CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Colin Morgan, 33; Eden Riegel, 38; Morris Chestnut, 50; Frank Langella, 81. Happy Birthday: Shoot for the stars. A good plan deserves to be put into play with precision and detail that are undisputable. Move forward with confidence, knowing you are in control, and you can make the changes you […]
January 2019
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
New year brings joyful hopes for a brief, prosperous future
DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2019! A new year has arrived, and with it our chance for a new beginning. Today we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s resolutions, which were adapted by my late […]
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Kim Dobbie stabbing: Murder trial expected in July
AUBURN — Albert Flick, 77, remains behind bars at the Androscoggin County Jail awaiting trial. Flick is charged with stabbing Kimberly Dobbie, 48, to death on July 15. A jury trial is expected in July, according to the Androscoggin Superior Court. At the time of the stabbing, Dobbie was outside a Lewiston laundromat with her […]
Posted inDr. Roach, sj-web
New flu treatment: fewer doses, faster effectiveness
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that a new drug, Xofluza, has been approved to treat flu. Is there something about it (if known) that might make it more useful than Tamiflu? — D.C. ANSWER: Baloxavir (Xofluza) has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. There are several potential advantages to baloxavir compared with […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
2019, a look ahead: More titles in the Twin Cities and beyond?
High school winter sports are fresh on local sports fans’ minds as the calendar flips from 2018 to ’19, but the New Year offers so much more in store for teams and athletes across sports and seasons. Yet, while they are still the trending topic, let’s take a look at what 2019 might bring for […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Dozier, Brown lead Red Claws past Bayhawks
The Maine Red Claws got monster performances by P.J. Dozier and Vitto Brown to lead the Red Claws to a 131-122 win over the Erie Bayhawks on Monday. Maine (7-14) won its 2nd straight in style, with Dozier nearing a triple-double with 37 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists. Brown finished with 30 points including […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Trump should chill about stock market
Donald Trump may watch the stock market more closely than any day trader. For a president who underlined the increasing importance of working-class whites to the GOP coalition and who trampled so much bipartisan economic orthodoxy during the campaign, to be so overtly obsessed with the stock market is a strange disconnect. In fact, no […]
Posted insj-web, Sun Spots
Tabs, Boat Seat Repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: in reference to the Dec. 27 Sun Spots, my 7-year-old great-grandson Brody is also collecting soda tabs. He lives in Fayette with his grandmother Tammy. They are making a trip to Boston with the tabs in the spring. You can reach him at 320-3848 to make arrangements for pickup. He has already […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Elizabeth Warren’s strength as candidate has slipped
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a fiery populist on the left, announced she is forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential run. Her earnest plea for working people and her attack on the rich and powerful provide a stark contrast both to President Donald Trump’s right-wing economic agenda and to more centrist Democrats. (“Billionaires and […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Androscoggin Bank announces new hires
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank has announced these new hires: Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte has been hired as vice president, senior risk manager at the bank’s main office in Lewiston. She worked most recently as vice president, senior corporate compliance group manager for TD Bank and has 15 years of compliance and risk management experience. Mara Pressman […]