YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston Biddy Basketball Jan. 28-29 results. Junior Division: Leary & DeTroy 26, Rick’s Swimming Pools 25: Leary & DeTroy’ Ian Rausch led the team with 10 points, followed by Joshua Creaser with six points. Terrell Rias and Carter Belanger each had four points and Cameron Ayer with two points. James Neal paced Rick’s […]
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How Do You Say That In …
English: apostropheFrench: apostropheSpanish: apóstrofeGerman: ApostrophItalian: apostrofoArabic: alfasilat aleulya الفاصلة العلياChinese: Piē hào 撇号
Word of the Week
Apostrophe(uh-POSS-tro-fee)A punctuation mark used in writing. It has two jobs:To show where one or more letters have been left out, as in shortening ‘do not’ to ‘don’t.’To show ownership, as in the cat’s whiskers.Marcie’s face turned red when she left the apostrophe out of don’t while writing on the whiteboard
Current Events: Presidents’ Day
We celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday in February. This year it falls on February 20. Many people will have that day off from school and work and many businesses will have Presidents’ Day sales. However, according to federal law, there is no holiday called Presidents’ Day.How do we have a holiday that is […]
Maine House speaker strips committee assignment of indicted Democrat
Rep. Clinton E. Collamore Sr. has faced calls to resign since being indicted in December on multiple counts of aggravated forgery, unsworn falsification and violations of the Clean Election Act.
Fire damages Gifford’s ice cream production facility in Skowhegan
A company official said the fire began Thursday morning in a processing area where milk and cream are mixed for the company’s well-known ice cream.
Patriots owner Kraft wants Brady back … for a day
Robert Kraft says he wants Tom Brady to retire a Patriot by signing a one-day contract with the team.
Rumford Hospital is ending its maternity services
Maternity services at the 25-bed critical access hospital in Oxford County will end March 31, Central Maine Healthcare officials announced Thursday.
Punxsutawney Phil has bad news; expect 6 more weeks of winter
A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration
Governor announces $450 Energy Relief Payments in the mail
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced that the first round of $450 winter energy relief payments are being mailed to eligible Maine taxpayers today. The $450 Winter Relief Payments are part of Governor Mills’ Emergency Energy Relief Plan to help keep Maine people warm, safe, and secure this winter amid near record high energy costs. […]