DEAR ABBY: I am a 20-year-old college student. After attending a local community college for two years, I will be starting classes at a four-year school. I make excellent grades, but I struggle with organization. My mother has ADD, and I am certain that I also have it because I display all the symptoms. However, […]
2018
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Benefit motorcycle ride July 15 MEXICO — Exiles MC Mexico Chapter will host a benefit motorcycle ride and cookout for Carolyn Brann’s family farm, which recently burned. Registration will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Sunday, July 15, at 1531 Main St., Route 2. The ride will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Music and […]
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Bowl for Kids Sake raises money for mentoring
Teams of individuals, families and businesses participated in Bowl for Kids’ Sake in Lewiston, Wilton and Paris this spring. It’s the largest annual fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters, with proceeds directly supporting one-to-one mentoring programs for children in mid-Maine facing adversity. The fundraiser is among four regional Bowl for Kids’ Sake events in the Kennebec […]
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Historical photos on display at Norway library
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library invites the public to view photographs depicting Norway Lake and Village in the early- to mid-20th century. The photographs are on loan from the Norway Historical Society and can be seen during the library’s open hours until the end of August. Pictures include the Lake Road and Crockett’s Bridge circa […]
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CMCC students earn Next Gen scholarships
AUBURN — Five TRIO students at Central Maine Community College were honored recently as recipients of Next Generation Personal Finance Scholarships. The students participated in an online activity offered by NGPF called “Payback Challenge,” and then wrote an essay about how the activity generated dialog in their family about budgeting for college. The recipients are […]
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CMTM kicks off season with production of 'Treasure Island'
PORTLAND — The timeless tale, “Treasure Island,” storms the stage at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine (CMTM) from July 13-29. Young Jim Hawkins dreams of the pirates’ life, never expecting to actually set foot on a sailing ship. Then, one night, a “black spot” and an antique key change everything. With a map […]
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Local Golf Results
Brunswick CMSGA results: Overall Gross: Steve Smith 71, Reid Birdsall 73M; Net: Ken Martin 61 Bob Coates 64M,Galen Perkins 64M; FLIGHT 1 Gross: Mark Curtis 73, Dave Ballew 74, Bruce Bubier 77; Net: Ken Lajoie 65, Geno Ring 66, Colin Porchetta 67M; FLIGHT 2 Gross: Mert Dearnley 77M, Bob Sommers 77, Larry Goldsmith 78; NET: Jerry […]
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The Strzok hearing damaged our democracy
Tempers boiled over on Capitol Hill Thursday as Peter Strzok, the FBI official at the center of President Donald Trump’s attempts to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller, testified before a joint meeting of two House oversight committees. With all its yelling and interruptions, the hearing was a fitting coda to the hyperpartisan farce of an […]
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Junior History Club presents to Minot Historical Society
Junior History Club of Minot presents to the Minot Historical Society at its June 12 meeting. Pictured are, from left, Jessica Rodrique, assistant leader; Lelaland Rodrique; Elaina Olson; Arden Bussiere; Branden Michaud; Derek Olson; Levi Olson; and Donna Berry, leader.
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MIFF kicked off 10-day event Friday to packed audience
WATERVILLE — The 21st annual Maine International Film Festival kicked off Friday night with a screening of “The Bookshop” before a packed audience at the Opera House. The 10-day festival, which tends to bring over 10,000 people to the city for a variety of film screenings and demonstrations, shifts back and forth between the Opera […]