Mountain Valley Middle School seventh-grade student Tia Gray works on her team’s snowman during the school’s Renaissance Program awards ceremony. About 30 students received awards for scholastic citizenship, academic achievement or school attendance during the ceremony. Snowman building and snowball pastry-eating competitions were also included in the festivities. (Rumford Falls Times photo by Marianne Hutchinson) […]
2019
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Bliss Thru Shopping: Paradise on a plate, Maine-style
Full disclosure: Bag Lady and Shopping Siren have no idea what past governors have served at their inaugural celebrations. Could have been lobster, could have been burgers, could have been lightly toasted floor mats with blueberry zest. When we read that Janet Mills’ spread tonight includes a mashed potato bar and a sausage station with […]
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Posted inEncore, sj-web
Black Cat Road to play at The Cage
LEWISTON — The rock band Black Cat Road will play at 8 p.m. Friday at The Cage, 97 Ash St. There is no cover. For more information, call 207-783-0688.
Posted inConnections, sj-web
LPL to screen and discuss movie 'Documented'
LEWISTON — When his grandparents brought him to the United States from the Philippines as a child, Jose Antonio Vargas didn’t realize his life was supposed to be a quiet one, lived under the radar. But after becoming a successful journalist, Vargas took the unusual and risky step of revealing his undocumented status in an essay […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Brazen Cane, Shiny Objects to play Mixers this weekend
A weekend of live music at Mixers begins at 8:30 p.m. Friday when Southern Maine rock and roll band Brazen Cane will take the stage. Brazen Cane plays classic to rock, the best songs of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s to today. They play music by bands like The Who, Sublime, Bryan Adams, CCR, The […]
Posted inDr. Roach, sj-web
CBD oil can interfere with other medications
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 49-year-old woman who had a massive heart attack in April of this year. My father died of a massive heart attack at 49 when I was 3. I have four stents in three arteries and am on Brilinta, low-dose aspirin, blood pressure medication, etc. I have had essential tremor […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Trump's top 10 successes of 2018
WASHINGTON — In his second year in office, the list of extraordinary things President Trump has done, for good and ill, continued to grow. Today, I offer my annual list of the 10 best things Trump has done in office. (In my next column, I will give you my list of the 10 worst.) 10. […]
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Drug user battling addiction offers words of hope to others
DEAR ABBY: I’m currently in a mental hospital. I have been in and out for years because of suicide attempts and drug use. My drug of choice is crystal meth, and it has been a vicious cycle. I’m 19 and will be 20 soon. I would like to share my story with your readers, young […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Please represent all Mainers
Jared Golden is the newly elected representative for Maine Second Congressional District to the U.S. House of Representatives. I offer my congratulations. He achieved that position by defeating Republican Bruce Poliquin by 3,509 votes, or by a whopping 1 percent. Additionally, his victory was the result of ranked-choice voting. Not what one would call a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston firefighter charged with engaging prostitute
LEWISTON – A firefighter was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with attempting to engage a prostitute at a local hotel. Peter Morrell, 54, of Auburn was charged on Pleasant Street at about 2:30 p.m. after allegedly trying to conduct a cash-for-sex exchange. Morrell, who also goes by the name Anthony, was booked at the Androscoggin […]