DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband experienced seizure-like episodes, without tonic/clonic body movements, in high altitude while traveling and being physically active in Colorado and skiing in France. Both episodes happened at least 12 hours after physical activity. Our general physician back home felt that these were not true seizures, but a reaction to possibly being […]
September 2023
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Lewiston Bridge Club lists Aug. 29 results
The Lewiston Bridge Club has announced a tie for first, second and third for the Aug. 29 games. They included Teresa O’Clair of Lewiston and Mike Quinn of Otisfield, Linda Smith of Oxford and Ron Reynolds of Auburn, and Joan Quinn of Wilton and Pat Quinn of Otisfield. Coming in fourth were Les Buzzell of […]
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JMG gets financial education partner with Oxford Federal Credit Union
Area JMG programs has partnered with Oxford Federal Credit Union in Mexico for the 2023-24 school year. As a financial education partner of JMG, OFCU is making a $3,000 contribution to the program and will provide financial education and resources to students, collaborate with them on community/social awareness projects and award scholarships to graduating seniors. […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Association to host truck driver appreciation event in Kittery Sept. 11
The Maine Professional Drivers Association plans to hold an appreciation event, in conjunction with the Maine State Police, for truck drivers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 to kick off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. This event will be held at the southbound scale facility on Interstate 95 in Kittery. Volunteers will […]
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Researchers investigate how alpine plants endured extreme climate change
ORONO — About 13,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age, glaciers that pushed arctic plant life across the northern hemisphere receded and left some behind on mountain tops in the Northeastern U.S. The alpine plants — now far away from their original tundra habitats — have endured millenia of extreme seasonal […]
Posted inSun Spots
Finally, the mystery of the recent crossword puzzle clues is solved
DEAR SUN SPOTS: For all those with concerns about the crossword puzzles, I heard from the syndicate where the puzzles come from this past Friday. They’ve run through all the wacky crossword puzzles and everything should now be back on track. We were not the only ones forwarding complaints! — Judy, Sun Journal executive editor […]
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Sure, consumers’ savings are down, but so is their debt
Debt balances rising back to the pre-pandemic trend would make those households responsive to the Fed hikes. The day “excess savings” overall run out is less important than when “less debt” ends.
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NASCAR Cup Series: Larson takes playoff opener at Darlington
Kyle Larson takes control late in the Southern 500 and secures a spot in the round of 12.
Posted inMaine, News
Cool, wet summer yields Portland’s hottest July and ‘the best’ sunflowers
The wet summer was courtesy of a near-record number of days with rain.
Posted inMaine, News
Summer of 2023 shatters weather records in Maine
There are a lot of ways to describe the summer we’ve experienced in Maine. Some would call it wet, humid, warm and cold all at the same time.