idle when you should be making strides
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Novak Djokovic, 30; Apolo Ohno, 35; Ginnifer Goodwin, 39; Naomi Campbell, 47. Happy Birthday: Don’t labor over what you cannot change or waste time trying to get others to see things your way. Instead, seize the moment and work toward the goals you set until you reach a point where […]
Posted inNational Sports
Bradley hits last-second shot, Celtics stun Cavs 111-108
Boston Celtics’ Avery Bradley (0) celebrates with Jonas Jerebko (8) after hitting the game-winning shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Cleveland. The Celtics won 111-108. CLEVELAND — Avery Bradley’s 3-pointer danced around the rim and dropped in with less than a second left […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Little Androscoggin River undergoes flow study report
AUBURN — Increased recreational use along the Little Androscoggin River was the driving force for a flow study report Sunday on the Lower Barker Mill Dam in Auburn. A group of five kayakers and two canoers tested two different flow levels, 590 and 300 cubic feet per second, beginning right below the dam and ending […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Meet the Candidates Night in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Meet the Candidates Night will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Rumford Falls Auditorium, offering residents an opportunity to learn more about the candidates seeking to fill two open three-year positions on the Rumford Board of Selectmen. The event is sponsored by EnvisionRumford. The seats are presently held by Mark Belanger and […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business
Working: Modern cider from ‘old forgotten apples’
POWNAL — David Buchanan is serious about his cider. On his picturesque farm, in a new tasting room — an old post and beam house found on Craigslist, rebuilt and restored here last year — he talks about collecting rare apples like people collect art. There’s doggedness in the search, the thrill of finding a gem, […]