ANSWER: Because of some of the extra-technical expertise involved with player pianos, it was difficult to locate someone with that specialty. It is also difficult to know whether typical piano services would be appropriate without knowing the nature of the repair, so Sun Spots has compiled a list of local piano service companies for you […]
2017
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Posted inHoroscope
Taurus: Enjoy life and to reach out to others more often
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Eli Manning, 36; Danica McKellar, 42; Mel Gibson, 61; Victoria Principal, 67. Happy Birthday: Express what you want to see happen. Take control and let your experiences encourage you to make the changes that will allow you to follow your dreams. Use your imagination and you will find ways to […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Unbearable itch of scalp psoriasis is ruining life for reader
DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months before my 94th birthday, I developed tiny pimples and an unbearable itch on my scalp. Two different dermatologists tried shampoos and sprays, and a biopsy showed that I have no disease (like cancer), just psoriasis of the scalp. It has not gone away. Is there any kind of antibiotic […]
Posted inDear Abby
Secret baptism for baby is scheme that’s all wet
DEAR ABBY: My niece has a 1-year-old son. Neither my niece nor the baby’s father is religious, and they have chosen not to have the baby baptized. My sister, the baby’s grandmother, while not wanting to impose her beliefs on the parents, comes from a generation when even couples who were not demonstrably religious usually […]
Posted inFranklin
Tractor-trailer loaded with water plows into Farmington house
FARMINGTON — Police said speed, icy roads and driver inexperience may have caused a tractor-trailer to plow into a house on Route 4 on Tuesday evening. The driver, Jimmy Robert Jimenez Roja, 27, of Miami, Florida, suffered lacerations to his hands, arms and face and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance, Sgt. […]
Posted inFranklin
Driver charged, two injured in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — Police said a Chelsea man fell asleep while driving on Routes 2 and 4 on Tuesday afternoon and his car hit two others. Erik Dodge, 21, was charged with failure to retain control of a motor vehicle, Farmington officer Ryan Rosie said. Dodge was driving east in front of Hight Chevrolet when his 2005 […]
Posted inFranklin
Franklin County rescinds order for sheriff to reimburse county, shoes returned
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to rescind an order to have Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. reimburse the county $170.37 for a mailing he sent to residents of the county’s unorganized territory. Commissioners took issue with Nichols on Dec. 20 for sending the mailing and buying four pairs of nonslip shoes, one pair each […]
Posted inFranklin
State associate director pleads guilty to OUI
FARMINGTON — An associate director for the Maine Office of Substance Abuse pleaded guilty Tuesday to drunken driving on Sept. 25, 2016, in Avon. Joan M. Smyrski, 62, of Jefferson entered the plea to the misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence. Her attorney, Walter McKee, was by her side in Franklin County Superior Court. […]