2021
Posted inCommunity
Union library offers editorial cartoon exhibit
UNION — Vose Library will host an exhibit of the editorial cartoons of Douglas Coffin. Coffin’s single-panel, black-and-white cartoons were a popular feature of the upstart Waldo Independent — a Belfast-based weekly newspaper that from 1985 to 2008, provided competition to the deep-rooted Republican Journal, offering an alternative perspective on local news and issues. Coming […]
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Froma Harrop: It’s in companies’ interest to save the democracy
Corporations that defend the democracy are seeing to their own interests. But they may save us all.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Winthrop library talk to focus on people, coastal ecosystems
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library will virtually host marine scientist Dr. Heather Leslie at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. The event is the fourth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. Leslie will discuss the connections among people and coastal ecosystems, and focus on how marine scientists use a combination of field experiments and […]
Posted inConnections
CANCELED: Waterford Fall Foliage 5K race planned for Oct. 10
NOTE: Due to current spikes in COVID cases, the 2021 Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race, Walk, Fun Run, and Chili Cook-Off has been canceled. The primary focus of the Waterford 5K Race Committee is always Safety First. A great deal of planning goes into race day, so we waited until now to make the hard […]
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Virtual Miles for Mills 5K to be held Memorial Day
ROME — The Travis Mills Foundation will celebrate 10 years of Miles for Mills 5K virtually, with the main event taking place at 10 a.m. Memorial Day, May 31. Participants are asked to use the assets page to print off a bib, walk how far they would like, and share a picture (or pictures) of […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Orlando Delogu: Proposed limitations on free speech are unwise
John Brautigam’s and Ron Fein’s April 7 Sun Journal article, urging Maine to “ban political spending by foreign-influenced corporations,” is disappointing. These men know better; in their adult lives each has worked for free speech and fair elections. Free and open speech is both constitutionally protected, and the cornerstone of a free society. Their distaste […]
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Kate Follette: Perry ‘excellent choice’ for Paris selectman
I am writing in support of Walter Perry for Paris selectman. Walter has established a reputation as a well-respected teacher, coach, Paris resident, and member of the greater Oxford Hills community. In these times of increasing division and friction, the town of Paris needs someone who can navigate the task of uniting our fractured community […]
Posted inSun Spots
L-A Rotary Club hosting its second document shredding fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club is having its second document shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon May 1 at 800 Center St. (John Murphy Homes) in Auburn. We will again offer secure, no-contact shredding for your documents and other items you need to dispose of securely. We are asking for a $10 […]
Posted inConnections
Grant to fund volunteer virtual companionship program
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice received a grant of $6,874 from the Celia Lipton Harris and Victor W. Harris Foundation Home Community Fund, a donor-advised fund through the Maine Community Foundation. The funds will support the AndroPeerConnects program, a volunteer virtual companionship program for homebound patients that will help prevent social isolation and […]