Embarrassment pro tip If you buy a GoPro adventure camera through a private seller, place it in your backpack and then walk into Walmart. It WILL set off the alarms at the doors on your way in and then again on your way out. The alarms that go WONK! WONK! WONK! And everyone will stop […]
2018
Posted inNuptials, sj-web
Mystery photo answer
Only a handful of responses to last week’s mystery photo were received, but those who did respond shared their personal sentiments and memories of loved ones who are buried at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. The winner, Roger Bouffard of Lewiston, was only a few feet away when the photo was taken but since his […]
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Posted inPerspective, sj-web
Every current Supreme Court justice attended Harvard or Yale. Why that matters
WASHINGTON — It is not hard to see similarities between President Donald Trump’s last two Supreme Court nominees: They are both white male conservatives who attended Ivy League law schools, clerked for retiring Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and went to the same exclusive private prep school. The elite background does not end with them. If […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
All aboard: Team building replica of 1607 sailing ship
BATH — A list of goals posted at the 19th-century Commercial Street freight shed has but two items concerning construction of a replica of the pinnace Virginia built in Maine in 1607. At the top, for Dec. 22, is the completion of the small sailing ship’s hull planking and deck framing. Several spaces below at […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bridgton time capsule holds surprises for some
BRIDGTON — The assistant director of the Bridgton Historical Society is right: it’s not every day you get a letter from your ancestors. But thanks to a time capsule filled by Bridgton residents 50 years ago, local families have received some very delayed mail that took decades to deliver even though it never left town. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Twitchell Observatory moving to Norway
PARIS — The Twitchell Observatory on Hooper Ledge will be relocated this summer to Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway where it is hoped more people, including students, will have an opportunity to see the stars. The observatory has been host to hundreds of amateur astronomy enthusiasts over the past 20 years to view some of […]
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Trumponomics: Trade war spotlights president's unorthodox stance
Donald Trump ran for office on his record as a businessman, but his escalating trade war illustrates how far outside the mainstream his economic beliefs lie. To the president, the existence of a trade deficit means other countries are “stealing” from the U.S. Few economists would agree, and they warn that the tariffs he’s imposing […]
Posted insj-web, Varsity Maine
All-Region baseball POY: Despite opponents' efforts, Hartley's value to Red Eddies increased as senior
Senior Grant Hartley provided power in the Edward Little lineup this season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Grant Hartley peruses Edward Little’s season statistics and pauses at the at-bat column, which shows him having as many as 15 or 20 fewer at-bats than some of his teammates during the 16-game season. “It didn’t seem like […]
Posted insj-web, Varsity Maine
All-Region softball player of the year: Lashua improved, powered Edward Little
Edward Little outfielder Emmy Lashua snags a line drive for an out during a softball game against Oxford Hills in May. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal File Photo) Right from the start of the season, Edward Little’s Emmy Lashua showed she was going to be a force to be reckoned with at the plate. The Red Eddies […]
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All-Region girls' tennis POY: Lewiston freshman Julia Svor comes through in the clutch
Julia Svor went undefeated for Lewiston this season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) When her team needed her, Julia Svor stepped up. The Lewiston freshmen ended her first season of varsity tennis with an undefeated record, going 16-0 in team competition in the regular season and playoffs, while helping the Blue Devils reach the Class A state […]