AUBURN – Camilla P. Vassar of Auburn passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning Nov. 25, 2020, in Auburn.
Camilla was born in Portland, …
2020
Posted inSports
Metcalf, Wilson shine as Seahawks keep Eagles grounded, improve to 8-3
Seattle takes over first place in the NFC West with a 23-17 win, while Philadelphia, at 3-7-1, is still just a half game off the lead in the lowly NFC East.
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 1
100 Years Ago: 1920 An addition to Lewiston’s business district which has caused favorable comment is the advent of the city’s newest shoe merchants, the Boston Shoe Store, which throws open its doors for the first time this morning. Situated in the recently renovated Grant building on the busiest portion of Lisbon street, the store […]
Posted inHoroscope
Taurus: Resolving a situation will depend on what’s real
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Vance Joy, 33; Sarah Silverman, 50; Nestor Carbonell, 53; Bette Midler, 75. Happy Birthday: Look, see and do. Take action, and focus on your pursuits. Handle relationships with enthusiasm, support and the desire to work as a team player. The contributions you make this year will enrich your life and […]
Posted inConnections
Maine Theater Fund awards $76,000 in grants
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Theater Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 17 grants that total $76,829 to support professional and community theaters in the production and presentation of live theater. Area grant recipients include: Community Little Theater, Auburn, for the theatrical rights and expenses for the production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters”: $4,000. […]
Posted inConnections, Uncategorized
Registration open for annual WinterKids Winter Games
WESTBROOK — Registration is open for Maine teachers and families to participate in the fourth annual WinterKids Winter Games, a four-week series of fun outdoor physical activity and nutrition challenges for kids. Free resources are available for Maine teachers in kindergarten to grade eight. “WinterKids has always thought ‘outside of the building,’ and this year […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: The coming anti-COVID restriction backlash
The political class should have been especially sensitive to playing by its own rules, when those rules have been so relatively easy to bear for the elite and so punishing for ordinary workers. Still, the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom have flouted COVID strictures rather than forgo a visit to a hair salon or world-class French restaurant.
Posted inConnections
Local Working Group to discuss conservation fund spending
FARMINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, welcomes all Franklin County residents with an interest in conservation practices on private agricultural lands and woodlands to participate in a Local Working Group meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14. The […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Benjamin Martin: Small voices are still essential
One of the definitions of essential, according to Webster’s dictionary is: “of the utmost importance.” Oh really? Here we sit, eight months into a global pandemic and what has the state, or federal government, done to help those working with developmental disabilities? Short answer: nothing. The staff that support people with developmental disabilities are the […]
Posted inSun Spots
Shopper grateful for stranger who paid for her purchase
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On the morning of Nov. 24, a very kind lady paid for my purchase at Blackie’s. I have never had anything given to me in my 81 years and the feeling I had is hard to describe. A thank you is not enough for what she did and I wish I could […]