DEAR DR. ROACH: Around two years ago, I had an L4/L5 herniated disc that caused a sciatic nerve problem. My doctors tried prescription medication (including medicine to act on the nerves), two lumbar injections and physical therapy. I also tried a chiropractor and acupuncture. After all of the above steps, my back pain has basically […]
2019
Upcoming book groups at APL
The Auburn Page Turners will meet on April 1 at 12:30 p.m. to discuss the novel “The Great Alone.” The Speak Your Mind book group will also meet on April 1 at 6 p.m. to discuss the non-fiction work “Evicted.”
Cancer: Trust your judgment, instincts
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Giselle Eisenberg, 12; Jenna Fischer, 45; Rachel Weisz, 49; Bryan Cranston, 63. Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, and live within your means. Refuse to let temptation take hold of you and lead you into something you cannot afford to be a part of mentally, physically or financially. Choose what’s safe […]
Looking Back on March 7
100 Years Ago: 1919 In the store of Hamilton and Howard in Auburn is a curious souvenir of the Civil War. It is a copy of the Vicksburg Citizen ready for publication July 2, 1863, the day before that city was captured by Grant. It contains a picture of Grant, who was then thundering at the gates […]
Boys’ hockey: St. Dom’s discovers unrecognized state championship from 1946
St. Dominic Academy recently found out it has one more hockey state championship than it, or the MPA, thought.
Obituary: Janet McGowan
AUBURN – Janet McGowan, 80, of Auburn, passed away in Auburn on March 4, 2019 with her loving daughters by her …
Obituary: Richard Hilton Libby Jr.
GREENE – Richard H. Libby, 61, of Greene, Maine, passed away Monday March 4, 2019, following a short battle with lung …
Obituary: Jeannine Fortin Westleigh
AUBURN – Jeannine Fortin Westleigh, 84, of Auburn, died Feb. 22, 2019, in Auburn.
Our mother was a child at heart. She …
Obituary: Norman David Block
CALIFORNIA – Norman David Block, formerly of South Paris, passed away peacefully in California, surrounded by loving family, on Feb. 20, …