2023 – Page 2533 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Indoor expo for veterans, families set for Feb. 25 in Bangor

February 18, 2023February 10, 2023

BANGOR — A Veterans and Family Indoor Expo is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Anah Shriners, 1404 Broadway. The Veterans Benefits Administration, Togus Regional Office and Veterans Health Administration, VA Maine Healthcare System are teaming up to provide veterans and their family members information about the Promise to […]

Community, Connections

Farmington council to host fundraiser Feb. 25

February 18, 2023February 9, 2023

A Snowshoe Frolic and Garden Fair is planned.

Community, Connections

Greenlaw family’s 2023 reunion set for Aug. 18, 19 in Brunswick

February 18, 2023February 8, 2023

Descendants of William and Jane Greenlaw plan to gather Aug. 18 and 19 in Brunswick, in conjunction with the Maine Highland Games. The 2023 Greenlaw Reunion is being organized by the Greenlaw Family Association, formed in 2003 to promote genealogical research, preserve heritage, and strengthen kinship among Greenlaw descendants, according to a news release from […]

Letters, Opinion

Edmund Lewis: No president should serve beyond age 75

February 18, 2023February 17, 2023

God — whoops, the “king” — has spoken. Anyone who doesn’t know who he is has obviously either been out of the world or is both blind and deaf. Yes, the king is our one-term 45th president, who intends to run again in 2024. My first thought was, where do I run to, and my […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Bob Neal: The Countryman: What do we do about after high school?

February 18, 2023February 17, 2023

One thing seems certain. The post-secondary years will be different, whether grads are going straight to work or to career training or higher education. This may be an opportunity for Maine to grab the initiative and start designing the post-secondary world of tomorrow.

Opinion

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, Feb. 18

February 18, 2023February 17, 2023

Business, Nation / World

Power outage cancels, diverts flights at Kennedy airport

by KAREN MATTHEWS and BEN FINLEY Associated Press February 17, 2023

Terminal 1 remained closed Friday ‘due to electrical issues.’

Maine, Politics

Brewer lawmaker revives effort to ban child marriages in Maine

by Randy Billings February 17, 2023February 19, 2023

The legislation by Rep. Kevin O’Connell is part of a broader push to eliminate child marriage in the United States, and elsewhere, to prevent the exploitation of minors, especially girls.