LEWISTON — The Central Maine Human Resources Association is offering a program at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, for employers, big and small, to update them on employment law issues during the past year. The program will be at the Carriage House, 1119 Lisbon St., Lewiston. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. There is time to network […]
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RSU 4 school board addresses water issues at Oak Hill High School
WALES — The RSU 4 school board on Wednesday advised the superintendent that he may want to pursue the option of connecting Oak Hill High School with the town water supply. That advice came during an emergency meeting Wednesday night in which the board discussed what should be done about a water issue at Oak Hill. Students […]
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Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Henry A. Cusson
LEWISTON — Henry A. Cusson, 81, of Lewiston, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 2, 1936, the son of the late Joseph Romeo and Yvette Cusson. Henry was educated in Lewiston schools. He worked for the Lewiston Police Reserve, Lewiston Public Works and had […]
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Community sales
RUMFORD — A benefit for Holly Arsenault, a Chinese auction and spaghetti dinner, will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Eagles Hall. Arsenault has been diagnosed with bone cancer. A wife, mother and grandmother, she is bed-ridden and in hospice care. Arsenault has no insurance and can use help. Donations for […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Looking Back on January 4
100 years ago, 1918The coal and wood situation in Lewiston is undimmed, according to a statement made by C. L. Turgeon, chairman of the fuel committee. There have been no more cars arriving with coal since the five that came in a few days ago, and there has been no change in wood market. Wood […]
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Danville Junction Grange aids Salvation Army
Members of Danville Junction Grange contributed to the annual Salvation Army Project by donating unwrapped toys, games, books and knitted goods. From left are Glenys Ryder, community service chairwoman, and Envoy Holly Johnson of the Salvation Army.
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CAR T uses immune system to fight some cancers
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m writing to you regarding my husband’s cancer. He has thymic carcinoma, diagnosed January 2014. It was stage 4. The disease was kept stable with a targeted-therapy drug called Sutent for 15 months, based on cancer genomic sequencing. When that stopped working, we moved on to Stivarga. Last month, PET results revealed […]
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Capricorn: Avoid indulgent behavior
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dot-Marie Jones, 54; Dave Foley, 55; Michael Stipe, 58; Patty Loveless, 61. Happy Birthday: Do what’s best for you. Don’t feel the need to make hasty decisions just because someone else does. Let your talents rise to the surface and lead you down a path that you find exciting and […]
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Alfred T. Palmer
AUBURN — Alfred T. Palmer, 63, of Lewiston, died Friday, Dec. 29, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with his loving family at his side. The son of George and Minne Mae Palmer, he was born June 1, 1954, in Princess Anne, Md. He attended Maryland schools and moved to Lewiston as a young man, […]
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Ride in vintage car scares passenger
DEAR ABBY: Recently a friend came over and took me to lunch. She has a small, 50-year-old vintage car that was very popular in the ’60s. She had come from Marin County over the Golden Gate Bridge to my house. As she drove us to the restaurant, her car stalled twice. It was very underpowered […]