CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Vera Farmiga, 47; Geri Halliwell, 48; M. Night Shyamalan, 50; Michelle Yeoh, 58. Happy Birthday: Take your time this year, and learn from the experiences you encounter. Don’t trust situations or people who are manipulative or play with your emotions. Separate the negative from positive and associate with those who […]
Matthew Daigle
Matthew Daigle is a court reporter at the Norway bureau of the Sun Journal and has worked for the company for more than six years. He covers the courts, Oxford County government, and the towns of Norway, Paris and Otisfield. He lives in Greene with his fiance, his two Siamese cats and his 13-year old chihuahua. In his spare time, he likes to read, watch movies and listen to podcasts about the television show “Survivor.” He is a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington and earned a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing.
Posted inDear Abby
Favorite son’s jabs at brother’s wife causing family friction
DEAR ABBY: I married “Darius” two years ago. I have had problems with my brother-in-law ever since Darius and I first began dating five years ago. From my husband’s perspective, his parents have always favored his younger brother, “Adonis.” “Anything goes” is their attitude where he is concerned. Adonis takes things without asking, lies and […]
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Posted inMaine
Thousands left without power following tropical storm
As of 9 p.m., 2,192 customers in Oxford County were still without power.
Posted inDr. Roach
Most people with A1C of 7 do have diabetes
DEAR DR. ROACH: My recent fasting blood test showed my glucose number as 99, but the A1C said 7%. My doctor immediately wanted to put me on metformin, but I refused for two reasons: 1. I am a senior, 69 years old, and I heard this medicine’s side effects could be dangerous; 2. I am […]
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Channel your energy into doing the best job possible
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lolo Jones, 38; Jesse Williams, 39; Jonathan Silverman, 54; Maureen McCormick, 64. Happy Birthday: You may not like the changes that take place this year, but as time passes, you will discover you can save money and, as a result, find peace of mind and a chance to live a […]
Posted inDear Abby
Dad feels helpless to mend teenager’s crisis of identity
DEAR ABBY: My 14-year-old daughter recently came out of the closet, and it has made my husband and me quite upset. She says she is “bicurious, pansexual and polyamorous.” She now insists everyone call her by a gender-neutral name, gave herself a side shave and dyed her hair pink after we repeatedly told her not […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police log
Arrests Androscoggin County • Thomas Jordan, 36, of Turner, on a charge of disorderly conduct, 2:16 p.m. Tuesday at 107 Snell Road in Turner. Auburn • Marcus McCloud, 34, of Lewiston, on an outstanding warrant for violation of bail conditions, 12:49 p.m. Tuesday at Mizkan’s. • Joshua Hazlett, 33, of Auburn, on charges of criminal […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Section of Tidswell Road in Turner closed for culvert replacement
Town Manager Kurt Schuab said the project will take about three weeks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston man charged with OUI in three-vehicle crash
A Lewiston man was charged with operating under the influence Sunday after running a stop sign and crashing into a vehicle that had entered a four-way stop intersection.
Posted inDr. Roach
Anti-Parkinson’s medication also helps prevent influenza
DEAR DR. ROACH: About 20 years ago, I was prescribed amantadine to offset the side effects of psychiatric medications I was being given. I also have always been predisposed to serious flu complications, even though I did get flu shots. Amantadine not only helped with side effects, but I very seldom got the flu. Then […]