Reservations by Maine residents are up by 37 percent during the summer of coronavirus, in what may become a record year for camping at the state’s parks.
June 2020
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Dorothy St. Hilaire
AUBURN – Dorothy St. Hilaire, 88, of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Friday June 19, 2020 at Clover Manor after a …
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Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Dana Michael Cook
AUBURN – Dana Michael Cook, 36, of Minot, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, June 19, 2020 in Auburn, as a result of …
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Nicholaus Richard: Pass the HEROES Act
Lewiston’s city and school leaders are working hard to maintain quality local services during the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts come with a cost, though: 12 municipal positions, including police officers, a fire inspector and public works employees, are staying vacant. The city is counting on federal coronavirus funding and budget cuts to avoid up to […]
Posted inAdvice, bPlus, Dear Abby
Dear Abby: His relationship just isn’t a healthy one
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I split up, but she doesn’t want to tell anyone or change stuff on Facebook. When I told her that, for now, I just want to be friends, she got mad at me for changing the password on my account. She can get mean and hateful when she doesn’t get […]
Posted inAdvice, bPlus, Horoscope
Eugenia Last, Gemini: Make room for changes you want to make
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lana Del Rey, 34; Prince William, 38; Brandon Flowers, 30; Chris Pratt, 41. Happy Birthday: You’ll want to make some adjustments to the ways you do things this year. Look at a different approach to the way you earn your living or how you live. An optimistic attitude will lead […]
Posted inbPlus
Mystery Photo for June 21, 2020
Guess correctly and have a chance to win a $20 Hannaford gift card.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sarah Sherman: LGBT veterans may apply for discharge upgrades
For veterans in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, there is an immense sense of pride that comes from serving their country. Unfortunately for some, they were involuntarily separated from the military due to their sexual orientation, making them ineligible for many Veterans Administration benefits earned by veterans by their military service. Between the […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Andrew Whitney: Use these times as motivation for change
Peaceful protests, accompanied by organized and violent riots, have erupted in the streets across the United States. In light of those events, surrounding race and the law enforcement community, I feel it appropriate to tell a personal story. When I was 16 years old, I was stopped by an officer on Route 2/26. Although my […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Brad Peterson: Grandfather’s chair
When Beverly Peterson moved from her family home into Schooner Estates, she sorted through her photo albums and found a poem her grandson, Brad Peterson, wrote in 2008 when he was in college. The poem was prompted by memories of his grandfather, Richard Peterson, who died in 1998 when Brad was 10 years old. Richard […]