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  • Published
    March 27, 2024

    Rebuilding Together Lewiston/Auburn seeks applications for free home repair projects

    DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m a volunteer with Rebuilding Together Lewiston/Auburn and am wondering if you could help us with finding homes to renovate this year. The nonprofit organization is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material and money. We are dedicated to repairing homes of those who, due to financial hardship, age and/or disability, […]

  • Published
    March 19, 2024

    ‘Powerful’ performances, ‘smart, funny’ writing revealed in Public Theatre’s ‘Secret Hour’

    The play gets its title from a game the couple invented. During Secret Hour, they reveal frivolous things to each other, such using a strand of hair as dental floss and finding three-legged dogs creepy.

  • Published
    March 10, 2024

    Lewiston is developing age-friendly programs, and you can help

    Silver Linings: The city has joined AARP’s national effort to increase livability for senior citizens.

  • Published
    February 18, 2024

    Upcoming events

    Coming up at or related to the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Mechanic Falls: March 8 to Dec. 28: “Music in Maine”; at the Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be part of the exhibit. Sunday, April 21, 1-4 p.m.: […]

  • Published
    February 18, 2024

    About the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

    Located: 272 Lewiston St., Mechanic Falls (basement of the Silver Spur dance hall). Open: Year-round by appointment. Contact: Ken Brooks: 207-654-2227 or 207-852-7060; email: kenandjanebrooks@gmail.com. Or call Paul Main: 207-490-2001. Admission: $10

  • Published
    February 11, 2024

    Local agency adds patient-centered health care program

    Silver Linings: Nurse practitioners are appointed to a yearlong mentorship to learn palliative skills to better match patient care to patient desires.

  • Published
    January 7, 2024

    Just what is hygge?

    COZINESS AND COMFORT At its core, hygge is about coziness and comfort in both your physical surroundings and your emotional state. It’s the feeling you get when you’re wrapped in a warm blanket on a chilly day or when you enjoy a cup of hot tea while reading a book. ATMOSPHERE Hygge emphasizes creating a […]

  • Published
    January 7, 2024

    Next three months got you down? Give winter a big hygge

    We check in with Mainers who face winter with lots of coziness and camaraderie, just like the Danes.

  • Published
    January 7, 2024

    Learn more about hygge

    For some very hygge (non-digital) reading on the mindset of hygge, here are some books on the subject: “The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living,” by Happiness Research Institute CEO Meik Wiking “The Year of Living Danishly,” by British journalist Helen Russell “How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life,” […]

  • Published
    December 10, 2023

    How to help seniors stay safe and warm this winter

    Silver Linings: SeniorsPlus can do a benefit checkup to see what programs and services older people are eligible for