Auburn Middle School eighth-graders are pictured at Fairview Elementary School. In the first row are Wesley Clements, Josh Lavigne, Nikkie Clark, Patrick Anthoine, Chantal Cyr, Mai Luu, Natalie Garcia, Emma Dionn and Lucy DeRoche; second row, Cooper Dunn, Simon Hall, Sawyer Doherty, Logan Welch, Ella Perry, Nasra Mohamed, Grace Poirier, Elizabeth Duplissis, Madisyn Turcotte, Sophia […]
2018
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Briefly: Local
Buttons4Babes Giving Circle meeting JAY — The Buttons4Babes Giving Circle meets from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 170 Main St. For more information, email [email protected] or call 207-860-8579. Pine Cone Chapter, OES, to meet AUBURN — Pine Cone Chapter 26, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at […]
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Dismayed by GOP tax bill
As the executive director of the New Mainers Public Health Initiative, a small nonprofit that helps immigrant and refugee communities in this state achieve better health, I am deeply shocked and dismayed by the recently passed tax bill. I am shocked that Sen. Susan Collins would vote for that bill twice, despite the fact that […]
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Evelyn C. Couillard
AUBURN — Evelyn C. Couillard, 80, of Wales, died Monday, Jan. 1, at Clover Manor with her family by her side. She was born in Weeks Mills on Sept. 27, 1937, the daughter of the late Robert and Constance (Perro) Watson. Upon graduating from Gardiner High School she started working at Central Maine Power Co. in […]
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Funeral notices for Thursday, Jan. 4
CHAREST — Lorraine C., 78, formerly of Lewiston, died in Auburn on Saturday, Dec. 30. Memorial services honoring Lorraine’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston. Memorial donations in Lorraine’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Maine, […]
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For 2018 — more hugs and a little tenderness
DUBLIN, Ireland — “Try a Little Tenderness” is a song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Harry M. Woods. According to Wikipedia, it was first recorded on Dec. 8, 1932, by the Ray Noble Orchestra (with vocals by Val Rosing). Probably these names are as unfamiliar to us today as the demonstration of tenderness […]
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CSPYouthHockeyResults011018
Saturday, December 30, 2017 SAM 14U Tier IV Red 5, SAM 14U Tier IV Blue 1 SAM 14U Tier IV Red defeated SAM 14U Tier IV Blue 5-1 on Saturday. Connor Whitley scored two goals for Red, while Alanya Blier, Maxwell Thamert and Jack Hammond all added one goal a piece. Colby Maheux scored the […]
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2017 — the year of political coarseness
It really wasn’t all that bad. That, at least, was the consensus response from a dozen historians to whom Politico posed a question in the waning hours of the old year: “Was 2017 the Craziest Year in U.S. Political History?” Only one answered in the affirmative. The rest deferred to years they consider crazier, including […]
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Could someone explain?
I am confused. Several days ago, Rep. Bruce Poliquin and the honorable Sen. Susan Collins voted to pass a tax bill that, according to the president of the United States, would be the biggest tax break in history for businesses. The president assured the public that the middle and lower class would be “rolling in […]
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Sparetime bowling results
Sparetime Bowling Mamas & Papas Men Handicap Series 796 Wayne Bryant, 787 Arthur Pearl III, 764 Bob Violette Scratch Series 741 Justin Brawn, 639 Nick Poland, 601 Phil Doucette Handicap Game 301 John Cyr, 291 Erland Holt, 274 Brandon Alexander Scratch Game 247 Mike Thibault, 244 Shane Pearl, 227 Joshua Juarbe Women Handicap Series 818 […]