It seems as though the Republicans have made unto themselves another golden calf. The last time I saw a similar calf was at the end of the movie, “The Ten Commandments.” When the people presented it, they all danced around what they had constructed. It was at that moment, the earth opened up and they […]
2021
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Gil Steward: Thanks to Auburn cleanup crew
I want to give a big shout-out to the city of Auburn for its cleanup week. We live on a dead end street in East Auburn with 11 houses/camps/trailers on our street, so we have one common place where we put our trash for pick-up on Mondays. With no cleanup last year, we had a […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘What’s Going On’ still feels urgent, still feels now
One seldom hears anyone talk about — much less sing about — the existential pain of being alive, the sheer exhaustion sometimes of simply being, in a world stained by sins of malice, abuse, selfishness and despair. But Gaye did. So this masterpiece — named the greatest album ever by Rolling Stone — doesn’t get old or become corroded with nostalgia because it is tethered not to time, but to that common brokenness and the shared humanity from which it springs.
Posted inConnections
Author of ‘Sigh, Gone’ to give virtual talk
LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library continues its monthly author series with author, Latin teacher, and accomplished tattoo artist Phuc Tran at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, via Zoom. Tran’s memoir, “Sigh, Gone,” has been nominated for a 2021 Maine Literary Award and has been featured in national media outlets including the Today Show […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Mount Vernon student receives academic scholarship
DUDLEY, Mass. — Tyler Dunn of Mount Vernon was awarded the Professor Keith Corkum Endowed Scholarship in Economics from Nichols College at the annual Academic Awards Ceremony, hosted virtually May 4. This scholarship is awarded annually to an economics major or minor in recognition of super proficiency and excellence in the study of economics.
Posted inSun Spots
Stories requested about dads sought for Father’s Day edition
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Once again, I’m crowdsourcing for a potential story for publication in the Sun Journal. This time I want to know about the dad in your life. Dads — just like moms — play a special role in our lives. For example, among other things, my dad taught me how to balance a […]
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Lobsterman recounts fire that destroyed boat, forced him and sternman overboard
Todd Simmons and his sternman grabbed lobster buoys to keep them afloat, and spent several minutes in the 50-degree water before being rescued by crews of passing fishing boats.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin commissioners reject Isaiah Lary’s ‘health freedom’ proposal
Citing no evidence of requiring vaccinations for employment, a notion reinforced by county leaders, some of Lary’s colleagues called the move grandstanding and one saying he was “looking for a fight when there is no fight.”
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton woman new human resources and administrative assistant in Franklin County
Tiffany Baker will start June 1 and be paid $25 an hour.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County budget committee sends $7 million budget to public hearing
The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. June 2 in the upstairs courtroom at the county courthouse.