Abourjaily, Sheila (Murphy) 84, of Cape Elizabeth, Jan. 23, at home. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m., Feb. 10, St. Bartholomew …
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Death Notice: Mary A. Maifeld
Maifeld, Mary A. 55, of Rumford, Jan. 4, in Auburn. Services were Jan. 12. Thibault Remembrance Center, Rumford. …
Sagittarius:
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sara Gilbert, 48; Heather Graham, 53; Oprah Winfrey, 69; Tom Selleck, 78. Happy Birthday: Use knowledge and experience to guide you when facing uncertainty with friends or relatives. Your strength and assistance will put you in an excellent position to barter and persuade others to do and see things your […]
Aging father wants bigger role in grown kids lives
DEAR ABBY: I am an active widower with five grown children. Although three of them live in the same city and two live in a city nearby, I haven’t heard from or seen them as often over the past few years as I would like. I realized recently that I miss their company and I’d […]
In a word: Into overtime with more football names
The Los Angeles Chargers got their name, the story goes, because team owner Barron Hilton liked the word for its affiliation with his new Carte Blanche credit card.
Mapping the history of New England’s once-booming textile industry
USM’s Osher Map Library offers an exhibit on the Northeast’s textile mills, including Bates Manufacturing in Lewiston, whose economic power for 100 years changed life in scores of cities and towns.
Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter
Former employees and online researchers say an increase in physical attacks in the United States tracks with spikes in some categories of hate speech on Twitter, notably antisemitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric.
Area students make Plymouth State University president’s list
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Several area students have made the 2022 fall semester president’s list at Plymouth State University. They include Megan Verrill of Auburn, Alaina Adderley of Buckfield, Emma Winning of Bryant Pond, Tyler Hunter of Fryeburg, Emily Wallace of Harrison, Morgan Bilodeau of Lewiston, Ellery Hunt of Bridgton, Lydia Pinard of Gray, Reilly Brown […]
Mystery Photo for Jan. 29, 2023
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
Mark LaFlamme: Boy, that snowman looks mad
Talk of the Town: Are you like me? Do you like to go out to shovel the yard at 3 a.m. and pull one over on Ma Nature and her cohorts?