CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Tyra Banks, 47; Jay-Z, 51; Marisa Tomei, 56; Jeff Bridges, 71. Happy Birthday: Use your intelligence and common sense when dealing with persuasive individuals. You have plenty to gain this year if you are smart, articulate and dare to follow your heart and do your own thing. Set the standard, […]
2020
Posted inDear Abby
Tension with sister’s fiance makes holiday outlook bleak
DEAR ABBY: I woke up crying this morning. The holidays are fast approaching, and many of them I spent with my younger sister “Leyla” and her family. It has been a tradition because our parents are no longer living, and my sisters live on the mainland. Leyla’s fiance doesn’t care for me, so last year’s […]
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Mt Blue kicker earns invitation to National Showcase
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School junior Mason Biello, a kicker for the team, was invited to the exclusive 2020 Kicking World National Showcase taking place on December 5-6 in Austin, Texas. He earned the invitation earlier this season by having a ‘wow’ performance at the Showcase camps competing against over 1,200 HS football kickers […]
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The ‘Count Out’ of ‘79
President Trump’s challenge to certification of election results and the just ended blockade of transition support for President-Elect Biden has brought to mind a chapter in our own state’s history. It’s the “Count Out” of ‘79, an episode where two sets of governments each contending to be the legitimate authority sat in Augusta at the […]
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Oxford officials consider plans if essential employees quarantined
Mutual aid from other towns could be an option.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Extension offers beekeeping classes
REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering separate online Zoom beekeeping classes for beginner and experienced beekeepers starting Jan. 14 and Feb. 25. The five-session beginning class, for beekeepers with less than one year’s experience, meets from 6–7:30 p.m. Jan 14 –Feb. 11. With a focus on the basics of honeybee biology and […]
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Mt. Abram High School first quarter honor roll
SALEM TWP — High Honors: 93 or above in ALL academic subjects. Grade 12: Joshua Ireland, Clara Logan, Trenton Reed, Patrick Storer, Camryn Wahl, Hunter Warren. Grade 11: Sara Galusha, Emily Marden, Wyatt Sieminski, Caleb Thibodeau, Cameron Walters. Grade 10: Josey Arms, Madison Contreras, Savina Sherwood. Grade 9: Brooke Douglass, Baylis Eggleston, Ryleigh Frost, Payton […]
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Pets of the Week
Charlie is the dog of the week, a three year old male Pitbull Terrier mix and he loves people. When you walk into the dog room, he is smiling and wagging his tail in the front of the kennel like you came in just to see him, even if you didn’t! He greets everyone like […]
Posted inDr. Roach
What’s the optimal blood pressure level?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like your opinion about the need to lower blood pressure to the standard 120/80. I read the following in a scientific article: “Older people with preexisting vascular disease or circulation deficits, however, often need higher systolic pressure (around 130-140 mmHg) to ensure adequate circulation to their brain and kidneys.” Is […]
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Appeal filed on Weld AT&T cellphone tower permit
WELD — The Appeals Board is expected to consider a building permit for an AT&T cellphone tower approved by the Planning Board in September. The 190-foot tower would be across from Lost Cove, just before Fire Lane 17 and beyond the Weld Inn on the Phillips Road. AT&T leased the site from Kevin and Holly […]