2019 – Page 287 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair planned at the First Universalist Church of Norway

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019

Arts & Crafts Fair – One Stop Shopping for Holiday Gifts

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Storyteller to perform ‘Tangled Lives’

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019

Tangled Lives: Native Peoples and English Settlers in Colonial New England

Maine, News

Coast Guard halts search after boaters report they’re fine and sailing south

by Matt Byrne November 18, 2019November 19, 2019

One of the three people on the sailboat thought to be missing off Maine contacted a family member to say they were off Montauk, prompting the Coast Guard to end an extensive search that was triggered by a garbled 911 call.

Nation / World

A sneeze sends germs into a room like they’re shot out of a cannon

by Linda Searling Special To The Washington Post November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

Researchers also say a hearty achoo can spew forth droplets at speeds of up to 100 mph.

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UMF New Commons Project features work of James Baldwin, author and civil rights activist

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019

Keynote address will be presented by Jericho Brown, “The Cultural Import of James Baldwin and the Tradition”

Maine, News, Schools & Education

UMaine System trustees approve new name for University of Southern Maine

by Rachel Ohm November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

The proposal to rename the campus the University of Maine at Portland now advances to the Legislature for final approval.

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Midcoast Tree Festival to raise money for local organizations

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019

BRUNSWICK — A new tradition to celebrate the holiday season while raising money for local organizations is set to begin in the Bath/Brunswick area. All Saints Parish and St. John’s Catholic School, both in Brunswick, are partnering with Spectrum Generations and the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber (SMMC) for the first Midcoast Tree Festival on Fridays […]