CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 36; Dax Shepard, 44; Taye Diggs, 48; Cuba Gooding Jr., 51. Happy Birthday: Emotions will fuel your fire this year. The desire to get things done will mount as you speed up and focus on what will bring about positive changes mentally, emotionally and financially. Your desire to […]
2019
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Husband refuses to tell wife details of long-ago marriages
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 34 good years. He’s a little older than I am and was married twice before we met while in our 20s. (They were very brief marriages.) When we married, I knew about one of his marriages, but learned about the other one only much later […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Welcome to our unhappy new year
WASHINGTON — As we enter 2019, the question that looms over America is simple: Can we govern? The answer is no. Unless this changes — truly a long shot — the new year may be as disappointing as the old. Our society seems handcuffed by unsolvable problems: large and persistent budget deficits; global warming; uncontrolled […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police log
Lewiston • Kevin McArthur, 29, of 1968 Lisbon St., disorderly conduct, 3:50 a.m. Tuesday on Lisbon Street. • Joshua Blackerby, 33, of 92 Pine St., domestic violence assault, aggravated assault, 11:55 p.m. Monday on Oak Street. Auburn • Todd Boulet, 47, of 38 Taywood Road, domestic violence assault, 9:29 p.m. Monday at the Hilton Inn. […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Norway resident sculpts bright new year
Mark Rutter of Norway has sculpted “2019” and a peace sign outside the home he housesits near Lake Pennesseewassee in Norway. “I have people stopping across the street to take pictures and tell me that they love what I’m doing,” he said. “I just do it for the smiles.” (Sun Journal photo by Matthew Daigle)
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Finally, a GMO to tempt the Whole Foods crowd
These days everything from cookies to orange juice carry labels boasting that it’s GMO free — a marketing ploy that assumes consumers still hate, fear or at least disapprove of genetically modified organisms despite reassurances from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. While science journalists have bemoaned this as irrational fear, people might […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Scam alert: It's not the IRS calling
Fraudsters are trying to steal Social Security numbers, according to the AARP Fraud Watch Network. Gale Stallworth Stone, the acting inspector general of the Social Security Administration, is warning citizens about scammers copying the administration’s toll-free number so it shows on caller IDs. The Stone said scammers have “spoofed” SSA’s national customer service phone number, displaying […]
Posted inConnections, Pets, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
FCAS Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced the Pets of the Week. Dog of the week Smudge is a 2-year-old male Collie/Lab mix. He’s very energetic and playful and needs a structured home that can provide him with the training he needs to improve his manners. Smudge is looking for a home with kids […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web
College Transition Program has January start in Lewiston
LEWISTON — People looking to prepare for college and for scholarship help can sign up for the winter-spring 2019 session of the College Transition Program at Lewiston Adult Education. The free program reviews reading, writing and math skills in a college-style setting. It will include an expanded focus on time management as well as finding and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, sj-web, The Bethel Citizen
First Universalist of West Paris announces January worship services
WEST PARIS — Worship services at the First Universalist Church of West Paris are at 9 a.m. Sundays with refreshments afterward. All are welcome. Jan. 6: “The Big Heart of Universalism” led by The Rev. Fayre Stephenson. People live in divided and wounded times and seek paths for healing. At this service, the church will […]