LEWISTON – Robert C. Welch, 76, of Kerr Street, Rumford, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at the Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston.
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Posted inSports, The Franklin Journal
Dirigo Girls basketball results
Monmouth Academy at Dirigo • Junior varsity game result – Final Score: Monmouth 24, Dirigo 29; Records: Monmouth, Dirigo 1-4. Dirigo Top Scorers: Megan Fletcher, 10 points; Abbygayl Stevens, 6 points. Monmouth Top Scorer: Abby Flanagan, 9 points. • Varsity game result – Dirigo vs Monmouth, Jan. 2, in Dixfield. Final score: Monmouth, 51; Dirigo, […]
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FMH adds cardiologist Weeman
FARMINGTON — Dr. Lynette Weeman, a cardiologist, has joined the staff of Franklin Memorial Hospital. Weeman, who is affiliated with Maine Medical Partners — MaineHealth Cardiology, will provide patient care at the hospital three days a week, beginning Monday. Weeman received her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
2018 brought small steps toward peace between North and South Korea
As 2018 began, Kim Jong Un’s North Korean dictatorship was touting its ICBMs. Many weapons analysts believed North Korean ICBMs could strike Seattle and San Francisco. As 2018 began, North Korean leaders routinely threatened South Korea, Japan and the U.S. with nuclear attack. In January, Kim claimed would soon deploy nuclear warheads. Propaganda is one […]
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Volunteers needed as greeters, companions for hospice
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to support those facing the end of life. Volunteers provide companionship to patients and respite to family members. Volunteers are needed for patients in the home setting, nursing facilities, and in the Hospice House on Stetson Road in Auburn. Along […]
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Capricorn: Be precise as you move forward
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Graham Elliot, 42; Dave Foley, 56; Michael Stipe, 59; Patty Loveless, 62. Happy Birthday: Don’t hide your true feelings. If you don’t address what’s wrong, you’ll keep spinning your wheels, accomplishing little. Turn this into a year to revise what isn’t working for you and building a strong base that […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 4
100 years ago: 1919 The Wallace H. White Jr. Club of Lewiston will hold its first meeting of the municipal campaign in Republican headquarters Tuesday. George S. McCarty, whose fame as a speaker is not slight will be the principal speaker, Robert J. Hogdson will preside. Politics is getting ready to stir In Lewiston. While it […]
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Kennedy Park pool is important
In a Sun Journal article (Dec. 19) about a recent Lewiston City Council meeting, the author paraphrased Mayor Shane Bouchard on the topic of the Kennedy Park swimming pool: “Mayor Shane Bouchard, head of the Public Works Committee, said he would just as soon fill in the pool.” If that is truly the mayor’s position, […]
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Briefly: City
Stanton holds 39th Christmas bird count LEWISTON — The Stanton Bird Club conducted its 39th Christmas Bird Count of the Lewiston-Auburn area on Saturday, Dec. 29. In total, 17 people participated and recorded 42 species; the average since 2000 is 48. There was 1 inch of snow on the ground and most open water was […]
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Norway board recognizes first responders who served in military
NORWAY — Police Chief Rob Federico and Fire Chief Dennis Yates presented certificates of special recognition at Thursday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting to several officers with the police and fire departments who have served in the military. Federico said that the certificates, which were given to the departments by Sen. Angus King, included a […]