DEAR DR. ROACH: My 90-year-old mother lost her sense of smell several years ago. We think it was related to a new medication. I read that vitamin A deficiency can be responsible for this, and I have reason to believe she has a real deficiency. She also has poor night vision, dry eyes and skin […]
2020
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Walk your own path and avoid other people’s problems
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zendaya, 24; Zoe Lister-Jones, 38; Gloria Estefan, 63; Lily Tomlin, 81. Happy Birthday: Take the plunge, and put your plans in motion. Stop procrastinating, and start moving toward your dream. Once you take the first step, you’ll be glad you did. You have so much to offer and even more […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Hound is nothing but trouble during his owners’ vacations
DEAR ABBY: My daughter and son-in-law’s dog, “Zeke,” is a poor houseguest. We have kept him several times while they were vacationing. This last time, a long weekend, was very stressful. Zeke is a hound dog (58 pounds) and stubborn. He jumps on furniture, jumps up to the kitchen counter and dining table trying to […]
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Triple lifts Braves past Red Sox
Austin Riley hits a bases-loaded triple in the fifth as NL-East leading Atlanta sends Boston to its 23rd loss.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston board approves school police reduction
The vote was taken after nearly five hours of public comment, which broke along racial lines.
Posted inNational Sports, New England Patriots, Sports
Patriots not ready to name starting QB as camp winds down
New England coach Bill Belichick says he still doesn’t know when he’ll be ready to announce whether Cam Newton, Jarrett Stidham or Brian Hoyer will start at quarterback.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore approves highway purchases
List includes loader, plow truck chassis and 2,500 yards of sand.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Butler scores 40 as Heat beat Bucks in Game 1
Jimmy Butler pours on 40 points as Miami takes a 1-0 in its second-round series with Milwaukee, 115-104.
Posted inMaine, News
Saco woman dies after scuba diving accident
Tonya Cianchette, 45, of Saco was injured Sunday in a recreational dive near the Isle of Shoals and died at a New Hampshire hospital.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police log
Arrests Androscoggin County • Todd Lyons, 35, of Mechanic Falls, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 6:52 a.m. Monday at 40 Pleasant St. Lewiston • Corey Swenson, 38, of Whitefield, on charges of violating conditions of release, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and operating after habitual offender revocation, 9:40 p.m. Sunday on Main Street. […]