Brownfield resident has hands blessed in ceremony MANCHESTER, N.H. — Saint Anselm College sophomore nursing student Caroline Condon of Brownfield, joined fellow student nurses in the Abbey Church for a blessing before beginning clinical placements. The blessing of the hands ceremony, held Feb. 5, is a tradition for the college’s future nurses, connecting the Benedictine […]
2021
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Posted inConnections
Norway Progress Center to reopen meal service, distribution
NORWAY — The Progress Center has returned to its free Community Kitchen’s Thursday night meals. The reopening and meal distribution will be held at 35 Cottage St. from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 4. The Community Kitchen’s many years of planning reached fruition in 2020. With the help of grants and donations, the kitchen […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Internal divisions are America’s greatest vulnerability
Domestic political and cultural divisiveness has become the United States’ greatest strategic weakness. This grim vulnerability, exploited by international rivals and authentic domestic enemies who despise the U.S. Constitution, puts the U.S. republic in peril.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Area musicians invited to apply for scholarships
ELLSWORTH — Musicians between the ages of 12 and 30 – who reside in Franklin or Somerset county and wish to pursue instruction or musical development on their chosen instrument(s) — are invited to apply to the Uncle Al Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The scholarship supports further instruction or musical development of musicians […]
Posted inSun Spots
Internet companies offer services at a discount for qualified customers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there an internet service in the Lewiston area that gives a senior discount? There are retired folks on a fixed income that cannot afford the internet and are losing out on being able to keep in touch with family such as FaceTime and other video chatting during these times. — Colette, […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Richard Fochtmann: Texas Republicans failed amid disaster
People are hearing the word Antifa, meaning anti-fascists, many times as the right-wing tries to blame the Jan. 6 riots on someone besides Trump and his poor deceived followers. Our grandparents were antifas, fighting against fascists in World War II. The dictionary defines fascism: “A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a […]
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Hawks blow out struggling Celtics, 127-112
Danilo Gallinari sets an Atlanta franchise record with 10 3-pointers, scoring 38 points against the Celtics, who have lost three straight.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Gilbert’s buzzer-beater 3 lifts Leavitt girls past Mountain Valley
Oxford Hills girls roll; Dirigo boys down Buckfield, while Poland has a close win and Monmouth falls in OT; Lewiston girls hockey pulls away for a victory.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Wednesday morning fire severely damages Fryeburg home
The 2½-story home was on Smarts Hill Road.