DEAR ABBY: As a child, I suffered a lot of abuse from my parents until I finally, at 13, opened up to a teacher. I was removed from my house and spent the remainder of my youth in various foster homes. I never felt like I had a home or family until I was an […]
2018
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Elevated TPO
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m female, 68 years old with hypothyroidism but no other medical problems. I exercise about 10 hours a week and try to eat healthy. During one of my physical checkups, my TSH was 0.002, so I saw an endocrinologist. After three months of blood tests, everything became normal even without medicine. My […]
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Tammany discusses being 'rootbound' during prayer service at Trinity Episcopal Church
Klara Tammany, right, leads services on July 8 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lewiston. She and Andrew Day, left, are part of the church’s team of lay leaders who preach and lead morning prayer services on the second Sunday of each month in Lewiston. Tammany used a poem and text from the Gospel of Mark 6:1-13 […]
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Local golf results
Martindale Sunday, July 15 Point Quota results: 1. Sue Carrier +11 2. Kelly Cates +9 3. Matt Ouellette +7 4. Zac Davis +5 4. Fabien Labadie +5 4. Chris Carrier +5; Pins: No. 4 — Chris Carrier 3’9″ No. 9 — Chris Carrier 9″ No. 11 — Rick Schrepper 12’8″ No. 17 — Chris Carrier 13’9; Skins: Gross — Jace Pearson […]
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Looking Back on July 23
100 Years Ago: 1918 Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mayhew of Dennison Street, Auburn, have as their guest their niece, Miss Abbie S. Mayhew. Miss Mayhew, who has been in this country for a few months, is en route to Shanghai, China in October to resume her work as a physical director of the Young […]
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'Bye Bye Birdie' at Maine State Music Theatre
BRUNSWICK — The Maine State Music Theatre will present “Bye Bye Birdie” with two performances, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., on Monday, July 30. A loving send-up of the 1960s, small-town America, teenagers and rock and roll, “Bye Bye Birdie” remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so […]
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George T. Affleck
LEWISTON — George T. Affleck, age 59, of Sumner, Maine, died Friday, June 8, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born May 7, 1959, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to William R. “Bill” and Marilyn Ewing Affleck. He was a 1977 graduate of Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, and a 1982 graduate of […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY LEWISTON — Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room at City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. TUESDAY AUBURN — Conservation Commission, 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Auburn Hall. WEDNESDAY AUBURN — 150th Anniversary Committee, 6 p.m. at the Auburn Public […]
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Auto Racing Roundup: St. Clair back on top at Wiscasset
WISCASSET — For the first time since 2014, Ryan St. Clair made a visit to Victory Lane at the track where his family name has been a fixture for decades. The third-generation short track driver from Liberty held off a hard-charging Chris Thorne for top honors in the 40-lap Trophy Dash for Wood Pellet Warehouse Late […]
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Auto Racing: Kaffel figuring it out at Oxford
Those longtime race fans once concerned with a lack of new talent coming into asphalt short track racing can now put those worries aside. As we witness this refreshing influx of young drivers jumping into the sport, a few examples stand above the rest. They’re driven by competitive genes, the desire to succeed and a […]