About 425,000 visitors used the home-sharing service last year, a 50% increase from 2017.
January 2019
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Jan. 1 is ice fishing's 'Black Friday'
POLAND — In the earliest hours of 2019, Rian Nilsson of Winthrop ventured through the darkness to his coveted spot on Middle Range Pond in Poland. “I made sure to get down here and beat everyone to my spot,” he said. Nilson, who arrived about 4:30 a.m., caught two brook trout before the sun came […]
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Cal Thomas: A look at life 100 years ago
It’s can be useful and instructive to observe the turning of a decade by looking back on what life was like in America a mere 100 years ago. On Jan. 2, 1920, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 108.76. Today it is over 28,000 points. In 1920, the U.S. had become an economic power, which […]
Posted inObituaries
Michael James Doyon
LEWISTON – Michael James Doyon, 59, of 128 Webber Ave., died unexpectedly, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. He was born July 30, 1959, the son of Lucien and Edna (Lavoie) Doyon. Most will remember him for his mischievous sense of humor. He was a loving man who enjoyed fishing, taking walks with his dogs, caring for […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Figure out how to turn a hobby into money
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 37; Dax Shepard, 45; Taye Diggs, 49; Cuba Gooding Jr., 52. Happy Birthday: Take whatever others say or do in stride this year. If you let outside influences occupy your time, you will fall short of reaching your goals. There is much you can accomplish if you embrace […]
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Reader thanks driver who got her off the icy road after falling
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for making this service available to us as I know of no other means to thank a kind man who helped me tremendously. A couple weeks ago, on a rainy dark evening, I made the mistake of going to my mailbox which is across the road from my house. My […]
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Scorpio: Share your thoughts and feelings
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 36; Dax Shepard, 44; Taye Diggs, 48; Cuba Gooding Jr., 51. Happy Birthday: Emotions will fuel your fire this year. The desire to get things done will mount as you speed up and focus on what will bring about positive changes mentally, emotionally and financially. Your desire to […]
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Husband refuses to tell wife details of long-ago marriages
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 34 good years. He’s a little older than I am and was married twice before we met while in our 20s. (They were very brief marriages.) When we married, I knew about one of his marriages, but learned about the other one only much later […]
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Welcome to our unhappy new year
WASHINGTON — As we enter 2019, the question that looms over America is simple: Can we govern? The answer is no. Unless this changes — truly a long shot — the new year may be as disappointing as the old. Our society seems handcuffed by unsolvable problems: large and persistent budget deficits; global warming; uncontrolled […]
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Police log
Lewiston • Kevin McArthur, 29, of 1968 Lisbon St., disorderly conduct, 3:50 a.m. Tuesday on Lisbon Street. • Joshua Blackerby, 33, of 92 Pine St., domestic violence assault, aggravated assault, 11:55 p.m. Monday on Oak Street. Auburn • Todd Boulet, 47, of 38 Taywood Road, domestic violence assault, 9:29 p.m. Monday at the Hilton Inn. […]