Lewiston-Auburn Senior College is set to host lifelong Maine resident Melissa Record as its next Food for Thought speaker at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. The talk takes place in Room 170 at the Westminster St. campus of the University of Southern Maine in Lewiston. The program also can be attended via Zoom. Record has […]
January 2023
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Christopher Decker: Republicans should denounce anti-democracy of Tea Party
The general rule of thumb in politics is that the Democrats like to spend, spend, spend. While the Republicans like to cut, cut, cut. From Maine’s perspective on the national scene, is that true? Last week, President Biden’s $1.7 trillion “Inflation Reduction Act” passed with the support of all four of our elected officials in […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Reader wants information about reducing high electricity bills
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I sure hope you can help us. I’m not the only person steaming over our latest bills from Central Maine Power. For example, my December bill that covered November was almost $300. Now the January bill to cover 28 days in December is $503! I have a detached small garage that only […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Mitchell Institute accepting applications for $10K scholarship
PORTLAND — The application period for the 2023 Mitchell Scholarship, an award of $10,000 to more than 135 college-going high school seniors statewide, is open. Seniors who plan to graduate from Maine public high schools this spring, and attend a two- or four-year college this fall, are invited to complete the free, online application by […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Alvin Orne: Let school boards weigh in on LGBT rights without recall threat
I recently received a flier in the mail from the group Maine First Project. I don’t usually respond or comment on these types of things, but I feel a little differently about this one. It’s a notice for a vote to recall school board members due to the fact they support LGBT rights at the […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: China threat not only to Taiwan
While the U.S. has seemed fixated on China’s growing verbal threats and military maneuvers around Taiwan, Gen. Mark Milley and others, including some in Australia, are concerned that China’s expansionist goals do not end with attempts to take over that free island nation.
Posted inNation / World, News
Death toll from Russian missile strike climbs to 45
Meanwhile, the top U.S. military officer travels to the Ukraine-Poland border to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls board names veteran officer as police chief
Michael Adcock, 43, has worked for the town since December 2018.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Man killed in fall from bucket lift in Rangeley
RANGELEY —Danila Belov, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, a subcontractor for Consolidated Communications, died Tuesday morning after he fell from a bucket lift atop a moving van when it struck utility wires suspended across Main Street, according to state police. Belov was pronounced dead at the scene. The van was driven by Anton Natachiev of […]