BETHEL — There will be a community supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Bethel Alliance Church, 251 Walkers Mills Road, across from the Telstar parking lot. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 207-824-2289. — FAYETTE — There will be a Keep Me Warm supper at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, […]
January 2019
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A courageous welcome to strangers
“Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote Robert Frost many years ago — a line of poetry that became accepted wisdom for many years. But now there is the situation down along the Mexican border, with the current administration set on constructing an ultimate border wall in hopes of promoting America’s general good neighborliness. That attempt […]
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Cancer: Live by your rules and standards
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mischa Barton, 33; Tatyana Ali, 40; Ed Helms, 45; Neil Diamond, 78. Happy Birthday: Slow down and stick to what’s most important to you. If you scatter your energy, you will end up running in circles. Look at your personal and professional relationships and consider who you have time for. […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 24
100 years ago: 1919 Walter Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson of Myrtle Street, Auburn, has returned from France, where he has been since March. He enlisted in the 54th motor-artillery and before going overseas was stationed at Fort McKinley. He was in active service until the Armistice in November. 50 years ago: […]
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Volunteers and surplus greeting cards are needed
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine (CRCWM) is looking for people to volunteer in the following capacities: supervise drop-in hours, assist with mailings and phone calls, create cards and notes to send to patients, do light cleaning, and assist with opening the center for classes and programming, including set-up and monitoring the […]
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Briefly: Local
LPD Citizens Police Academy LEWISTON — The Lewiston Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy provides an inside look over the day-to-day operations of the department. This is an opportunity to engage with the department and to be informed on the services they provide, to discuss current issues taking place within Lewiston and out, and to ask […]
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Anti-vaxxers spread a plague of ignorance
An outbreak of measles four years ago at Disneyland focused attention on a growing health menace — the refusal of parents to vaccinate their children. The threat has gone international. The World Health Organization has just named the anti-vaccination movement among the 10 biggest global health crises. Italy is ground zero, thanks to a law […]
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Auburn to celebrate WinterFest 2019
AUBURN — Auburn’s Winter Festival will begin Friday and run all weekend. The schedule is: Friday — ‘Family Fun Night at the Mountain’ where Lost Valley is hosting activities. Torchlight Parade and fireworks at 9 p.m. Saturday — ‘Kids Activity Zone’ in downtown Auburn at Festival Plaza where activities includge a snow mountain, fire pits […]
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Trump has options with State of the Union address
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given President Trump an opportunity to change the dynamic of the State of the Union address, an event that has become predictable and often boring. It has featured members of Congress popping up and down like whack-a-moles, interrupting the president with applause if they agree with him, or stone silence if […]
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Ask some difficult questions
With the U.S. government shut down, people should be asking some difficult questions. Is having the border wall so important that the public stands by while President Trump refuses to negotiate with Congress? Saying “it’s the wall or nothing” is not negotiating in good faith. Are American citizens’ welfare simply a Trump business deal where […]