SOUTH PARIS – Robert Henry Johns Jr. died May 25, 2021 at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris. He was …
2021
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Robert M. Chute
POLAND – Robert M. Chute, 95, passed away on April 28, 2021 at his home on Middle Range Pond in Poland, …
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Looking Back on May 20
100 Years Ago: 1921 Will baseball games and all other forms of athletic competition likely to evoke applause be forbidden on the Lewiston Athletic park? Daylight Saving and twilight baseball have brought up a problem that the Committee on the Athletic Park will have to settle in a few days. Baseball can now be played […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Gary Dennis: Tougher treatment needed with drug abuse, prostitution
An article and several opinion letters over the last couple of weeks looked at softening drug and prostitution laws. As far as “harm reduction” (teaching people to use enough to not injure themselves or others) goes, that is a “crock.” I witnessed where this was applied, and strict behavioral requirements ignored — it resulted in […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Library plans evening of poetry with Maine poet laureate
The Camden Public Library and the Stewardship Education Alliance plan to host Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 27, for a special evening of poetry. The event will kick off a two-week “Poetry on Windows” (POW!) celebration in downtown Camden. Kestenbaum is to read selections of his work, discuss the creative […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Farmington, Jay students graduate from Tampa university
TAMPA, Fla. — Elizabeth Burke of Farmington and Nicholas Cerullo of Jay graduated May 8 from the University of Tampa during a virtual commencement. It was the university’s 152nd commencement. Burke graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. Cerullo graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. Each graduate received a personalized […]
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Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Lewiston school budget deserves ‘yes’ vote
I encourage my friends, neighbors, and constituents in Lewiston’s Ward 3 to get out and vote in support of the school budget on May 25 at Longley School. My School Committee colleagues and I worked diligently for nearly two months to create a budget that supports our students and educators. Our budget provides for a […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Holding Islamic State terrorists accountable for the Yazidi genocide in Iraq
Justice? Slow and uncertain. But it appears some of the most hideous crimes against humanity committed in the last decade may be punished.
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University to offer class on pressure cooker barbecuing
FORT KENT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer an online class, about using pressure cookers to prepare classic barbecue recipes, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27. “BBQing with your electric pressure cooker” will feature barbecued ribs and baked beans, with recipes and tips for preparing stuffed eggs, pasta, potato salads […]