CANTON – Roland A. Gourde, 93, of Hartford, passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at Pinnacle Health and Rehab in Canton.
January 2019
Posted inMatters of record
Births
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Leola-Ray Marie Adams, a girl to Toni Pushard-Hart and Shawn Adams of Sabattus, Oct. 9. Grandparents, Lisa and Walter Hart III, Litchfield, Clyde Adams, Sabattus, Jacquelyn Fossett, Newcastle; great-grandparents, Anthony Pushard, Litchfield, Walter and Lorraine Hart Jr., Gardiner. Colton Roger Bisson, a boy to Kali and Dustin Bisson of Hartford, […]
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Posted inEncore, sj-web
Looking Back on Jan. 17
100 years ago: 1919 Chief Field and the Lewiston Police were mighty glad to hear of a bill being introduced in the Senate to increase the pay in that department. Chief Field and the police have felt for some time that the men have been underpaid. The patrolmen have not been paid as much as […]
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Bargain hunter's bragging tries her friend's patience
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend I’ll call Rose who likes to brag about how cheap she is. Sometimes when we’re talking, she will interrupt me and ask, “How do you like my pants? I got them for a dollar at a yard sale.” Or she’ll say, “I got them for free.” Rose likes to […]
Posted inDr. Roach, sj-web
There is no good argument for not vaccinating against disease
DEAR DR. ROACH: I just read an article that vaccinations are on the decline in many states. My question is about children who already have vaccinations. Do unvaccinated children who catch a disease pose any risk of infecting vaccinated children? Who is actually at risk here: Is it only the kids who don’t receive vaccinations […]
Posted inHoroscope, sj-web
Capricorn: Stick to the truth, facts
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zooey Deschanel, 39; Jim Carrey, 57; Steve Harvey, 62; Betty White, 97. Happy Birthday: Be careful what you sign up for this year. Something you thought would be advantageous will turn out to be a burden. Added responsibilities will be tiring but will also bring you joy. Make the most […]
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Community meals
NEW GLOUCESTER — A bean supper will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at Lunn-Hunnewell Amvets Post 6, Route 100. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and the buffet-style supper will be served at 5. The menu will include two kinds of beans, chop suey, coleslaw, pickles, brown bread, biscuits, assorted pies and beverages. The cost is […]
Posted inEncore, Livermore Falls Advertiser, sj-web
'Human Error' to open at The Public Theatre Jan. 25
LEWISTON — Get ready for nine months of laughter. A blundering fertility doctor mistakenly implants the embryo of a latte-sipping liberal couple into the womb of a NRA-cardholding conservative family in the East Coast premiere of the timely and provocative new comedy, Eric Pfeffinger’s “Human Error,” playing Jan. 25–Feb. 3, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple […]
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'Love Loss' to return to Good Theater for 12-show encore
PORTLAND — “Love Loss and What I Wore” by Nora Ephron and Deliah Ephron is returning to Good Theater for 12 performances from Jan. 19-Feb. 9. This production was a huge hit last winter for Good Theater, the professional company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. “Love Loss and What […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Taking issue with Cal Thomas
In his column published Jan. 11, Cal Thomas uses verbal tactics similar to those made popular by the current administration and others who want to deny or bend the truth, or at least claim to present their opinion as truth, by branding opponents to their way of thinking with some demeaning term. In this case, […]