100 Years Ago: 1922 One dark night not long-ago Mrs. EH. Hodgkins, Coburn street, Auburn, heard the bell ring. and going to the door found, not a May basket filled with good things, but a large bag containing a snow white coon cat, with a blue ribbon around his neck, bearing a card stating its […]
2022
Risk of hearing loss from acetaminophen is small
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 81-year-old male with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. During the night I have pain in my thighs and feet. I’ve been taking two extra-strength acetaminophen (Tylenol) nightly for the past year, as my doctors and nurses who give me flu and COVID shots say it is safe to take for pain. One […]
Sagittarius: Building a safe and convenient place to work, grow and excel will make it easier to reach your dreams.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Willow Shields, 22; Amy Schumer, 41; Heidi Klum, 49; Morgan Freeman, 85. Happy Birthday: Assess your lifestyle and what you enjoy doing. Gather information that will help you acquire and incorporate new skills, experience and knowledge into your everyday routine. By shaking off any uncertainty or negativity you harbor, you’ll […]
Christine Gianopoulos: U.S. needs ‘sensible measures to regulate gun ownership’
A disheartening feature of the epidemic of mass shootings is how often we now hear people say, “it’s hopeless, there’s nothing we can do.” I feel that way about the U.S. Congress right now. Without term limits, we are stuck with a Congress made up of too many people who collect our tax dollars while […]
Readers help find information on US servicemen from Sabattus
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Searching the American Battle Monuments Commission site for overseas burials of US servicemen, I found information on four of the men mentioned by Joan in the May 27 Sun Spots for a Sabattus American Legion Post project. Alphee Caron, Emilien Fontaine and Adrien Roux are all buried at St. Peter’s Cemetery in […]
Paul Baribault: ‘What is wrong with this mirror to our country?’
One of the little girls who survived the brutal killing of children in Texas last week said she did that by smearing herself with the blood of a still-living child next to her, who didn’t survive. Let’s let that sink in. Then in the light of PTSD let’s imagine that youngster’s future, that she and […]
Local students graduate from York County Community College
WELLS, ME — Four local students graduated May 13 from York County Community College during its 27th annual commencement ceremony, held at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. The students who earned certificates and/or degrees include Katelyn Lapoint of Jay, Charity Kidney of Topsham, Adriana Pierce of Sabattus and Casey Clark of Auburn.
Winthrop society to host tours of Viles home, gardens
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host an afternoon tour of the Viles House and its gardens on Saturday, June 11, at 71 Stone St. in Augusta. Tours are set for 1-2:30 and 3-4:30 p.m., with a limit of 30 people per tour. This tour is a fundraiser for the historical society. All proceeds […]
Frank Kieliszek: Congress should reinstate assault rifle ban
I have a right to bear arms. Like other rights, it is not absolute. I do not have a right to own a battle tank, nor a flame thrower, nor bombs. I do not have a right to own a howitzer, nor a machine gun. These are weapons of war. I do have the right […]
Temple student published, inducted into Baldwin Wallace University society
BEREA, Ohio — Maighread Laliberte of Temple is among 30 writers and artists whose work was selected for publication in the 2022 edition of Baldwin Wallace University’s annual literary and art journal, The Mill. Laliberte, a graduate of Oxford Hills High School, published a work titled “A Letter to My Mother.” Each edition of The […]