RUMFORD – Allan Francis Gallant, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away July 26, 2019 at the age of 87.
Allan was …
July 2019
Posted inMaine, News
Siblings build casket for beloved father from items he had collected
Robert McCormick of Sanford, a mason, landscaper and maintenance man, died July 16 at age 70.
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Posted inBicentennial, Maine, New England, News
Vote on Maine statehood was far from assured two centuries ago
Every attempt over the previous 30 years to separate from Massachusetts had failed until July 26, 1819 – 200 years ago this week.
Posted inBethel, Franklin, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week’s agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Wednesday Buckfield: Community Day Planning workshop, 3 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Brainstorming on Town Office, 7 p.m., Town Hall Thursday Buckfield: Library Committee, 6:30 p.m., Zadoc Long Free Library Canton: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, […]
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Don’t count on others to get things done
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Munro Chambers, 29; Jason Belmonte, 36; Josh Radnor, 45; Martina McBride, 53. Happy Birthday: Do what’s right. Don’t act in haste this year when it’s in your best interest to take your time and do things with finesse. Think matters through, and let your originality and your unique style take […]
Posted inDear Abby
Sisters puzzle over response to parents’ secret bankruptcy
DEAR ABBY: My sister and I recently found out (through the internet) that my mother and stepfather have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A few months ago, Mom approached my sister (who’s an attorney) asking about the effects of bankruptcy “for a friend.” My sister and I are now struggling with this information because my […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Chronic cough more common than previously thought
DEAR DR. ROACH: I picked up a cough while traveling in Europe almost two years ago. No other symptoms have ever presented. Since that time, I have received every test imaginable, including spirometry, multiple breathing tests, CT scans, X-rays and most recently a bronchoscopy. Nothing was discovered through any of these tests. Other than the […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 29
100 years ago: 1919 Ty Cobb’s drive for the 1919 batting championship is underway. According to unofficial averages, including Wednesday’s game’s, he is leading the race with 350. He batted his way from third place within a week. George Sisler of St. Louis was sixth in batting a week ago. Today finds him tied for […]
Posted inSports
Yankees hold off Sox, avoid sweep
Boston commits three errors to fall back into third place.
Posted inMaine, News
Fryeburg police rescue unconscious woman from Saco River bank
Police say the 45-year-old New Hampshire kayaker – who was wearing only an bikini and carrying a cooler filled with alcohol – was ‘unequipped for overnight camping.’