PARIS — Do you escape by breaking out like a gladiator? Or do you find a way through a labyrinth, perhaps encountering David Bowie in the process? It is an escape room. A place for teamwork. A place where members work together using logic, observation and puzzle-solving skills to find freedom. “(Players should) be observant, […]
2018
Posted inObituaries
Sylvia Hill York
AUBURN – Sylvia Hill York, 87, a resident of Kittery and formerly of Leeds, passed away on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn with her companion, Tony and loving family by her side. She was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Warren, Maine, the daughter of David Hill and Alice (Miller) Hill. […]
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Constance (Caron) Butler
STANDISH – Constance “Connie” (Caron) Butler, 84, of Standish, formerly of Lewiston, passed away on Dec. 11, 2018, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Lewiston on August 23, 1934, a child of the late Noel and Margarete (LeClair) Caron. She was a 1953 graduate of Lewiston High School. Connie was a Lewiston resident […]
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Quiz: How much do you know about Maine and the holidays?
It’s almost Christmas! Let’s get a little fun! Let’s get a little why-I-never-knew! Let’s get a little grisly! I mean, just a little. It’s the third annual Maine & The Holidays Quiz, where you learn an assortment of seasonal fun facts and trivia about your favorite state to delight your friends and relations for days […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford business owner touts ‘Taking out the Trash’
RUMFORD — A couple of years ago, Roger White drove by a drug bust in town and was surprised by what he saw. “People on the streets were actually thanking the cops, applauding when they took the guys out of the house. For a few hours afterward, that’s all you saw on Facebook: people thanking […]
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‘Enough is enough’: Addiction, recovery and hope, in their own words
RUMFORD — Dale Korhonen Sr. was sitting in prison, anguished that he couldn’t be with his little girl as she battled cancer, when it hit him: He had to stop using and selling drugs. If he didn’t, he’d never be there when his family needed him. It wasn’t easy, of course. “Easy” has never been […]
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Community hears stories of drug addiction, recovery
MEXICO — Members of the River Valley community gathered Thursday night at Mountain Valley Middle School to share stories of their addictions to opioids and other drugs and how they became free of those addictions. One young woman told of the horror of having to be the one to tell doctors to end life support after her […]
Posted inPerspective, sj-web
At Olive Garden's parent, wage costs crash the party
An upbeat U.S. economy has been good to the restaurant industry in many ways. Strong consumer sentiment has helped keep average checks growing, as diners shrug off price increases and splurge on bigger orders, and prevented industrywide traffic from falling off a cliff. But the healthy economic environment comes with a downside for dining behemoths […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Getting tough on criminal justice reform
Republicans and conservatives dating back at least to Richard Nixon have used the slogan “tough on crime” and its corollary “lock ’em up and throw away the key” as electoral red meat. The problem is what to do when inmates are released with few skills, fewer job prospects and a bleak future that leads some […]
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Everywhere, there is a growing backlash to populism
NEW YORK — Emmanuel Macron has been the great hope for those who worry that global politics is being dominated by populism, nationalism and racism. In his presidential campaign last year, Macron was able to rally France around a message of reform and multilateralism, staying firmly wedded to the European Union and other international alliances […]