NEW SHARON — Maine Department of Transportation is in the final design phase of a preservation project for a bridge crossing the Sandy River. The bridge is on Route 2 between Water Street and Cape Cod Hill Road, also known as Route 134. According to a letter sent to Town Clerk Pamela Adams, the project […]
2020
Posted inSun Spots
Fruit fly infestation calls for application of vinegar and detergent
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a fruit fly problem that is making me pull out my hair — what little I have left. I have tried apple cider vinegar and Fabreze. The issue isn’t as bad as it was, but there are straglers that keep reproducing at a very fast rate. Please help. — Kathleen, […]
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Posted inObituaries
Obituary: David F. Jensen Jr.
WINDHAM – David F. Jensen Jr., 37, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 16, 2020 in Portland. He was born July 21, 1982, …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Irene Theresa Francoeur
LEWISTON – Irene Francoeur, 91, of Lewiston passed away peacefully on January 22, 2020 at The Woodlands surrounded by her family. …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Curtis A. Arey
Auburn – Curtis A. Arey, 82, of Lewiston, passed away early Tuesday morning January 21st at the Hospice House with his …
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Donald Dubuc: Acts of cowardice revealed
My applause goes out to residents of the town of Sabattus, who had the intestinal fortitude to let Michelle Malkin speak at their town hall. So many people wanted to hear what she had to say that the town hall had to turn away some of the crowd. The Franco Heritage Center and Martindale Country […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Vladimir Putin seeks power, confronts protests
On May 1, 2019, Russian police in Moscow and St. Petersburg arrested more than a hundred demonstrators who had made it clear to all observers they were protesting one man: Russian President and former KGB Col. Vladimir Putin. On Jan. 15, 2020, Putin announced that he would send the Russian parliament legislation that would amend […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Trump’s acquittal will have an asterisk
Dear Mr. So-Called President: A few words in advance of your upcoming acquittal. That that’s how your impeachment trial will end is, as we all know, a foregone conclusion. The proverbial fix is in. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told us as much in December when he announced he was coordinating with the White House […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Mary Jane Newell: Liberals’ childish actions
I recently read that conservative talk show host Michelle Malkin came to Maine to speak and three venues canceled on her, due to protestors, before she finally found a welcoming crowd in Sabattus. I am appalled that Maine citizens are acting like that. That is what communist countries do — they refuse to listen to […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Sheila Leavitt: The reality of Michelle Malkin
This is what I would like to say to the roomful of “red-blooded Americans” (Sun Journal article, Jan. 18) which erupted in sustained applause upon the entrance of Michelle Malkin (thus perhaps giving some clue that they might have been a hand-picked and friendly crew). People of Sabattus should know that those folks swarming and […]