CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Seann William Scott, 47; Neve Campbell, 50; Gwen Stefani, 54; Chubby Checker, 82. Happy Birthday: Jump in and do your part this year, and you’ll make worthwhile connections. What you do for others will not be forgotten, and the rewards you receive will help you through dire times. Don’t let […]
2023
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Sharon Philbrook Bergeron: Jeff Harmon: Sensible mayor, sensible growth
It is with great enthusiasm that I support Jeff Harmon as Auburn’s next mayor. I hope others do as well, and here is why. I am one of more than 2,400 Auburn citizens who signed petitions to protect our drinking water and stop the wholesale rezoning of our neighborhoods that the current mayor and his […]
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Posted inConnections
Community Give Back Day set for Oct. 7 in Lewiston
LEWISTON — New Mainers Public Health Initiative, in partnership with Power Health Tour, is presenting Community Give Back Day. The event is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the James B. Longley Elementary School gymnasium, 145 Birch St. This free event includes local and national exhibitors, giveaways, health and wellness information, […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Christine Gianopoulos: ‘Preparing children to be learners begins at home’
We read and hear a lot these days about rights, most recently in a discussion among Maine School Administrative District 52 board members (“Turner-based school board revises wording on parental rights on student education,” Sept. 26) What’s decidedly missing in these discussions is equal attention to responsibilities. Yes, parents have the right to be partners […]
Posted inSun Spots
Great Falls Railroad Club holding exTRAINaganza two weekends in November
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Great Falls Model Railroad Club’s annual exTRAINaganza will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18 and 19, and Friday and Saturday, Nov. 24, 25 and 26, at 144 Mill St. in Auburn. Model trains in various scales built by model train enthusiasts will be operating […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Farmington hospital to host fall resource fair Oct. 7
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital plans to host a fall resource fair, a free family oriented educational event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Bass Room and on the hospital campus. Festivities include a children’s play area with face painting, lawn games, storybook reading, ambulance tours, health screenings and free […]
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Aliyah Boston a unanimous choice as WNBA Rookie of the Year
Aliyah Boston, the No. 1 pick in the draft and the second unanimous selection of the award, is the first rookie to lead the WNBA in field goal percentage at 57.8%.
Posted inMaine
State distributes more than $166 million in pandemic food aid benefits
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (p-EBT) cards will benefit more than 150,000 Maine students.
Posted inField Hockey, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
High school roundup: Madalyn Sikora’s 2 goals lift Oak Hill field hockey
Sikora scores game-winner early in the fourth; Lisbon tops Telstar and Gray-New Gloucester ties with Fryeburg; Lewiston volleyball falls to Windham in four sets.