I’ve been meaning to write this column for years. The inspiration will invariably come some warm May evening as I am standing in the lobby of a downtown hotel and, suddenly, a limousine sweeps up and disgorges these boys in crisp tuxes, these girls in sparkly dresses, T-shirts and hoodies abandoned for the night, looking […]
2017
Posted inConnections
Students receive Maine Campus Compact’s Heart and Soul Student Award
SOUTH PORTLAND — Six Maine college students received Maine Campus Compact’s statewide Heart and Soul Student Award on April 26 at Southern Maine Community College. Each year, Maine Campus Compact recognizes up to six college students who are actively involved in transforming their campuses and communities into environments of civic engagement. These students have developed […]
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Posted inOur View
Our View: Deleting records will wreck the public trust
When the Legislature’s various standing committees hold formal meetings, like public hearings and work sessions on proposed legislation, audio of those meetings is recorded and streamed live. This feature allows the public, many who cannot travel to the State House from great distances on weekdays, to listen in while lawmakers consider and amend the bills […]
Posted inFuneral Services
Carleen Philbrick
ROXBURY — Graveside services for Carleen Philbrick of Mexico were conducted Friday, May 19, at noon at the Pineview Cemetery, Roxbury, with David Blouin officiating. Musical selection included “The Old Rugged Cross.” Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., Rumford.
Posted inRiver Valley
Retail marijuana banned in Greenwood
GREENWOOD — Residents at the annual town meeting in Greenwood on Saturday voted to ban retail marijuana establishments and social clubs, approved almost all money articles and re-elected both constituents for the Board of Selectmen and the school board. Approved was the self-governing ordinance on food sales, so food at events can be sold directly […]
Posted inLetters
National media are anti-Trump
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, I have noticed a change in the tone of the news. There are misleading inflammatory headlines on the front page leading to an anti-Republican narrative, and the Republican side of the story is usually minimal and buried on an inside page. An allied issue is the obligation of a community […]
Posted inMark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: I put your pants on one leg at a time
You can now have a pet hedgehog in Maine; no permit needed A headline in last Friday’s SJ. Excellent news. I’m tired of sneaking around with my hedgehog. Getting high A photo in the Sunday paper of three men standing at the top of the Basilica spire in Lewiston made me feel dizzy. Whenever I […]
Posted inFuneral Services
Lucille L. Terrio
SABATTUS — A funeral Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Lucille L. Terrio was celebrated by the Rev. Kingley Regan on Saturday, May 20, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church of the Prince of Peace Parish. At the beginning of Mass Lucille’s children placed a white burial pall on their Mother’s casket […]
Posted inLetters
Drop the Portland envy
One of the recurring themes advanced by those supporting a merger of the Twin Cities, creating a ponderous big city straddling the Androscoggin River, is that the Twin Cities are in a competition of some sort with Portland. Once Lewiston and Auburn are merged, the new city will rise up and slay the powerful dragon […]
Posted inObituaries
Richard Roland Gagnon
HOUMA, La. — Richard Roland Gagnon, 69, passed away Friday, March 31, at 8:10 a.m. He was a native of Lewiston, born on Nov. 18, 1947, and he was a resident of Houma, La. Richard worked in oilfield jobs, including as a deckhand on a supply boat, for many years. He is survived by his […]