CANTON – Bernice “Bonnie” Beckwith, 86, of Bethel passed away peacefully on Nov. 21, 2021, at the Pinnacle Rehab Center with …
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Obituary: William F. Clough
AUBURN – William F. Clough, 87, of Auburn, formally of Kennebunkport, peacefully passed away at his home with his loving family …
Obituary: Keyon “Cady” Rose Pillsbury
AUGUSTA – Keyon “Cady” Rose Pillsbury, 19, a resident of Augusta, formerly of Livermore Falls, passed away, following a brief illness, …
Obituary: Nathaniel Small
POLAND – Nathaniel Small, 17, passed away on Nov. 16, 2021. He was born on Jan. 16, 2004, the son of …
Golfers vaccination status complicates weekly outings
DEAR ABBY: I have a problem with one player in our weekly golf group. He hasn’t been vaccinated and won’t wear a mask. Our group is mostly older players who all share golf carts. Everyone in the group has been vaccinated except this one person. As the group coordinator, I prearrange the foursomes every week. […]
Romance with prison inmate evolves into love triangle
DEAR ABBY: I am a 42-year-old mother of three who has been in a relationship with a man for almost six years. He is incarcerated. We started out as friends. Things were great until this year, when he reconnected with an old girlfriend. I had a conversation with her over Facebook, and she wanted to […]
Looking Back on Nov. 27
100 Years Ago: 1921 An object strange to the younger generation, but recalling happy memories to many an “old timer,” rests on the desk of Chief Samson of the Lewiston fire department. It is an immense silver speaking trumpet, elaborately ornamented, and inscribed. It resembles a cornucopia or perhaps one of the long trumpets always […]
Gemini: Emotional matters are best not dealt with until you can clear your head
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alison Pill, 36; Jaleel White, 45; Fisher Stevens, 58; Kathryn Bigelow, 70. Happy Birthday: Put everything in perspective before making a change. Don’t let enthusiastic onlookers push you or set the pace for the way you live your life. Take it upon yourself to make decisions that put your mind […]
Nonprofit to host book sale at Lewiston library Dec. 4
The Friends of the Lewiston Public Library plan to host a book sale from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. The sale will be held in Callahan Hall at 200 Lisbon St. library, at the corner of Pine Street in Lewiston. The event will be preceded by the Friends annual meeting at 10 […]
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Inflation of two kinds, or three
Each buyer has an equilibrium point for each purchase. Some willingly pay more, some don’t. At the $5 a pound I paid for my Thanksgiving bird, I was at my equilibrium point. But $5 was way too far to the right of equilibrium for the vast majority of turkey eaters.