DEAR ABBY: I met a great woman, and we have been dating for a year and a half. We talk and message every day, we have our inside jokes, and her parents love me. My mother loves her, and the sex is great. I had never felt more connected to someone, and we have spoken […]
2023
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Virgo: Give others the chance to voice an opinion, and offer alternatives that help keep the peace.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ben Foster, 43; Gabrielle Union, 51; Winona Ryder, 52; Richard Dreyfuss, 76. Happy Birthday: It’s time to rediscover what brings you joy. Look for opportunities to resurrect. New opportunities are within reach, but it’s up to you to make it happen. Nurture what you love, change what you don’t and […]
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West Paris church announces November worship services
Members of the First Universalist Church of West Paris plan to gather at 9 a.m. Sundays for worship services at 208 Main St. Refreshments will follow services, and all are welcome, according to a news release from the church. • Nov. 5, “To Go or Not to Go” will be led by the Worship Service […]
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Stanton Bird Club to kick off lecture series at Auburn library
AUBURN — The Stanton Bird Club plans to host the first in its 2023-24 lecture series featuring Amber Whittaker, senior geologist with the Maine Geological Survey, at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Prior to returning to her home state of Maine in 2016, Whittaker’s career encompassed both […]
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Lewiston library to host Prehistoric Dinovember Party Nov. 29
The Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department plans to offer a Prehistoric Dinovember Party for children and families. The event is set for 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Callahan Hall on the third floor of the 200 Lisbon St. library. During this program, children can engage in a variety of hands-on activities featuring dinosaurs. Some […]
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Susan Clary: Pine Tree Power isn’t worth the cost to Mainers
I see a lot of people comparing Pine Tree Power with other consumer-owned utilities across the state. To me, that’s like comparing one wild Maine blueberry to the largest pumpkin at the Skowhegan Fair. The smallest consumer-owned utility has just over a hundred customers, while the largest has fewer than 13,000. Central Maine Power and […]
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‘This feels like home’: Lewiston basilica’s special Mass for immigrants is creating connections
A wedding six years ago led to a choir and a special Mass at the basilica now conducted by a visiting Boston priest.
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Finding Our Voices collects $58,000 in “Ripple Effect”
A group of southern Maine women have donated $58,000 to Finding Our Voices in what Patrisha McLean — the president/founder of the grassroots nonprofit giving peer-to-peer hand-ups to women survivors of domestic abuse — calls “the gift that keeps on giving.” The $18,000 awarded to the group in February has more than tripled with a […]
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Mystery Photo for Oct. 29, 2023
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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In a word: With Z, the end is just the beginning
The last letter of the alphabet has some first-rate qualities. What’s all the buzz? Read on.