The Women’s Literary Union invites people to celebrate “Twelfth Night” from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, in the grand splendor of Auburn’s historic Foss Mansion, 19 Elm St. While delighting in the festively decorated rooms, savor a light and delicious seasonal buffet with beverages, including wassail. Enjoy the beautiful musical sounds of the […]
2018
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
East Auburn Baptist Church ‘angels’ help bring home the Christmas message
AUBURN — Tara Nelson of Auburn has been involved in the Christmas Spectacular, a show put on by the East Auburn Baptist Church, for half her life. This year, she took her involvement to new heights. From Nov. 29 through Dec. 9, she was one of four angels watching over baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph […]
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Police seek to identify driver of car who caused pickup to roll over on Maine Turnpike
The collision occurred Sunday afternoon in the southbound lanes in Biddeford, a state trooper says.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Celtics end skid with win over Hornets
The Celtics came out Sunday looking much more like the team that had won eight straight before the skid
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Peter Bragdon, from near death to full of hope
AUBURN — He stood on the stage at East Auburn Baptist’s Christmas show with a poster board. It read: “Body shut down. Three weeks to live. Gave up. No hope.” Peter Bragdon turned over his board to show God helped him. It read: “Liver transplant. Full of life, and hope.” Others on stage also held […]
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Dale Brown, inspired by grandmother
Dale Brown, 19, sits for a photo in the Saint Dominic Academy chapel, in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) LEWISTON — Dale Brown, 19, grew up in a single family home, “just my mom and I.” His father has been out of the picture most of his life. But he’s had strong support […]
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From a brief life, a mom’s faith tested and faith restored
There are stories about life-changing events, about people who got through dark times and about people who discovered unexpected light in their lives. They are stories about the power of faith.
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Pastors credit prayer for miracle recovery
LEWISTON — Pam Dumont was just finishing dinner when she got the sense that something was terribly wrong. Pam, 64, and her husband Jim, 66, were visiting his elderly parents at their home in Monmouth. It was a nice fall day and Jim had gone out for a walk barely 15 minutes before. He wasn’t […]
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Heather Sorensen credits God’s message with saving her life
RUMFORD — Heather Sorensen of Rumford almost died from an aneurysm in her brain in June 2014 and she credits God with telling her not to lie down. She was outside of her home that day, washing her car and when she bent over to wash the car’s wheel wells and went to raise her […]
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Whalers-dressed Hurricanes beat Bruins 5-3
Sebastian Aho, a 21-year-old who was born three months after the Whalers’ final game, had his fourth career four-point night