TURNER – Matthew R. Lavoie, 20, of Turner, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 24, 2018. A beloved son to Shawn and Carey Lavoie and Linsey Lemasters, Matthew was born on Jan. 25, 1998 in Lewiston. He was a 2016 high school graduate at Leavitt Area High School, a soon to be dad, and an amazing […]
January 2019
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Cory Robichaud
SOUTH PARIS – Cory Robichaud, of Mechanic Falls, 79, passed away on Dec. 21, 2018, at the South Paris Veterans Home, after a courageous battle with cancer, her beloved husband, Bob, by her side. Cory was born on July 27, 1939, in Lewiston, the daughter of Edgar and Daisy Brown. Cory was a graduate of […]
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Gerald Carstensen
TAVARES, Fla. and Brewer – Gerald Carstensen, 70, passed away on Dec. 30, 2018, at Maine Veterans’ Home Bangor, with his loving family by his side. He was born on May 14, 1948, in Bangor, the son of Roy and Vivian (Drew) Carstensen. Gerald attended and graduated from Caribou High School in 1967 and was […]
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Carol Lee Lowell
LEWISTON – Carol Lee Lowell, 71, of Buckfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, at Marshwood Nursing Home. She was born in Greenwood on Jan. 30, 1947, the daughter of James Lynwood and Geneva Young Norton. She attended Buckfield High School and had been a homemaker all of her life. Carol enjoyed family […]
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What I've Learned/Frame of Reference
One evening in the late 1800s, Joseph Holden measured the water in a pail and set the pail on top of a post. By morning, if the earth was round and spinning on its axis, some of the water would slosh out and the pail would shift on the post or fall off entirely. In […]
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Community meal
PARIS — There will be a public supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Paris Fire Station, Western Avenue, South Paris. The menu will include roast turkey, potatoes, veggies, bread, mac and cheese and homemade pies and desserts. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 4-12 and free for children 3 […]
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Help for hair loss, chapped lips
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There is an ad on the radio, I think WCLZ or WHOM, that advertises hair replacement systems. Could you help me find their contact information and their location? — Dee, no town ANSWER: The wonderful people at Madeline’s Hair Replacement work with those who are losing their hair because of cancer treatments, […]
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Resolution: To speak better English
“Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?” asked Professor Henry Higgins in the musical “My Fair Lady.” It’s a good question for Americans, especially millennials. On a recent flight two young women sat behind me, chattering away rather loudly. In just one minute I counted 16 “likes” and “you knows” from just […]
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Spotlight is on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The right can’t stop talking about the incoming youngest member of the House, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The left isn’t much better. You know AOC. She rose from obscurity to instant celebrity as a self-described socialist running for Congress. The former waitress did it with a brilliant campaign combining social media genius with just showing up. In […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 3
100 years ago: 1919 Headquarters of the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce are to be in the main floor of the Strand Theater building. The committee, appointed by the chamber to arrange for new quarters, signed a three-year lease for this store. The committee included: President George W. Raymond, Henry A. Free, E. A. Mollheron and […]