The Sun Journal recently decided to publish a letter (Jan. 4) from the chair of the Lewiston Democrats, Kiernan Majerus-Collins, which appears to be nothing more than a political hit piece. Worse yet, it demonstrates exactly what is wrong with politics in America. Despite the fact that his democratic majority friends on the Lewiston City […]
2019
Posted insj-web, Sun Spots
Where are the Balloon Festival photo winners?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Just before Christmas I was at a stop sign waiting to exit Home Depot. I saw a young man running across the parking lot waving his arms. He came to my car and told me a rear tire was flat. He said I should back up into a parking space and he […]
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Wife returns home to find extra lingerie in her bed
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 31 years. We have four lovely children and seven grandchildren. I went to visit a friend out of state for a week. After I returned home, I went to make our bed. When I pulled back the sheets, I found a pair of lacy underwear that […]
Posted inHoroscope, sj-web
Taurus: Suppress the need for argument
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nina Dobrev, 30; Kate Middleton, 37; Dave Matthews, 52; Jimmy Page, 75. Happy Birthday: You’ll face some personal and emotional changes this year. Don’t fret over what others do when you should be considering what you want and how to go about making your dreams come true. Handle legal and […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Briefly: City
Paris Fire Hall to host show PARIS — The Maine Country Music Association Show & Dance will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Paris Fire Hall, 137 Western Ave., South Paris. Admission is $6 for nonmembers, $5 for members and $2.50 for children under 12. Children must be supervised […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Celtic music to fill Chocolate Church
BATH — Richard Wood and Gordon Belcher will present their blazing Prince Edward Island Celtic at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, in the Annex of the Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. Audiences will be taken on ride jigs and reels, strathspeys and hornpipes, and beautiful airs. Wood’s fiddle and infectious melodies complement Belcher’s versatile […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 9
100 years ago: 1919 (This item is from an ad in the Lewiston Journal) WANTED: Girls from 17 to 24 years of age with high school education, who desire permanent position to learn telephone operating. Seven dollars a week paid while learning. Frequent increases and two weeks vacation with pay. Apply, Hannah B. Leader, Chief […]
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The Harlow seeking submissions for annual juried art show
HALLOWELL — The Harlow art gallery is seeking submissions for Art2019, the 24th annual juried show and second annual juried show being held at its new location at 100 Water St. Art2019 is open to all Maine artists and to any artist with a strong connection to Maine. It will be held from May 10 through […]
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USM-LAC to host French sing-along
The public is invited to participate in the free monthly French sing-along at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston. Les Troubadours will lead a selection of local Franco favorites, such as “C’est Dans le Temps du Jour de L’An” and “Mon Dieu Bénissez la […]
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Gaslight Theater announces auditions
HALLOWELL — The Gaslight Theater announces auditions for its first production of the year, “A Rollicking Evening of One Acts.” The frivolous and funny one acts include “A Terrible False Deception” by Rafe MacPherson and a few others. Auditions will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, and at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at […]