CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Letitia Wright, 30; Patti Harrison, 33; Mike O’Malley, 57; Brian Doyle-Murray, 78. Happy Birthday: Choose what makes you passionate and head in that direction. Seize the moment and you’ll find extraordinary ways to turn your thoughts into a reality. Your determination will shine through as you conquer your dreams, hopes […]
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Michael Boom: An ode to stupidity
“Stupid is as stupid does,” Forest Gump. “Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid,” John Wayne. “You can’t fix stupid,” too many people have said this to count. Stupid people doing stupid things for stupid reasons are all the rage, if one wants to connect with stupid people who feel and agree that […]
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: Do it out in the open or don’t do it
When you take public office, you have to change some of your ways. You’re in a realm of rules that don’t govern other people. Such as what you do and say in public. Most of all, you have to do the public’s business in public.
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Lewiston church to open doors Nov. 1
LEWISTON — Trinity Church at 247 Bates St. will be opened at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, until about 7 or 8 p.m., and possibly the following Wednesday, after work hours, inviting people to stop by for tea, walk the labyrinth, quiet one-on-one listening, etc. Several chaplains from the Spiritual Care Services of Maine […]
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Bethel trust announces new trail opening celebration for Nov. 5
Mahoosuc Land Trust of Bethel, the Shelburne Trails Club of Shelburne, New Hampshire, and national partner, The Conservation Fund, will host a celebration of a newly completed three-mile hiking trail network on Sunday, Nov. 5, on the Shelburne Riverlands State Line Forest. Coffee and pastries will be offered at 10 a.m. at the Shelburne, N.H. […]
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Oxford district fundraiser offers butterfly, hummingbird seed mix
All orders must be received by Nov. 9
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Amy Smith: Longchamps is ready to get real work done for Lewiston
I urge Ward 2 voters to support Susan Longchamps for Lewiston’s City Council. She is smart, caring, collaborative and practical. She wears many different hats, and engages with members of our community from every ward and every socio-economic and cultural background — and treats all with respect and dignity. She is a savvy, determined, and […]
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UMaine Farmington provides students with new safety app
The ‘Friend Walk’ feature lets students have a friend follow them to their destination virtually.
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Maine National Guard 521st Troop Command changes hands
BANGOR — In an Oct. 14 ceremony, Lt. Col. Kevin Kelley passed the colors of the 521st Troop Command to his successor, Lt. Col. Amy Cartmell. Kelley is retiring after a 27-year military career. Kelley, an infantry-turned-intelligence officer, was awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service, and dedication to both the […]
