Friday, February 5 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPN2 — George Mason at Dayton ESPNU — Akron at Kent State FS1 — Maryland at Penn State 9 p.m. ESPNU — Monmouth at Manhattan FS1 — Boise State at Nevada (Reno) COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. PAC-12N […]
2021
Obituary: Ronald E. Dan
ROCKPORT – Ronald E. Dan, 72, of Union passed away at Pen Bay Hospital on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, following declining …
Obituary: Doris Yvonne Martin
LEWISTON – On Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, Doris Yvonne Martin passed away with family by her side after a long fight …
Looking Back on Feb. 5
100 Years Ago 1921 Auburn W.C.T.U. met at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Florence Starbird led the devotions. Two members were reported on the sicklist: Mrs. Dora Waterhouse and her sister Mrs. Anna Caswell. It was voted to give a banquet to the Auburn newsboys and the reporters at both the Lewiston Journal and […]
Well done news for Friday, Feb. 5
Husson University, Saint Michael’s College and Endicott College names honor students.
Gregory D’Augustine: Civil discourse is key in mask mandate discussion
I hardly know where to begin in discussing the Feb. 4 article about the Androscoggin County Commission’s decision regarding the mask mandate. While I agree that there’s much to debate regarding the constitutional authority issues, such discussions are not advanced by spectators shouting “cowards” and “shame.” Those folks should examine their free speech to determine […]
Anthony Lee Alfreds: Youth incarceration causes trauma cycle
This letter regards “Police arrest 18-year-old in Lisbon stabbing,” published in the Jan. 27 Sun Journal. As a formerly incarcerated young person, I know the deep and lasting trauma that lives in kids after being incarcerated, and the trauma young people experience while incarcerated does not stop once you leave detention. Matthew Newton-Fortin was dealt […]
Rich Lowry: Joe Biden’s left-wing start
The dulcet tones of Biden’s inaugural address already seem an artifact of a bygone era. Republicans will hammer him for the rest of his presidency for failing to deliver on his unifying message, but the fact is that Biden is governing as he promised – further to the left of his own record, further to the left of Barack Obama, and further to the left of any Democrat who made his career prior to the ascendency of the cultural left.
Scorpio: Where there is doubt, retreat.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Davis Cleveland, 19; Darren Criss, 34; Michael Sheen, 52; Jennifer Jason Leigh, 59. Happy Birthday: Tune in to what’s going on around you, observe and listen, and you will intuitively know what’s right and best for you. Refuse to let outside interference lead you astray or allow temptation to be […]