OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin told the Board of Selectmen Thursday, Sept. 19, he had received several phone calls regarding the levels of Whiney Pond going down. also said he had fielded several phone calls regarding lower water levels on Whitney Pond. Whitney and Hogan ponds feed the Little Androscoggin River, which is controlled at the Welchville Dam […]
2019
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: I will never forget my mentors
They are all gone now; the men (and one woman) who were major influences in my early journalism career. The last two died within weeks of each other. They were Jack Perkins and Sander Vanocur, both veterans of NBC News where I started as a copyboy. My list of mentors is long. They were famous […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Melissa Landry: Zachary Pettengill for Ward 2 councilor
As a resident of Lewiston, it is my hope that Zachary Pettengill is re-elected to his position as Ward 2 city councilor. I have had the fortune of getting to know Pettengill. He is connected to the past, present and future of Lewiston. He has historical ties to the community, being the son and grandson […]
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Samantha Turcotte: Rhyanna Larose will do what is right for Auburn
As a Ward 4 resident and voter, I am casting my vote for Rhyanna Larose for Auburn City Council. Her experience and knowledge of the town and the people make her an excellent candidate. I am interested in her ideas to help protect and preserve Auburn’s natural resources and bring clean and renewable energy for […]
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Froma Harrop: Time has come to do what is necessary
For Democrats, political reasons to avoid stepping on the road to impeachment still stand. But political complications have collapsed in importance compared with reasons to move ahead. The burning issue is no longer ordinary corruption like President Donald Trump’s skimming taxpayer money for his hotel properties or lying about payoffs to a porn star. It’s […]
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Linda Scott: Mark Cayer for mayor
On Nov. 5, I will be voting for Mark Cayer as the next mayor of Lewiston. Cayer has proven himself, again and again, as a person who serves for all the right reasons. He provides a leadership style that takes politics out of local decisions and puts taxpayers and residents first. His vision for moving […]
Posted inConnections
Community meals
AUBURN — There will be a bean supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Auburn United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. Cost is $8 for adults, children age 6-12 is $4, and children under 5 get in free. The menu consists of baked beans, casseroles, hot dogs, coleslaw, bread, beverages and pies. Entertainment […]
Posted inDear Abby
Friend’s new wife overshares about couple’s married life
DEAR ABBY: My husband’s best friend remarried a couple of years ago, and the new wife, “Jane,” is a handful. When we get together, she’s as free-spirited and open as you can get, sexually. She hangs on her husband like a magnet, grabbing at him provocatively and letting everyone know anything and everything about her […]
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Don’t make any moves until you see how others react
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Christina Milian, 38; Serena Williams, 38; Jim Caviezel, 51; Olivia Newton-John, 71. Happy Birthday: Look at the possibilities, and take care of unfinished business. Having the information readily available and the freedom to spend time following a path that excites you should be your priorities. It’s time to concentrate on […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 26
100 years ago: 1919 The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Auburn as a city will make a pleasant page in her history. Although the committee of ex-mayors which arranged the exercises had at first planned an elaborate program — one that included a great parade, floats, a buffet supper to which all the city […]