100 Years Ago: 1923 About 500 left for Old Orchard by special train on the fourth annual outing of the Dingley-Foss Co. of Auburn, at 8:30 Thursday morning. No special program has been arranged, but those on the outing will be granted reduced prices at restaurants and amusement places for the day. J. C. Shepard […]
2023
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Michael Boom: ‘All praises to the American yahoo’
“Happiness is a warm gun. …When I hold you in my arms, and I feel my finger on your trigger, I know no one can do me no harm, because happiness is a warm gun.” The Beatles sang these words in the 1960s, and some 10 years later John Lennon would be shot in the […]
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Readers in Greene and Bowdoin hoping their lost cash will be returned
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On July 22, I lost an envelope of cash. The last time I saw it was at Turner Center, but I made several stops coming back to Greene by way of Allen Pond Road. You can reach me at 946-5579 and please leave a message if I don’t answer. I have not […]
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Kennebec Land Trust to hold annual meeting, celebration in Wayne Aug. 20
WAYNE — The Kennebec Land Trust’s 35th anniversary annual meeting, celebration and honoring of land donors is set for Sunday, Aug. 20, at Camp Androscoggin, 126 Leadbetter Road. Many of the trust’s 1,100 household members plan to attend. People are welcome to come for any part of it; there is no cost. The meeting will […]
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Maine nonprofits can connect with unclaimed property resources
AUGUSTA — In honor of National Nonprofit Day on Aug. 17 the Maine Office of the State Treasurer and Maine Association of Nonprofits are reminding Maine nonprofits about available resources in unclaimed property. Maine is home to approximately 7,000 nonprofit organizations. The treasurer’s office runs the state’s unclaimed property program, which holds approximately $310 million […]
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Free YMCA memberships available to qualifying Maine veterans
The YMCA Alliance of Northern New England is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Maine Healthcare System to grant Maine veterans access to YMCA programs and facilities across the state. This initiative will utilize VA funds to cover monthly memberships for qualified Maine veterans. Since the Togus VA Medical Center closed its […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Confessions of a TikTok virgin
Street Talk: That’s the thing about this whole explosion of communication services. If all the best sources are hanging out on one of those newfangled apps and webpages, I have to be there, too.
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Marc Jalbert: Done with Trump’s blame games
I don’t know about others, but I think I’ve just about had it with Donald Trump’s blame games, attacking others to detract the narrative from what is true, simply to get sympathy from his supporters. He is simply an individual who considers himself above the law, and just wants all his obvious errors in judgment […]
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Cal Thomas: Arms or money for hostages: What’s the difference?
The Biden administration is transferring $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets in South Korea to an account in Qatar, which Iran will be able to access, in what appears to be an attempt to get Iran to release five imprisoned Americans.