AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Stormwater Working Group (Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon and Sabattus), in association with Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, normally hosts an event at the beginning of June that involves working together with local volunteers for cleaner and safer waters. They gather at Festival Plaza for a discussion about clean water […]
July 2020
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Richard Andrews named Veteran of the Month
SOUTH PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home-South Paris June Veteran is Richard Andrews, a native of Waterford and an Air Force veteran who served as a Morse Code operator. Andrews grew up on his parent’s farm in Waterford where he and his five siblings cared for the cows and chickens. The Norway High School graduate […]
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Sports on TV: Monday, July 6, 2020
Monday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. — ESPN: TBT: Eberlein Drive vs. Brotherly Love or Stillwater Stars, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 9 p.m. — ESPN: TBT: Golden Eagles vs. Team CP3 or Mid American Unity, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio SOCCER (MEN’S) […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine hotels step up safety measures to prove quarantines aren’t needed
Some are going to extreme lengths to keep air purified, guests spread apart and high-touch items disinfected.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: July 6
July 6, 1854: A mob incited by a street preacher named Brown burns the Old South Meeting House in Bath, which was bought by Irish Catholics to serve as a church. The incident is one of several violent anti-Catholic crimes that occurs in the 1850s in Maine, including the tarring of the Rev. John (or […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine leads New England for economically vulnerable college towns
As schools decide whether to reopen campuses this year, the economic impact will ripple through the communities in which they are based.
Posted inMaine, News
Pared-down Maine school budgets head to voters for approval
Superintendents have made cuts to teaching positions and programs, while also anticipating pandemic-related expenses.
Posted inMaine
During coronavirus, backyard birding takes flight in Maine
Socially distanced telecommuters are discovering a new world just beyond their walls.
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Big personal changes will help you feel better
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kevin Hart, 41; Tia Mowry, 42; Tamera Mowry, 42; Sylvester Stallone, 74. Happy Birthday: Tidy up loose ends. Make use of the time you have to assess your life and to make adjustments that will encourage you to eliminate whatever isn’t working for you. Putting more time and effort into […]
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Beta blockers work with other hyperthyroidism meds
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 80 years old. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I am taking methimazole 10 milligrams, two tabs daily. Whenever the endocrinologist reduces the tablets to once daily, my TSH remains low. I am also taking metoprolol. I read on my computer that beta blockers interfere with the absorption […]